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Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer etched his name in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on May 14, during the match against the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.
As soon as he went off to the mark in the first innings of the PBKS vs MI IPL 2026 match tonight, the middle-order batter claimed the achievement. Iyer is now the second captain in Indian Premier League history to score 1000 runs for two different franchises.
A huge achievement for Shreyas Iyer
With the bat, it was not the day he had been looking for as he lost his quickly, in the very next ball he faced. After smashing a four off Shardul Thakur in the 12th over, the batter was caught off guard in the following delivery. Iyer departed for 4 off 2. He needed only 4 runs to touch the 1000-run mark, which he got in style through a delicate four.
Before Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul was the only cricketer who had achieved the record. As the captain of the Punjab Kings, Iyer now has the most runs.
According to the stats, as the captain of PBKS, in 29 matches and 28 innings so far, the middle-order batter has scored 1000 runs so far with a strike rate of 170.60 and a batting average of 50.00. The thousand-run tally is supported by eleven half-centuries.
Only KL Rahul is ahead of the PBKS captain
KL Rahul, who has captained both Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants in the franchise league, is at the top of the chart with 1296 runs from 27 matches and as many innings. As he is not currently assigned as a captain in the IPL 2026 season, his batting stats as a leader of a team are now in a halt. Shreyas Iyer will have to score 297 runs more to surpass KL Rahul’s stats in the Indian Premier League.
In the third, fourth, and fifth spots it is the former international cricketer Adam Gilchrist, Yuvraj Singh, and Shikhar Dhawan, respectively. So far. There are no active captains in the league who are near the standings of either Iyer or Rahul.
Captains who scored 1000 or 1000+ runs for two different teams in IPL
KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have one symmetry in their captaincy stints. Rahul, when he was the leader of the Lucknow Super Giants, scored 1395 runs in 37 matches and 37 innings, and bagged 1296 runs in 27 matches for the Punjab Kings.
On the other side, when Shreyas was the Delhi Capitals’ skipper, he secured 1242 runs in 41 matches, and as many innings, and for the Punjab Kings, his runs tally is so far 1000 and is expected to increase in the ongoing season.
Fastest to 1000 runs in IPL for Punjab Kings
- Shaun Marsh – 21 innings
- KL Rahul – 23 innings
- Shreyas Iyer – 28 innings
Iyer claimed the achievement at a time when Punjab is fighting for a spot in the play-offs of the IPL 2026 season.
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