He led DC to an eight-wicket victory while playing for the Delhi Capitals, remaining undefeated at 57 off 42 balls.
Here are the players that reached 5,000 runs in the IPL the quickest, broken down by innings.
KL Rahul played 130 innings. As previously stated, Rahul became the fastest player in the IPL to score 5,000 runs in 130 innings. He took the top spot from David Warner, who pitched 135 innings. Rahul also moved past Chris Gayle (4,965) and Robin Uthappa (4,952) on the all-time run-scorers list.
He now has 5,006 runs at 46.35 (SR: 135.70) across 139 matches.
David Warner lasted 135 innings.
With 135 innings in which he scored 5,000 IPL runs, Warner is ranked second on the list. He achieved the milestone in 2020, playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, scoring an unbeaten 47 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Warner has an impressive IPL record of 6,565 runs in 184 matches at 40.52, striking at 139.77 with 62 fifties and four centuries, despite not being sold in the most recent auction.
157 innings – Virat Kohli
Third on the list of fastest to 5,000 runs is Virat Kohli, who scored the most runs in IPL history and reached the mark in 157 innings. He did it in 2019 against Mumbai Indians as a Royal Challengers Bengaluru player, scoring 46 runs off 32 balls. In total, Kohli has scored 8,326 runs in 260 matches, including eight centuries and 59 half-centuries, at an average of 39.27.
161 innings – AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers, a former South African and RCB star who scored 5,000 IPL runs in 161 innings, is fourth on the list. He scored an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls in the 2021 match against Delhi Capitals (Ahmedabad). De Villiers scored 5,162 runs in 184 matches at a strike rate of 151.69 and an average of 39.71, including 40 half-centuries and three centuries.
168 games played by Shikhar Dhawan
The fifth person on this list is Shikhar Dhawan, who reached 5,000 IPL runs in his 168th inning. In 2020, while playing for DC, he reached the milestone by scoring an unbeaten 106 runs off 61 balls against his former team, Punjab Kings. Dhawan retired with 6,769 runs in 222 matches at 35.26 and a strike rate of 127.14, including two centuries and 51 fifties.