IPL 2025 stats: RCB star Jitesh Sharma lights up the last stretch

 

85 The unbeaten runs scored by Jitesh Sharma in RCB’s successful run chase against LSG in Lucknow on 27 May 2025.This is now the highest by any IPL batter batting at No. 6 or lower in a match-winning cause while chasing in the second innings.

Highest scores from #6 or lower in successful IPL run chases

Runs

(balls)

Batter

Bat#

For

Against

Venue

Date

85*

(33)

Jitesh Sharma 

6

RCB 

LSG 

Lucknow 

27 May 2025

70* 

(34)

M. S. Dhoni 

6

CSK 

RCB 

Bengaluru 

25 Apr 2018

70* 

(31) 

Andre Russell 

6

KKR 

PBKS

Mumbai WS 

1 Apr 2022

70 

(47) 

Kieron Pollard 

6

MI 

RCB 

Bengaluru 

14 Apr 2017

68 

(30) 

Dwayne Bravo 

7

CSK 

MI

Mumbai WS 

7 Apr 2018

Note: Jitesh Sharma and M. S. Dhoni were also the captain/wicket-keeper

 

203 The total runs scored by the opposing captains in the LSG-RCB game in Lucknow on 27 May 2025.Thisis the second highest in an IPL match, which also marked the sixth time that the opposing captains have combined to score 150 runs or more in an IPL game.

150+ run aggregates by the two opposing captains in an IPL match

Agg

Captain1 (score)

For

Captain2 (score)

For

Venue

Date

Match

runs

 

 

 

 

 

 

won by

210

K. L. Rahul (91) 

PBKS

Sanju Samson (119)

RR

Mumbai 

12 Apr 2021

PBKS

203

Rishabh Pant (118*)

LSG

Jitesh Sharma (85*)

RCB

Lucknow

27 May 2025

RCB

186

Rohit Sharma (94)

MI

Virat Kohli (92*)

RCB

Mumbai WS

17 Apr 2018

MI

163

Kumar Sangakkara (44)

DeCh

Virender Sehwag (119)

DC

Hyderabad

5 May 2011

DC

156

Sachin Tendulkar (100)

MI

Mahela Jayawardene (56)

Kochi Tuskers

MumbaiWS

15 Apr 2011

KTK

155

Rohit Sharma (98)

MI

Gautam Gambhir (57)

KKR

Kolkata

8 Apr 2015

KKR

 

2 The number of occasions a side has successfully chased targets of 200-plus without losing any wicket in T20 cricket. Gujarat Titans’ recent victory without losing any wicket while chasing Delhi Capitals’ 199/3 in Delhi is the recent instance in T20 and the first such occasion in IPL cricket. Only once before did this occur in T20 cricket when Pakistan (203/0) successfully chased England’s 199/5 in Karachi in September 2022. The tables below provide all the instances in IPL and T20 cricket where sides have chased big targets without losing a wicket.

IPL sides successfully chasing big targets without losing any wicket

Total1

Batting first

Batting second

Total2

(Ov)

Balls

Venue

Date

The unbeaten pair

 

 

(winning side)

 

 

remaining

 

 

 

199/3

Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Titans

205/0

(19.0)

Delhi

18 May 2025

Sai Sudharsan & Shubman Gill

183/4

Gujarat Lions

Kolkata Knight Riders

184/0

(14.5)

31

Rajkot

7 Apr 2017

Gautam Gambhir & Chris Lynn

178/4

Punjab Kings

Chennai Super Kings

181/0

(17.4)

14

Dubai

4 Oct 2020

Shane Watson & Faf du Plessis

177/9

Rajasthan Royals

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

181/0

(16.3)

21

Mumbai WS

22 Apr 2021

Virat Kohli & Devdutt Padikkal

165/4

Lucknow Super Giants

Sunrisers Hyderabad

167/0

(9.4)

62

Hyderabad

8 May 2024

Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head

 

T20 sides successfully chasing big targets without losing any wicket

Total1

Batting first

Batting second

Total2

(Ov)

Balls

Venue

Date

The unbeaten pair

 

 

(winning side)

 

 

remaining

 

 

 

199/3

Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Titans

205/0

(19.0)

Delhi

18 May 2025

Sai Sudharsan & Shubman Gill

199/5

England

Pakistan

203/0

(19.3)

3

Karachi

22 Sep 2022

Mohd Rizwan & Babar Azam

183/4

Gujarat Lions

Kolkata Knight Riders

184/0

(14.5)

31

Rajkot

7 Apr 2017

Gautam Gambhir & Chris Lynn

178/4

Punjab Kings

Chennai Super Kings

181/0

(17.4)

