Dubai, October 20: Delhi Capitals star opener Shikhar Dhawan has continued his sublime form as he slammed he scored his second consecutive century in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 here on Tuesday (October 20). The senior India cricketer also achieved a major milestone as he completed 5000 runs in the IPL.
The stylish left-handed batsman from Delhi brought up a fifty against Kings XI Punjab. This is the fourth consecutive half-century for the southpaw as he opened the innings for Delhi along with Prithvi Shaw. While Shaw fell cheaply in the powerplay but the senior cricketer stayed into the middle.
Most consecutive 50+ scores (IPL):
5 Virender Sehwag in 2012 (DC)
5 Jos Buttler in 2018 (RR)
5 David Warner in 2019 (SRH)
4 Virat Kohli in 2016 (RCB)
4 Kane Williamson in 2018 (SRH)
4 Shikhar Dhawan in 2020 (DC)
The cricketer also became the fifth player to score 5000 runs in the tournament. The southpaw has joined the elite club of star cricketers like Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, and David Warner. Before this game, Dhawan required 63 runs to achieve the milestone and he did in some style.
5000+ runs in IPL:
5759 Virat Kohli
5368 Suresh Raina
5158 Rohit Sharma
5037 David Warner
5043 Shikhar Dhawan
Later, the cricketer notched up his second consecutive century of the tournament as he reached the milestone off 57 deliveries. Dhawan - who remained unbeaten on 106 off 61 deliveries - slammed a brilliant unbeaten century against Chennai Super Kings and gave Delhi Capitals a huge win against three-time IPL champions.
Batsmen with most 100s in an IPL season:
4 - Virat Kohli (in 2016) RCB
2 - Chris Gayle (in 2011) RCB
2 - Hashim Amla (in 2017) KXIP
2 - Shane Watson (in 2018) CSK
2 - Shikhar Dhawan (in 2020) DC