Sanju Samson and MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson continued his rich run of form for IPL 2026 Chennai Super Kings against Gujarat Titans at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. The right-hander once again showed his simple but effective approach – to watch the ball carefully and send it over the line in rhythm.Samson started his innings cautiously, facing the opening through Mohammed Siraj, where he managed just one run. However, he quickly shifted gears in the next over and took on the pace of Kagiso Rabada-led Gujarat Titans. He smashed Rabada’s clean boundary and in the process reached a major milestone – 5000 runs in the Indian Premier League.
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- 3288 AB de Villiers
- 3554 D Warner
- 3555 S Samson *
- 3620 S Raina
- 3688 KL Satisfied
- 3691 MS Dhoni
AB de Villiers tops the charts and has reached the mark in 3288 balls, followed by David Warner in 3554 balls. Samson now joins this elite group as he surpasses Suresh Raina (3620 balls), KL Rahul (3688 balls) and MS Dhoni (3691 balls) underlining his consistency and strike rate in the league.
Most runs in the Indian Premier League
Player MatRunsHSAveBFSR10050Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)2748989113*39.956720133.76866Rohit Sharma (Deccan Chargers/Mumbai Indians)2767183109*48h27192 (Delhi Capitals/Deccan Chargers/Mumbai Indians/Punjab Kings/Sunrisers Hyderabad)2226769106*35.255324127.14251David Warner (Delhi Capitals/Sunrisers Hyderabad)1844607652626926 Rahul (Delhi Capitals/Kings XI Punjab/Lucknow Super Giants/Punjab Kings/Royal Challengers Bengaluru/Sunrisers Hyderabad)1525579152*46.884029138.47642Suresh Raina (Chennai Superrat Kings/Guja Lions)2055528100*32.514043136.73139MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings/Rising Pune Supergiant)278543984*38.303957137.45024Ajinkya Rahane/ChennaiKolders/Chennai Super Kings/Chennai Super Kings/Rising Pune Supergiant Indians/Rising Pune Supergiant/Rajasthan Royals)2055184105*30.314130125.52234AB de Villiers (Delhi Capitals/Royal Challengers Bengaluru)1845162133*39.7034034051 KingSanju Samshiel Capitals/Rajasthan Royals)185500811931.693562140.59526Chris Gayle (Kolkata Knight Riders/Kings XI Punjab/Punjab Kings/Royal Challengers Bengaluru)1424965175*39.7386.333Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first, hoping that the early conditions would help his attack. GT entered the match seventh in the points table with six points from three wins in seven games, while CSK were fifth with the same points but a better clean sheet.Both teams made a change in this crucial mid-table clash. GT included Arshad Khan to bolster their bowling options, while CSK handed over a spot in the playing eleven to Urvil Patel, looking to add more balance to their line-up.Teams:Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar.Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh.
