Shreyas Iyer surpasses 3,000 runs as captain in IPL: Stats
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Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer attained a new milestone in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Iyer, who had earlier led Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), surpassed 3,000 IPL runs as captain. Iyer got to the landmark in Match 68 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the ongoing IPL 2026 season. Here are further details and stats.
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Iyer ends up smashing 101* off 51 balls
Iyer walked in when PBKS were 22/2 in the 3rd over. He went on to add a superb 140-run stand for the 3rd wicket alongside Prabhsimran Singh. Notably, Iyer ended up slamming 101* runs off 51 balls. He hit 11 fours and 5 sixes.
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6th player to slam 3,000-plus runs as skipper
Iyer is playing his 101st IPL match as captain. From 99 innings, he has amassed 3,096 runs at 38.7. He has slammed 24 fifties as skipper and a hundred as per ESPNcricinfo. Iyer became the 6th captain with 3,000-plus IPL runs, joining the likes of Virat Kohli (4,994), MS Dhoni (4,753), Rohit Sharma (3,986), Gautam Gambhir (3,518) and David Warner (3,356).
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4th skipper with this record
Iyer became the 4th player to slam an IPL hundred as captain in a run-chase. He joined the likes of Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli and Sanju Samson. Century by captains in IPL chases: 119 - Virender Sehwag vs Deccan, 2011 108* - Virat Kohli vs RPS, 2016 119 - Sanju Samson vs PBKS, 2021 101 - Shreyas Iyer vs LSG, 2026*
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3rd PBKS captain to hit a century
As per Cricbuzz, Iyer became the third PBKS captain to hit a century after KL Rahul (132* vs RCB, 2020) and Adam Gilchrist (106 vs RCB, 2011).