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Nitish Rana reached the milestone of 2,000 runs.
IPL 2022’s 41st match against DC on Thursday saw him achieve this accomplishment.
Rana smashed 57 off just 34 balls during his innings.
Nitish Rana became the 46th player in the history of the Indian Premier League to score 2,000 runs in the competition on Thursday.
On Thursday, Nitish Rana became the 46th player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to reach the 2,000-run mark. Thursday’s encounter versus Delhi Capitals was his 41st in the Indian Premier League. Rana scored 57 off just 34 deliveries, including three fours and four sixes, but it wasn’t enough as he was bowled by Mustafizur Rahman in the losing effort. There are a number of batsmen close above Rana, including JP Duminy (2029) and Kane Williamson (2033), and Adam Gilchrist (2069).
Five of cricket’s greatest ever run scorers are Virat Kohli (6411), Shikhar Dhawan (6086) (Rohit Sharma 5764, Rohit Sharma 5764, David Warner 5710), and Suresh Raina (5528).
Rana has scored a total of 200 runs at an average of 22.22 in the current Indian Premier League season, which is in its ninth week. He has two half-centuries and a personal best of 57.
KKR made 146/9 in their 20 overs in the first innings of the match. Shreyas Iyer (42), Nitish Rana (57), and Rinku Singh (23) all contributed to KKR’s decent score despite constant wicket losses. DC’s best bowler was Kuldeep Yadav, who finished with figures of 4/14 in three overs.
Prithvi Shaw was out on the opening ball of the innings for DC, who were chasing 147. Once Lalit Yadav and Lalit Yadav’s 65-run partnership was established, the innings were able to take a breather. The team was reeling at 84/5/ after their departure and removal of skipper Pant. With six balls to spare, Axar Patel (24) and Rovman Powell (33*) led the way for the team to victory.
DC has moved up to the sixth spot in the league, while KKR has dropped to the eighth spot. KKR will play Rajasthan Royals while DC will play Lucknow Super Giants on May 1st.
