Top 5 players who took fewest innings to 3000 IPL runs

After an intense bidding war, RCB selected Faf du Plessis, a three-time IPL winner under MS Dhoni at Chennai Super Kings, for 7 crore. After handing over the baton to Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli took the field for RCB without the captain’s armband for the first time since 2012. The former captain was an excellent second fiddle and may have had the best seat in the house. Faf Du Plessis appeared for Bangalore and delivered a captain’s knock for the DY Patil Stadium crowd to remember.

Another day, another achievement for Faf Du Plessis! The right-handed batsman has been absolutely sensational in white-ball cricket. As a result, he amassed a mountain of runs while also shattering numerous records. In his first appearance for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, the swashbuckling batsman became the joint third-fastest player to complete 3000 runs in IPL history, completing the feat in just 94 innings.

Faf Du Plessis got to the landmark by reaching the 88-run mark against Punjab Kings while batting first he played a captained knock at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, the RCB captain went after bowlers from the outset and scored runs all over the park. While he showed respect against the challenging deliveries, he didn’t miss out on sending the ball over the ropes whenever a chance was given. In the process, he also scripted the history books.

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Here are the Top 5 players who took fewest innings to 3000 IPL runs:

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As mentioned above, Faf Du Plessis is the join thir-fastest to score 3000 runs in the Indian Premier League. The top spot is occupied by Ex-PBKS player Chris Gayle, who took just 75 innings the landmark. The second spot is held by LSG Captain KL Rahul, who reached the milestone in just 80 innings. While third-placed David Warner took 94 runs, Suresh Raina got 3000 IPL runs in 103 runs. AB de Villiers hold the fifth spot, getting the milestone in 104 innings.

S.NO.	Players	Innings	Year
1	Chris Gayle	75	2015
2	KL Rahul	80	2021
3	David Warner	94	2016
3	Faf Du Plessis	94	2022
4	Suresh Raina	103	2014
5	AB de Villiers	104	2016