PBKS vs RR: KL Rahul becomes second fastest batsman after Chris Gayle to score 3000 IPL runs

IPL 2021: Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul got to 3000 runs in the IPL in his 89th match on Tuesday. Chris Gayle holds the record for the fastest player to get to the landmark in the T20 tournament. PBKS vs RR: KL Rahul becomes 18th batsman to score 3000 runs in IPL (Courtesy of BCCI)HIGHLIGHTSKL Rahul got to 3000 IPL runs in his 80th innings on TuesdayRahul is only behind Gayle in the list of fastest men to get to 3000 runsRahul has been scoring the bulk of runs for PBKS in the IPLPunjab Kings captain KL Rahul added another feather to his cap on Tuesday as he became the second fastest batsman to score 3000 runs in the Indian Premier during Match 32 against Rajasthan Royals in Dubai.

Rahul joined an exclusive list of cricketers to have achieved the feat before him, with only teammate Chris Gayle reaching their in quicker time than him.Gayle, who was not included in the PBKS playing XI for the match against Rajasthan Royals, completed 3000 IPL runs in 75 innings while Rahul got to the landmark in his 80th innings in the tournament.IPL 2021, PBKS vs RR: Live UpdatesOverall, Rahul is the 18th batsman and second current Punjab Kings player to enter the 3k-club after Gayle, who needs just 50 more runs to complete 5000 runs in the IPL.Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli leads the list with 6081 runs followed by Shikhar Dhawan (5577), Suresh Raina (5495), Rohit Sharma (5480) and David Warner (5447) completing the top five.Fastest to 3000 runs in the IPLChris Gayle – 75 inningsKL Rahul – 80 inningsDavid Warner – 94 inningsSuresh Raina – 103 inningsRahul also has the chance to clinch the Orange Cap from Dhawan this season if he scores more than 49 runs in Punjab’s chase of 186 against the Royals.Dhawan leads the pack with 380 runs this season while Rahul started on 331 runs from 8 matches before this innings.Rahul hit back-to-back sixes in Chetan Sakariya’s second over to go past 3000 runs in the league. PBKS reached 35 for no loss in 4 overs at the time of publishing this article. He was dropped on 2 by Evin Lewis in Sakariya’s second over.PBKS will need 186 to get back to winning ways in the tournament and stay alive in the race to qualify for the knockouts. They are currently languishing in 7th place with 3 wins from 8 games while the Royals are 6th with the same number of wins but have played a game less than Punjab.RR posted a challenging 185 on the board thanks to the swashbuckling knocks from Yashasvi Jaiswal (49), Mahipal Lomror (43), Evin Lewis (36) and Liam Livingstone (25).Fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Shami were the standout bowlers for Punjab. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep grabbed his maiden IPL five-wicket haul to finish with 5 for 32 while Shami took 3 for 21 in 4 ovClick here for IndiaToday.in’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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