Washington Sundar Maiden IPL Half-Century: Gujarat Titans all-rounder Washington Sundar performed brilliantly in IPL 2026, scoring the first half-century in his 9-year long IPL career. He played this innings against Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This innings was very special for Washington Sundar, because he has been a part of IPL since 2017. But before this he could not touch the 50 run mark even once.
Washington Sundar’s long wait is over
In this match, Washington Sundar, who came to bat at number 4, played an important role in helping the team reach a big score by completing his fifty in just 30 balls. He played a total innings of 55 runs in 33 balls. Which included 6 fours and 2 sixes. This innings was important because the team had lost 2 wickets for 79 runs. After this, Sundar hit brilliantly under pressure and changed the course of the match with his aggressive batting. He also made a century partnership with Shubman Gill.
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Washington Sundar, who made his IPL debut in 2017, was till now known for his off-spin bowling. He played many useful innings while batting, but was never able to score a half-century. This drought that lasted for 9 seasons has ended today. This fifty of Sundar is also special because he usually comes in the lower order and plays the responsibility of playing big shots on limited balls. But in this match he got full opportunity and he was also successful in taking advantage.
4 teams and 69 matches, this is the career
Sundar made his debut in IPL at the age of just 17. In his IPL career so far, he has entered the field on behalf of 4 different teams and played a total of 69 matches. Before this, his best score was 49 runs, which came for the same team last season only. He has scored a total of 588 runs in these 69 matches.