By Team Crickoot • May 31, 2026 • 3 min read • IPL Records
There have been thousands of wickets in IPL history.
Batters have been bowled by yorkers, trapped LBW by mystery spinners, caught on the boundary attempting impossible sixes, and run out in moments of chaos.
But only around 20 times in 19 seasons has a batter managed to get himself out hit-wicket.
And somehow, Sai Sudharsan accounts for three of them.
The Gujarat Titans opener added another unwanted chapter to IPL folklore during the 2026 playoffs, when he was dismissed hit-wicket in consecutive matches—first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 and then against Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2.
The dismissals were eerily similar. Sudharsan played his shot, lost control of his bat, and watched it crash into the stumps behind him.
Once is unfortunate.
Twice in three days is almost unbelievable.
What makes the record even more remarkable is that no other player in IPL history has been dismissed hit-wicket more than once. Sudharsan's first such dismissal came against Mumbai Indians in 2022. Four years later, he doubled and then tripled that tally within a single playoff week.
759 runs. An average of 54.21. A strike rate above 156. Eight scores of fifty or more. The Orange Cap.
Everything about Sudharsan's season pointed toward batting excellence. Which makes the record he now owns even more bizarre.
This wasn't a struggling batter searching for form. Sudharsan finished IPL 2026 as the tournament's leading run-scorer, piling up 759 runs at an average above 54 while striking at over 156. Alongside Shubman Gill, he formed one of the most productive opening partnerships the league has ever seen.
Bowlers spent the season trying to find a weakness.
Cricket found one first.
Years from now, fans may not remember every run Sudharsan scored in IPL 2026. They may not remember every fifty or every partnership.
But they will remember this:
In a league where hit-wicket is almost an annual rarity, one batter managed to own 15% of the entire category.
That's not just a statistic.
That's IPL trivia that may never be broken.
Published on May 31, 2026 | Category: IPL Records