Suryakumar Yadav completes 1,500 IPL runs at Wankhede Stadium: Stats
What's the story
Suryakumar Yadav, the star player of Mumbai Indians, has become only the second batter in history to complete 1,500 Indian Premier League runs at Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium. He achieved this landmark with his fourth run against Rajasthan Royals in MI's final game of IPL 2026. Suryakumar smashed a half-century in MI's chase of 206 runs. But the hosts lost by 30 runs.
Knock
SKY's fifty against RR goes in vain
MI's chase was off to a woeful start, managing 38/4 in Powerplay. However, a counter-attack from Will Jacks and Suryakumar took them past 100. Jacks smashed an 18-ball 33 before falling to Yash Raj Punja. Suryakumar, who took chances against Yash Punja and Ravindra Jadeja, then added 48 (25) with Hardik Pandya. MI, who required just 59 runs off five overs, lost Hardik.
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Suryakumar falls for 60
Hardik's dismissal was shortly followed by that of Corbin Bosch. The onus was on Suryakumar, who in the next over fell to Nandre Burger. Suryakumar smashed 60 off 42 balls (3 fours and 4 sixes).
Performance stats
SKY owns the best strike rate at Wankhede
As per ESPNcricinfo, SKY took 46 innings and as many games to complete 1,500 IPL runs at the Wankhede. His average of 39.89 here is the second-best among batters with at least 700 runs at this venue. He also boasts the best strike rate in this category (162-plus), further highlighting his prowess as a batsman on home turf.
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SKY only second to Rohit
Rohit Sharma (2,632) is the only batter with more IPL runs at Wankhede than Suryakumar. No other player has even crossed the 1,300-run mark. Rohit (20) and Suryakumar (13) also happen to be the only batters with more than 10 fifty-plus scores here.
Tons
Two tons at the venue
SKY has tallied two IPL hundreds at the Wankhede Stadium. KL Rahul and Sanju Samson are the only other batters with multiple IPL tons at this ground (2 each). However, SKY is the only batter to have tallied multiple hundreds at the venue as a non-opener. This puts the batter in a league of his own.
IPL
Here are his overall IPL numbers
With his latest knock, Suryakumar has raced to 4,581 runs from 179 IPL games. He scored his 31st half-century apart from two tons. His strike rate of 148-plus is the highest among Indians with more than 4,500 runs in IPL history. He averages 33.68 in the league. Suryakumar concluded the IPL 2026 season with 270 runs at 20.76. This was his second half-century.