Sai Sudharsan Joins IPL Record with Five Straight 50s

Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudharsan has joined an exclusive group of batters by scoring five consecutive half-centuries in the Indian Premier League. The left-handed batter achieved the milestone during his team's match against Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Sudharsan's 84 runs off 53 balls helped him become only the fourth player in IPL history to record five successive scores of fifty or more in a single season. He now shares this record with Virender Sehwag, Jos Buttler, and David Warner. Among Indian batters, only Sehwag had previously accomplished this feat, doing so for Delhi Capitals in 2012.

This performance was part of a dominant 125-run opening partnership with captain Shubman Gill, which propelled Gujarat Titans to a total of 229 for four. The Titans went on to win the match by 89 runs. Sudharsan's consistency has been a key feature of his season, with scores of 57, 55, 61, 53, and 50 across his last five innings.

His total runs for the IPL 2026 season now stand at 638 from 14 innings, placing him among the leading contenders for the Orange Cap. This marks his second consecutive season surpassing 600 runs, a feat that places him in an elite category...