KKR vs DC in IPL 2021: Rishabh Pant fastest to 3000 runs as wicket-keeper in T20s- Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant on Tuesday added another feather to his cap. He completed 3000 runs as a wicket-keeper in T20- The fastest among Indian wicket-keepers. Pant achieved the landmark in his 108th innings while batting against Kolkata Knight Riders. He is only behind KL Rahul (93 inns), Suresh Raina and Gautam Gambhir (107 inns each). Follow IPL 2021 live updates on insidesport.co and live streaming on Star Sports & Hotstar.
In his innings, Pant scored 39 runs off 36 balls comprising three boundaries as wickets kept falling from the other end.
Fastest Indians to 3000 runs
- KL Rahul
- Suresh Raina
- Gautam Gambhir
- RISHABH PANT
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Pant is now the leading run-scorer of Delhi Capitals in IPL. He breached the previous record held by legendary Virender Sehwag.
- 2385: Rishabh Pant*
- 2382: Sehwag
- 2291: Shreyas
- 1933: Dhawan
- 1456: Warner
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- Rishabh Pant has been phenomenal in IPL 2021. He has scored 300+ runs in the tournament.
- He has a batting strike rate of 148+, one of the highest in the tournament.
- On Tuesday, he played a crucial knock to guide DC to a decent total.
- Pant has already guided Delhi Capitals to the IPL 2021 playoffs. He is aiming to guide DC to their maiden IPL title.
- The youngster has been impressive ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Rishabh Pant in IPL
| Batting and Fielding | Mat | No | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 79 | 12 | 2390 | 128* | 35.67 | 1,611 | 148.35 | 1 | 14 | 216 | 109 | 53 | 14 |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 311 | 58* | 38.87 | 243 | 127.98 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2020 | 14 | 3 | 343 | 56 | 31.18 | 301 | 113.95 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
KKR vs DC in IPL 2021: Rishabh Pant fastest to 3000 runs as wicket-keeper in T20s
The least matches taken by a DC captain for DC to qualify-10 MATCHES.
The DC captain-“Rishabh pant” pic.twitter.com/Dpv6XK1diP— A. (@pantesque) September 25, 2021
Rishabh Pant is the leading run-scorer of #DelhiCapitals in IPL history.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 28, 2021
Most runs for #DelhiCapitals
2385: Pant*
2382: Sehwag
2291: Shreyas
1933: Dhawan
1456: Warner#RishabhPant #KKRvDC— The Cricket Panda (@TheCricketPanda) September 28, 2021
Taking to Twitter, DC wrote: “Moment hai bhai, moment hai @RishabhPant17 is now Delhi Capitals’ all-time leading run-scorer #YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 #KKRvDC.”
Moment hai bhai, moment hai 🤩@RishabhPant17 is now Delhi Capitals’ all-time leading run-scorer 💙#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 #KKRvDC pic.twitter.com/TDl55pvpFY
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) September 28, 2021
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