IPL 2023: Shikhar Dhawan Became the first Batsman, Even Strong Players like Gayle-Warner Could Not do this Feat

New Delhi, Sports Desk. Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan played a fine innings (86*) against Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday and achieved a very special achievement. Shikhar Dhawan has become the first IPL opener to hit 800 or more boundaries.

After Shikhar Dhawan, the opener with the most boundaries in IPL is David Warner. Warner has scored 733 boundaries. Chris Gayle occupies the third position in this list. The Caribbean batsman has scored 694 boundaries. Former Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir is at the fourth spot in the list with 477 boundaries. Ajinkya Rahane completes the list of top-5 with 459 boundaries.

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Shikhar Dhawan Achieved Another Milestone

Shikhar Dhawan achieved another milestone in this match. He became the second Indian batsman in IPL history to score more than 50 fifties. Earlier, Virat Kohli had completed fifty of half-centuries. David Warner is at the forefront of this list, who has scored 50 or more 60 times.

Brilliant Innings From Dhawan

Let us tell you that in the eighth match of IPL 2023, Shikhar Dhawan scored an unbeaten 86 in 56 balls with the help of 9 fours and three sixes while blasting the bowlers of Rajasthan Royals. Due to Dhawan’s innings, Punjab Kings scored 197 runs losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. Dhawan shared a 90-run partnership for the first wicket with Prabhsimran Singh (60).

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Punjab Kings Second Consecutive Win

Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by only 5 runs in the eighth match of IPL 2023 on Wednesday. Chasing the target of 198 runs by Punjab Kings, the Rajasthan Royals team could score 192 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. This was Punjab’s second consecutive win in the ongoing IPL. Earlier, he defeated KKR by 7 runs on the basis of Duckworth-Lewis method.