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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is just a week away and their fans are all set to witness T20 cricket where batters are known for entertaining supporters of the gentlemen sport with sixes and fours. With seven days still left for the colossal T20 event, SportsTiger is looking back at IPL records and stats related to the figure.
Interesting facts and stats related to number seven in IPL
Ravichandran Ashwin has played seven IPL finals
Ravichandran Ashwin, who will don Chennai Super Kings (CSK) jersey again after 10 years with his IPL 2025 appearance, has shown up in seven finals of the distinguished T20 competition. Back in 2011, CSK handed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) a 58-run defeat in the IPL final played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and added the second trophy to their cabinet. Ashwin played a vital role in the game with his 3/16 figures in his four-over spell.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have qualified for playoffs seven times
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) played a fierce brand of cricket under Pat Cummins in 2024 and concluded their journey as runners-up. In the round-robin stage, they won eight off their 14 games and reached the qualifiers for the seventh time after recording their presence in 12 IPL editions.
Adam Gilchrist amassed seven ducks during his five-year IPL career
Australia legend Adam Gilchrist, who won the IPL title as Deccan Chargers captain in 2009, added seven ducks to his profile. During his three-year stint with Chargers, he got dismissed without scoring any runs four times.
Jos Buttler has notched up seven hundreds
England star batter Jos Buttler has clobbered seven tons from his bat after appearing in nine IPL seasons. His centuries place him in the second spot on the list of players with most IPL hundreds. In 2022, he became the Orange Cap winner for Rajasthan Royals (RR) after scoring 863 runs with four tons in the season.
Seven batters scored 500+ runs in IPL last season
In the IPL 2024, seven batters racked up 500+ runs in the season. The list included prominent names such as Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Travis Head, Sanju Samson, and KL Rahul. Kohli hit 741 runs in 15 matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and emerged as the leading run-getter in the competition. With this feat, he also became the first India player to win the Orange Cap twice.
