IPL: Sai Sudharsan makes records with match-winning fifty against CSK
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Gujarat Titans's Sai Sudharsan expressed his delight at scoring five consecutive fifties in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. Sudharsam, who hit a 53-ball 84, slammed his 5th successive 50-plus score of the IPL 2026 season. Sudharsan said he is happy to be in the same league as cricketing legends Virender Sehwag, David Warner, and Jos Buttler in terms of attaining this feat. Notably, Gujarat went on to beat CSK by 89 runs after scoring 229/4.
Game strategy
Sudharsan emphasizes on partnership over individual scores
When asked about his approach in tight situations, Sudharsan stressed on the importance of partnerships over individual scores. He shared stands of 125 and 82 with Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler respectively. "No, I think we don't see our score and play accordingly," he said. "I feel we see the partnership... I think that's why we take the right chances and play the game deeper."
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Orange Cap holder in IPL 2026
Sudharsan's knock of 84 had 7 fours and 4 sixes. He struck at 158.49. In the ongoing season, the southpaw is currently the top scorer with 638 runs from 14 games at 49.07. In addition to a ton, he has hit 7 fifties (SR: 157.92).
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2nd successive season with 600-plus runs
For the 2nd successive season, Sudharsan has amassed over 600-plus runs. He managed 759 runs last season and won the prestigious Orange Cap. Sudharsan joined Gill to record 600-plus runs in successive seasons. Chris Gayle, David Warner, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli have done so in 3 successive seasons.
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Sudharsan joins these legends with 5 successive 50-plus scores
As mentioned, Sudharsan joined Sehwag, Buttler and Warner to record 5 successive 50-plus scores in the IPL. Sudharsan's last 5 IPL scores are 57, 55, 61, 53* and 84. Most consecutive 50-plus scores in the IPL: 5 - Virender Sehwag in 2012 5 - Jos Buttler in 2018 5 - David Warner in 2019 5 - Sai Sudharsan in 2026
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19th IPL fifty for Sudharsan, 22nd in 20 overs cricket
Sudharsan has amassed 2,431 runs from 54 IPL games at 49.61. In addition to three tons, he owns 19 fifties. Versus CSK, Sudharsan has amassed 470 runs from 7 games at 67.14. He owns three fifties and a hundred versus CSK (SR: 172.16). Overall in the 20-over format, Sudharsan has raced to 3,101 runs from 80 games at 44.3. He clocked his 22nd fifty (100s: 4).
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Joint-most century-plus stands in T20s
With their century-plus stand, Gill and Sudharsan did so for the 10th time across 46 T20 innings. As per Cricbuzz, it's the joint-highest in T20s (any wicket). Most century stands Men's T20 cricket (any wicket): 10 - Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan (46 inns) 10 - Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli (63 inns) 10 - Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (75 inns) 10 - AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (77 inns)