14

Dubai

4 Oct 2020

Shane Watson & Faf du Plessis

177/9

Rajasthan Royals

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

181/0

(16.3)

21

Mumbai WS

22 Apr 2021

Virat Kohli & Devdutt Padikkal

170/4

Melbourne Renegades

Perth Scorchers

171/0

(18.4)

8

Melbourne Dock

30 Dec 2015

Shaun Marsh & Michael Klinger

168/7

Pakistan

New Zealand

171/0

(17.4)

14

Hamilton

17 Jan 2016

Martin Guptill & Kane Williamson

168/6

India

England

170/0

(16.0)

24

Adelaide

10 Nov 2022

Jos Buttler & Alex Hales

 

 

205 The opening (unbeaten) partnership between Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill for Gujarat Titans against Delhi Capitals on 18 May 2025 is the first 200-plus stand in the second innings of an IPL match for any wicket. The previous best was the unbeaten 189 for the second wicket between David Warner and Naman Ojha for Delhi against Deccan Chargers in Hyderabad, 13 years ago, on 10 May 2012.

Highest partnerships for any wicket in the second innings of an IPL match

Runs

(wkt)

Pair

For

Opp

Venue

Date

205*

(1st)

Sai Sudharsan & Shubman Gill 

GT

DC

Delhi

18 May 2025

189*

(2nd)

David Warner & Naman Ojha

DC

DeCh

Hyderabad

10 May 2012

184*

(1st)

Gautam Gambhir & Chris Lynn

KKR

GL

Rajkot

7 Apr 2017

181*

(1st)

Shane Waton & Faf du Plessis

CSK

PBKS

Dubai

4 Oct 2020

181*

(1st)

Virat Kohli & Devdutt Padikkal

RCB

RR

MumbaiWS

22 Apr 2021

 

318 The aggregate runs by the four openers in the DC-GT game in Delhi on 18 May 2025.This is now the highest for an IPL match. This is only the second instance of the four openers combining to aggregate 300 runs or more in an IPL match.

Highest aggregate runs by the four openers in an IPL match

Aggregate

The four openers (runs)

For (total)

Venue

Date

Match

runs

 

 

 

 

won by

318

K. L. Rahul (112*)/Faf du Plessis (5)

Delhi Capitals (199/3)

Delhi

18 May 2025

GT

 

Sai Sudharsan (108*)/Shubman Gill (93*)

Gujarat Titans (205/0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

308

Phil Salt (75)/Sunil Narine (71)

Kolkata Knight Riders (261/6)

Kolkata

26 Apr 2024

PBKS

 

Prabhsimran Singh (54)/Jonny Bairstow (108*)

Punjab Kings (262/2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

294

Sai Sudharsan (39)/Shubman Gill (84)

Gujarat Titans (209/4)

Jaipur

28 Apr 2025

RR

 

Yashasvi Jaiswal (70*)/Vaibhav Suryavanshi (101)

Rajasthan Royals (212/2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

293

Wriddhiman Saha (81)/Shubman Gill (94*)

Gujarat Titans (227/2)

Ahmedabad

7 May 2023

GT

 

Kyle Mayers (48)/Quinton de Kock (70)

Lucknow Super Giants (171/7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

292

M. Vijay (127)/Matthew Hayden (34)

Chennai Super Kings (246/5)

Chennai

3 Apr 2010

CSK

 

Michael Lumb (37)/Naman Ojha (94*)

Rajasthan Royals (223/5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

224 The number of innings K. L. Rahul needed to reach the 8000th run of his T20 career during the short knock of 11 (in six balls) at the Wankhede Stadium on 21 May 2025. Of the 36 batters who accomplished this milestone in T20 cricket, Rahul is the third quickest to reach this tally. However, his effort has made him the fastest among the six Indians with 8000-plus runs in T20s.

Quickest (in fewest innings) to reach 8000 T20 career runs

Inns

M

Batter

While playing for

(Against)

Venue

Achieved on

Runs

Ave.

HS

S/R

100/50

213

217

Chris Gayle

Jamaica Tallawahs

(St Lucia Zouks)

Kingston

7 Jul 2015

8037

44.40

175*

148.86

15/52

218

227

Babar Azam

Pakistan

(England)

Karachi

22 Sep 2022

8089

44.69

122

128.29

7/67

224

238

K. L. Rahul

Delhi Capitals 

(MI)

Mumbai WS

21 May 2025

8079

42.74

132*

136.53

7/68

243

257

Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

(KKR)

Bengaluru

5 Apr 2019

8067

40.74

113

133.55

4/59

245

275

Mohd Rizwan

Pakistan

(South Africa)

Durban

10 Dec 2024

8044

42.78

110*

125.35

2/68 

 

All records are correct and updated until 27 May 2025.

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