Ashutosh Sharma equals Andre Russell's 10-year-old feat, misses out on breaking Dwayne Bravo's all-time IPL record in run chase by 3 runs
IPL 2025: Ashutosh Sharma became the first Delhi Capitals batter who scored a half-century at no.7 in a successful run chase.
Delhi Capitals' (DC) 'impact player' Ashutosh Sharma scripted history in Visakhapatnam as he pulled off a one-wicket win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Ashutosh entered the list of batters who have scored a half-century at no.7 in a successful run chase. Here's the list of 7 such batters in IPL history -
In IPL 2012, Kieron Pollard scored an unbeaten 52 off 31 balls for Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the run chase of 172 at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Pollard heled MI finish the run chase with five wickets in hand and two balls to spare.
In IPL 2013, Brad Hodge scored an unbeaten 29-ball 54 in the run chase of 133 for Rajasthan Royals against Sunrisers Hyderabad. It was an eliminator clash. Hodge's knock helped RR beat SRH by four wickets with four balls to spare.
For Kolkata Knight Riders, Pat Cummins scored an unbeaten 56 off just 15 balls in the run chase of 162 against Mumbai Indians in Pune. KKR pulled off the run chase with five wickets in hand and 24 balls to spare.
In IPL 2009, for Rajasthan Royals, Yusuf Pathan scored an unbeaten 62 off 30 balls against Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals). In the conditions of Centurion, RR chased down 144 with five wickets in hand and nine balls to spare.
In IPL 2015, Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell scored 66 runs off 36 balls against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in Pune. KKR chased down 156 with four wickets in hand and 13 balls to spare.
Delhi Capitals' new recruit Ashutosh Sharma is second on the list with an unbeaten 66 off 31 balls against Lucknow Super Giants in Visakhapatnam. In DC's IPL 2025 campaign opener, Ashutosh finished the run chase with a six. DC won by one wicket with three balls to spare.
The top spot belongs to former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder and current KKR coach Dwayne Bravo who scored 68 off 30 balls against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2018 opening match at Wankhede Stadium. CSK won by one wicket with one ball to spare.
