PBKS vs GT: Shikhar Dhawan scripts history, becomes 1st Indian to hit 1000 boundaries in T20s

IPL 2022, PBKS vs GT: Shikhar Dhawan on Friday became the first Indian to hit 1000 boundaries in T20 cricket and the 5th batter overall to get to the milestone. Dhawan achieved the feat after a cheeky start for PBKS against unbeaten GT in Mumbai.

Shikhar Dhawan scripts history after hitting 1000 boundaries in T20s (Courtesy of BCCI/PTI)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Dhawan became the first Indian batter to hit 1000 boundaries in T20s
• The India opener became the 5tth overall to get to the landmark
• Dhawan began well for PBKS against GT in Mumbai on Friday

Shikhar Dhawan on Friday scripted history by becoming the first Indian batter to complete 1,000 boundaries in T20 cricket. The India opener became only the 5th batter overall in world cricket as he joined an elite list of cricketers, including West Indies great Chris Gayle.

Shikhar Dhawan, playing his 307th T20 match on Friday, achieved the landmark while playing for Punjab Kings, his new franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, against Gujarat Titans at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Dhawan needed 3 more boundaries to get to the landmark ahead of Mach 16 of the IPL season and heft got there after getting off to a solid start on Friday.

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Dhawan opened his account with an inside edge against Hardik Pandya, the Gujarat Titans captain who opened the bowling for his team. Incidentally, luck went Dhawan’s way as he inside-edged to another boundary in Mohammed Shami’s 2nd over.

Dhawan took the attack to Lockie Ferguson in the Gujarat Titans pacer’s first over to get to the landmark.

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1000*: Shikhar Dhawan

917: Virat Kohli

875: Rohit Sharma

779: Suresh Raina

Dhawan has scored more than 8850 runs in T20 cricket in a career that has spanned over 15 overs. The 36-year-old made his debut for Delhi in the shortest format of the game in 2007 before making his India debut in T20Is in 2011.

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Dhawan has scored 1759 runs in 68 T20Is for India while scoring the bulk of his T20 runs in the IPL. The left-handed opener has scored more than 5880 runs in the IPL, only behind Virat Kohli who tops the charts with 6341 runs. Dhawan tops the list for the most boundaries scored in the premier T20 league, smashing more than 665 boundaries.

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