DA Warner’s unique feat in the Indian Premier League

DA Warner performed an unique feat in the history of Indian Premier League. He became the first batsman in the history of the league to aggregate 500 plus runs in four consecutive editions – 528 in 2014, 562 in 2015, 848 in 2016 and 535 in the ongoing edition of IPL 2017. He went past CH Gayle who had scored 500 plus runs in three consecutive editions – 608 in 2011, 733 in 2012 and 708 in 2013. The performance of these two batsmen are detailed below
| No | No | Player | Edition | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | 1 | DA Warner | 2014 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 528 | 90 | 48.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 24 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 2015 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 562 | 91 | 43.23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 21 | |
| 3 | DA Warner | 2016 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 848 | 93* | 60.57 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 88 | 31 | |
| 4 | DA Warner | 2017 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 535 | 126 | 53.50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 24 | |
| 1 | 1 | CH Gayle | 2011 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 608 | 107 | 67.55 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 44 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 2012 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 733 | 128* | 61.08 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 59 | |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 2013 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 708 | 175* | 59.00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 51 |