Tim David, Australian batter for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), became the second fastest player to score 1,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on January 31, achieving this during RCB's match against Delhi Capitals (DC) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
David scored 26 runs from 17 balls, including three fours and a six, at a strike rate of 152.94 before being dismissed by Axar Patel. In his IPL career spanning 56 matches and 50 innings for Mumbai Indians (MI) and RCB, David has accumulated 1,019 runs at an average of 36.39 and a strike rate of 177.83, with two half-centuries and a highest score of 70 not out.
During this season, in six matches and six innings, he has made 173 runs at an average of 86.50, maintaining a strike rate of 203.52, which includes a half-century with a top score of 70 not out. He reached the 1,000-run milestone in 560 balls, second only to Andre Russell, who achieved it in 545 balls.
In the match, Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bowl first. The opening partnership of Phil Salt and Virat Kohli yielded 52 runs, with Kohli scoring 19 runs off 13 balls, including three boundaries. Salt impressed with 63 runs off 38 balls, featuring four fours and three sixes, while other batters failed to convert promising starts.
RCB posted a total of 175 for eight in their 20 overs. Axar Patel took two wickets for 18 runs, Kuldeep Yadav claimed two for 32, and Lungi Ngidi took two for 39, restricting the RCB batters from fully capitalising on their innings.