Krunal Pandya’s Match-Winning Half-Cantury was a Record-Breaking Efort | Courtesy-BCCI/IPL
Key highlights
- Krunal Pandya Hit The Second Half-Cantury of his ipl career
- Krunal won the potm award in RCB’s Win vs DC
- Krunal has played for mi and lsg in the past
Krunal continued his brilliant run of form with the ball with a spell of 1-28 in four overs, which included the wicket of faf du plessis. However, it was with the bat that three-time IPL champions turned the fate of the game. Chasing 163, RCB Lost Three Wickets in the first overs, leading to a promotion for krunal pandya in the batting order.
Krunal made the most of the chance with an unbeated knock of 73 in just 47 balls to ensure rcb seled Victory with nine balls to spare. Krunal put up a 119-R Partnership for the fourth wicket with Virat Kohli, who scored his Sixth Half-Tentury of the season.
Krunal Pandya Creates History
| Player | Innings | Years |
| Krunal pandya | 107 | 2016-2025 |
| Yusuf pathan | 49 | 2010-2013 |
| Deepak Hooda | 47 | 2015-2020 |
| Dwayne bravo | 44 | 2009-2015 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 40 | 2016-2021 |
Longest Gap Between Two IPL Half-CENTURIES (bydays)
| Player | Days | Dates |
| Krunal pandya | 3269 | May 15 2016, to April 27 2025 |
| Karun Nair | 2520 | May 20 2018, to April 13 2025 |
| Travis head | 2516 | May 7 2017, to March 2017 2014 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | 2191 | May 3 2008, to May 3 2014 |
| Dwayen bravo | 2168 | May 12 2009, to April 19 2025 |
Krunal made his ipl debut in 2016 after being signed by mi for Rs. 2 Crore and Immedited Establed Himself as a Regular Starter AlongSide Younger Brother Hardik. He styed with the franchise till 2021 and played a key role in their title triumph under Rohit Sharma’s Leadership in 2017, 2019, 2019, and 2020. Defeated Rising Pune Supergiant by One Run.
Krunal Joined Lucknow Super GIANTS (LSG) After Being Purchased for Rs. 8.75 Crore in the 2022 IPL Mega Auction and Stayed With Them Till The 2024 Season. The star all-rounder captained them in six matches in the 2023 campaign after kl rahul missed the second half of the season due to injury.
Krunal was signed by rcb in the 2025 ipl mega auction for Rs. 5.75 Crore. Krunal has made an instant impact and won two potm awards this season. Before his heroics against the capitals, he also put up a match-winning show against Kolkata Knight Riders (Kkr) in the Tournament Opener.
So far in his ipl career, krunal has played 137 matches in which he has 1744 runs at an average of 22.64 and strike-also 132.62. He has also taken 187 wickets with the ball at an economy of 7.47
