RCB vs LSG IPL 2026: Krunal Pandya Achieves Rare IPL Double, Enters Exclusive All-Rounders Club

RCB vs LSG IPL 2026: Krunal Pandya bowled his quota of 4 overs in their IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants, taking 2 wickets and conceding 38 runs. Mitchell Marsh took his first wicket, then dismissed Abdul Samad for a 12-ball duck in the 12th over.

Rajat Patidar took Samad's catch and helped Krunal achieve the milestone of taking 100 wickets in this tournament. He had become the 30th bowler to have achieved this milestone. Apart from taking 100 wickets after playing in 147 IPL matches, where he represented three teams- Mumbai Indians, Lucknow Super Giants, and RCB, and had also scored 1757 runs after playing in 119 matches.

Krunal Pandya’s record in IPL

He had become the third Indian player, besides Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, to achieve this double milestone of scoring 1000 runs and taking 100 wickets in this tournament.

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Jadeja, currently with the Rajasthan Royals, has 173 wickets and 3,336 runs in 259 matches. He represented RR, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Chennai Super Kings, and Gujarat Titans. Axar Patel, leading the Delhi-based franchise this season, has 1,919 runs and 131 wickets in 166 matches.

Just six players have achieved this milestone of scoring 1000 runs and taking 100 wickets in this tournament. The other players in this list are Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Dwayne Bravo.

Players to complete a double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in IPL

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Although Narine is still playing in this tournament, Russell and Bravo have announced their retirements and are currently part of the coaching staff of the Kolkata-based franchise.