Shikhar Dhawan: Gabbar who passed King Kohli.. a new record as the second player in the history of IPL.. | IPL 2023: Shikhar Dhawan Breaks Virat Kohli’s Special Record with his 99 Runs Knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad
Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan, who scored an unbeaten 99 runs against Hyderabad, broke Kohli’s record. This made him the second player in the history of IPL to achieve that feat. Now let’s see what the actual details are..
Apr 10, 2023 | 6:25 AM
IPL 2023: Shikhar Dhawan’s batting performance in the 14th match of the IPL 2023 tournament is a must watch to know what a lonely struggle is like on the cricket field. Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 8 wickets against Punjab Kings in this match held at Hyderabad venue.
On behalf of the Punjab team who batted first.. Captain Dhawan made a one match show with an unbeaten 99 runs. Dhawan, who came as the team’s opener, did not get help from the rest except Sam Curran (22). As a result, Punjab scored 143 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.
After that, Hyderabad team players who entered the crease easily hit the target in front of them and won the game. As a result, Gabbar’s one-match show remains a waste.
Shikhar Dhawan broke Virat Kohli’s unique record with this brilliant half-century innings. Yes, Shikhar Dhawan has reached the 2nd position in the list of most 50+ runs scored in the history of IPL cricket.
But earlier this list was occupied by King Kohli. Kohli, who scored an unbeaten 82 runs against Mumbai in the 16th season of IPL, scored 50+ runs for the 50th time in the history of this tournament. Thus becoming the 2nd player to score 50+ runs in the history of IPL cricket.
But now Shikhar Dhawan’s unbeaten innings of 99 against the Hyderabad team has surpassed King Kohli. Shikhar Dhawan has scored 50+ runs 51 times in 208 IPL innings. It also includes 2 centuries and 49 fifties. So he pushed Kohli down in that list and took the second place.
David Warner is at the top of this record list. Warner, who has played 165 IPL innings, has scored 50+ runs 61 times.
