IPL 2025: 5 Players who await milestones in the RR vs CSK match
Rajasthan Royals will host Chennai Super Kings for the 11th match in the IPL at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The RR vs CSK will be the second match in the double-header clash on Sunday.
Chennai Super Kings who have starred in two matches in the IPL 2025 so far went on to win on one occasion while losing the other. Rajasthan Royals under the young skipper Riyan Parag have lost both games they featured in, one a high-scoring clash and the other a low-scoring game against KKR.
5 Players awaiting big milestones ahead of the RR vs CSK match
1. Ravichandran Ashwin needs only 2 wickets to enter the Top 3 wicket-takers in IPL
milestone" width="804" height="500">Seasoned all-rounder, Ravichandran Ashwin, is currently the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the history of the IPL. Featuring in over 214 matches, he went on to pick 182 wickets with an economy of 7.13.
If he picks 2 more wickets in the upcoming encounter against CSK, Ashwin will surpass Dwayne Bravo who has 183 wickets in the IPL history. Ashwin with probable 184 wickets would then be the third-highest wicket-taker in the IPL.
2. Sanju Samson is 2 runs away from 4500 IPL runs
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson went on to score 4498 runs in the IPL, while he will score only 2 runs that would help him reach a major batting milestone of 4500 runs striking at a career strike-rate near 140.
Samson is also 179 runs behind in reaching 4000 IPL runs, as he is also the highest scorer in the Rajasthan Royals team.
3. Khaleel Ahmed 2-wickets away from 150 T20 wickets
CSK left-armer Khaleel Ahmed made a stunning start to the IPL 2025 campaign. He started his IPL 2025 campaign with 3 wickets and playing for CSK he is just 2 scalps away from reaching the 150 wicket milestone in T20s.
The 27-year-old has 148 wickets in 116 matches and has the best figures of 5-18, while his wicket-taking rate in the IPL is high with 78 wickets.
4. Hetmyer is just 46 runs behind 5000 runs in T20s
Rajasthan Royals veteran finisher, Shimron Hetmyer has been an asset to the team and is known to play T20 cricket all over the world. He has scored 4954 runs in the history of T20 cricket, while 46 runs are needed by the West Indies batter to reach the 5000-run milestone.
5. Ruturaj Gaikwad is also 73 runs behind 5000 T20 runs
The current CSK skipper, Ruturaj Gaikwad, has been great in the IPL, while he slammed 53 runs off just 26 balls in the season opener of the IPL. Gaikwad is just 73 runs away from reaching the 5000-run landmark. The batter has 4927 runs in the shortest format of the game, striking at over 140.
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