Star India batter and Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper accomplished the fiftieth half-century of his Indian Premier League (IPL) profession on Monday. He completed this milestone in his facet’s IPL 2023 match in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In the match, when wickets have been falling from the opposite finish, Shikhar performed a cautious knock of 57 runs in 47 balls, which consisted of 9 fours and a six. His runs got here at a strike fee of 121.27. He is the second Indian after Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) and third general after David Warner (Delhi Capitals) to have accomplished a half-century of half-centuries.

Warner has essentially the most fifties in IPL historical past, a complete of 57. Virat and Dhawan have fifty half-centuries every.

Warner additionally holds the document of getting essentially the most fifty-plus scores in IPL historical past, a complete of 61 such scores together with his 4 centuries. Virat additionally has 55 fifty-plus scores in IPL, together with his 5 centuries. Shikhar has a complete of 52 fifty-plus scores in his IPL profession, together with two fifties.

Overall, Shikhar has scored 6,593 runs at a median of 35.93 and a strike fee of 127.16. He has scored two centuries and 50 half-centuries in his IPL profession, with greatest rating of 106. He is the second-highest run-scorer in IPL historical past, behind Virat (7,043 runs) and above Warner (6,211 runs).

In the present season to date, the skipper has scored 349 runs at a median of 58.16 and a strike fee of 143.62. He has scored three half-centuries this season, with the most effective rating of 99*. He is the ninth-highest run-scorer in IPL 2023.

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