Ishan Kishan completes 3,500 IPL runs: Decoding his stats
What's the story
Sunrisers Hyderabad's star player, Ishan Kishan, has crossed the milestone of 3,500 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The southpaw achieved this feat with his 12th run in the IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad. The in-form Kishan smashed a whirlwind 46-ball 79 versus RCB. SRH went on to score 255/4 in 20 overs. Here's more.
Tally
23rd fifty from Kishan's blade
Kishan hit 8 fours and 3 sixes versus RCB. He has been a key player in the IPL, having played 133 matches for three franchises, including SRH, Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Lions. As per ESPNcricinfo, he has got to 3,567 runs from 126 innings at an average of 30.48 and a strike rate of 142.85. His tally includes one century and 23 fifties.
Journey
His journey in IPL
Kishan scored 319 runs for the now-defunct Gujarat Lions in his first two IPL seasons combined (2016 and 2017). The southpaw made his MI debut in 2018. 2,325 of his IPL runs have come for the Mumbai-based team at 29.80. He also won two titles with MI. Kishan was then sold to SRH for ₹11.25 crore at the IPL auction last year.
Campaign
Kishan surpasses 500 runs in IPL 2026
With his 10th run, Kishan went past 500 runs in the ongoing IPL season. He also surpassed 50 fours (55). Ishan now owns 555 runs from 14 games at a strike rate of 180.19. The southpaw has tallied six fifties, with his average being 42.69. The only other IPL season that saw Kishan pile up 500-plus runs is 2020 (516 at 57.33).
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A splendid effort from Kishan's blade
Kishan walked in when SRH were 45/1. He added 52 runs next with Abhishek Sharma before stitching a 113-run stand with Heinrich Klaasen. Another 45 runs were added with Nitish Reddy as SRH posted a mammoth score. Rasikh Salam Dar dismissed Kishan.