Statsman: Rabada enters 100-wicket club, while KL Rahul breaches 4000-run mark in IPL

A 100 for Rabada

64 The number of IPL appearances for Kagiso Rabada, when he claimed the 100th^{wicket of his IPL career. He became the 21st IPL bowler to achieve this landmark, but is the quickest to achieve this in fewest number of games. Rabada did so in the Mohali match against Gujarat Titans on 13 April 2023.}

Quickest to reach 100 IPL wickets (ie in fewest matches)

5 The number of overseas players, below 25 years of age, who have scored three-figure knocks in an IPL match. England’s Harry Brook became the latest to join this exclusive list when he made an unbeaten 100 for SRH against KKR at Eden Gardens on 14 April 2023.

Youngest overseas batter to register an IPL century

5 The number of English players who have the distinction of registering a three-figure score in IPL cricket. In all 10 centuries have been made by English players. Harry Brook, for Sunrisers Hyderabad, became the recent addition to this elite list at the Eden Gardens on 14 April 2023.

IPL centuries by England players

Note

** Among Englishmen Jos Buttler has five centuries, while Ben Stokes has made two.

** Kevin Pietersen was the first Englishman to do it in 2012, followed by Ben Stokes in 2017, Jonny Bairstow in 2019, Jos Buttler in 2021 and finally Harry Brook in 2023.

** Bairstow was the wicketkeeper.

** The Ahmedabad match was the playoffs

2 The number of players who missed at least 10 years of IPL cricket between matches. After appearing for Kolkata (one game in 2010) and for Pune Warriors in 2011 and 2012 in three IPL matches, Harpreet Singh Bhatia recently made a comeback when he appeared for Punjab Kings against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on 15 April 2023. This means he made a comeback after nearly 11 years, having played his previous IPL game in May 2012. He just went ahead of the previous record held by Matthew Wade by 20 days! This is now the most prolonged time taken by any player to make a comeback in an IPL career.

Longest missing career spans between two IPL matches

14 The number of batters who have reached the 4000 runs landmark in IPL cricket. K. L. Rahul became the latest to join this exclusive club during his 74 for Lucknow Super Giants against Kings Punjab in Lucknow on 15 April 2023. However, by doing so in his 105th innings, Rahul became the quickest to achieve this landmark in the fewest number of innings. He bettered the previous record of 112 innings, held by Chris Gayle since 2019.

Quickest to reach 4000 IPL runs

6 The number of players who have the distinction of achieving the all-rounders’ double of 2000 runs and 50 wickets in IPL cricket hiistory. Hardik Pandya recently became the latest to join these select cricketers while playing for Gujarat Titans against Rajasthan on 16 April 2023 in Ahmedabad.

Players with 2000+ runs and 50+ wickets in an IPL career — listed in chronology

Note

** Ravindra Jadeja is the only player in the above list with over 2000 runs and 100 wickets

** Shane Watson is the quickest to reach this landmark of 2000 runs and 50 wickets in IPL, in just 65 matches.

All records are correct and updated until 21 April 2023