Nicholas Puran breaks records, surpassing Virender Sehwag:

The 21st match of IPL 2025 is being played between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders. Batting first in this match, Lucknow has set a mountain -like target of 239 runs in front of Kolkata. In this match, Nicholas Puran hit an unbeaten 87 runs in 36 balls and has also made several records.

Nicholas Puran completed 2000 IPL runs

Nicholas Puran has now become the second batsman to complete the fastest 2000 runs according to balls in the IPL. He left Chris Gayle and Virender Sehwag behind. The first place in this list is Kolkata Knight Riders player Andre Russell. Russell completed his 2 thousand runs in IPL off 1120 balls and Puran has done this feat off 1198 balls. Sehwag is now on the third position in the list, he had completed his 2 thousand runs in IPL off 1211 balls.

The fastest 2000 IPL runs (according to balls)

1120 – Andre Russell
1198 – Nicholas Puran
1211 – Virender Sehwag
1251 – Chris Gayle
1306 – Rishabh Pant
1309 – Glenn Maxwell

Puran is the batsman to hit the most sixes in IPL since 2022

107 – Nicholas Puran (47 innings)
84 – Shivam Dubey (43 innings)
80 – Jose Butler (46 innings)
79- Sanju Samson (50 innings)
75- Faf du Plessis (47 innings)

Put an eye on Nicholas Puran’s highest score in IPL-

87*(36) vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Eden Gardens, 2025
77 (37) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Dubai, 2020
75 (29) vs Mumbai Indians, Wankhede, 2024
75 (30) vs Delhi Capitals, Visakhapatnam, 2025
70 (26) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 2025

Lucknow Super Giants made their second highest total

In the match against Kolkata Knight Riders, the Lucknow Super Giants team raised a record total. The team scored 238 runs losing 3 wickets, which is the second highest total of the team in IPL history. Nicholas Puran scored 87* in 36 balls and Mitchell Marsh played a brilliant innings of 81 runs in 48 balls. At the same time, Eden Markram played a valuable innings of 47 runs in 28 balls.