KC Sangakkara completed 1000 IPL runs during the match between Mohali and Chennai at Dharamsala on 18.04.10. He reached the mile stone when he was on 24 during the course of his knock of 33. At the end of the game his aggregate stood at 1009

Sangakkara became the ninth batsman to aggregate 1000 IPL runs. Others are – SK Raina {1316}, AC Gilchrist {1201}. RG Sharma {1168}, SR Tendulkar {1113}, JH Kallis {1097}, ML Hayden {1082} and YK Pathan {1011}

Sangakkara’s 1009 runs have come from 37 matches, 34 innings of which two were not outs. His highest score is 94. He has an average of 31.53 runs per innings. He has scored eight half centuries and two zeroes. He has scored 117 boundary four and 18 boundary sixes.

KC Sangakkara earned the distinction of becoming the second wicket keeper batsman to aggregate 1000 IPL runs after AC Gilchrist of Hyderabad who has an aggregate of 1201 runs.

SE Marsh of Mohali scored 88 not out in this game which represents his eighth fifty in IPL. He became the ninth batsman in IPL to register eight or more fifties. Others are – JH Kallis {10}, ML Hayden {08}, SR Tendulkar {08}, KC Sangakkara {08}, G Gambhir {08}, SK Raina {08}, RG Sharma {08} and AC Gilchrist {08}

SE Marsh’s eight fifties read thus – 85* vs Hyderabad at Hyderabad on 01.05.08, 58 vs Chennai at Chennai on 10.05.08, 74* vs Bangalore at Mohali on 12.05.08, 81 vs Mumbai at Mumbai on 21.05.08, 60 vs Hyderabad at Mohali on 23.05.08, 115 vs Jaipur at Mohali on 28.05.08, 57 vs Mumbai at Mumbai on 30.03.10 and 88* vs Chennai at Dharamsala on 18.04.10

SE Marsh and AC Gilchrist are the two batsmen among the captioned nine batsmen to have scored a hundred in their eight fifties.