Shahrukh Khan completes 1,000 T20 runs with maiden IPL fifty
Gujarat Titans dasher Shahrukh Khan brought up his maiden fifty in T20 cricket. The batter scored a fiery 58 in Match 45 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He rescued the Titans with an 86-run stand with Sai Sudharsan following the loss of two quick wickets. En route, he also completed 1,000 T20 runs. Here are his stats.
An innings of character from Shahrukh
GT openers Wriddhiman Saha (5) and Shubman Gill (16) couldn't do much as Shahrukh arrived at number four with the scorecard reading 45/2. He joined Sudharsan in the middle as the duo toiled with the RCB bowlers in the middle overs. Shahrukh was the aggressor in the partnership was the scoring rate constantly went up. He eventually fell to Mohammed Siraj.
Maiden half-century for Shahrukh
With the help of three boundaries and five maximums, Shahrukh scored a fiery 58 off 30 balls. This was his maiden T20 fifty as he has raced to 514 runs across 38 IPL games at 19.77 (SR: 141.21). He also raced past 1,000 (now 1,016) runs in 88 T20 matches at a strike rate of 136.74.
GT post a strong total
Sudharsan continued to bat well following Shahrukh's departure and scored an unbeaten 84 off 49 balls. David Miller contributed with 26* runs as the Titans posted 200/3 while batting first at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Siraj (1/34 in 4 overs), Swapnil Singh (1/23 in 3 overs), and Glenn Maxwell (1/28) were exceptional with the ball for RCB.
