IPL 2024 / Shikhar Dhawan is close to creating history, will equal Virat in this historical record

IPL 2024: The 17th match of IPL 2024 will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, the teams of Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings will face each other. This match is going to be very important for Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan. He will be in this match to register his second win of the season. At the same time, a big record of Virat Kohli is also going to be his target.

Shikhar Dhawan close to creating history

Dhawan's name comes among those players who have been playing in this league since the first season. Shikhar Dhawan has played 220 matches in IPL so far. In these matches he has scored 6754 runs at an average of 35.55. He has scored 51 half-centuries and 1 century so far in his IPL career. He is currently at third place in terms of scoring most half-centuries in IPL. But if he scores a half-century against Gujarat, he will reach joint second place in this list. At present Virat Kohli is at second place with 52 half-centuries.

Players who have scored most half centuries in IPL

• David Warner - 62 half-centuries
• Virat Kohli – 52 half-centuries
• Shikhar Dhawan – 51 half-centuries
• Rohit Sharma - 43 half-centuries
• AB de Villiers – 40 half-centuries

Punjab Kings' bad start to the season

Under the captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan, Punjab Kings have not got much of a start this season. The team has played 3 matches so far and has faced defeat in 2 matches. Shikhar Dhawan's PBKS started the season with an impressive win against Delhi Capitals at home, but have since lost both their matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants.