Hardik Pandya’s IPL Feat: Becomes 6th Player to Bag Double of 2000 Runs & 50 Wickets

New Delhi: All-rounder Hardik Pandya became the sixth player to achieve a double of 2,000-plus runs and 50 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is also the second Indian player to achieve this remarkable feat.

He accomplished this during his team Gujarat Titan’s IPL 2023 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. In the match, he scored 28 off 19 balls with three fours and a six at a strike rate of 147.37. He also took one wicket.

So far he has played 111 matches in his IPL career. He has represented Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans. Since his debut in the IPL in 2015, Pandya has scored 2,012 runs at an average of 29.16 at a strike rate of 146.33. He has scored eight half-centuries in his IPL stint with the best score of 91. He has also taken 51 wickets at an average of 31.47. His best bowling figures are 3/17.

He is the sixth player to join the club of all-rounders with 2,000-plus runs and 50 wickets in IPL. The others are Australia all-rounder Shane Watson (3,874 runs and 92 wickets in 145 matches), West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard (3,412 runs and 69 wickets in 189 matches), India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (2,531 runs and 138 wickets in 214 matches), South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis (2,427 runs and 65 wickets in 98 matches) and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell (2,095 runs and 92 wickets in 103 matches).

Pandya and Jadeja are two Indians who are part of this elite club.