Jitesh made his IPL debut in 2022 with Punjab Kings
What’s the story
Royal Challengers Bengaluru dasher Jitesh Sharma has raced past 1,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The wicketkeeper-batter attained the milestone in the IPL 2026 affair against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Jitesh, who is RCB’s vice-captain, has emerged as one of the best Indian finishers in the league.
Here we decode his stats.
A look at Jitesh’s journey in the IPL
Jitesh made his IPL debut in 2022 with Punjab Kings.
He went on to serve the team for three seasons before RCB bought him for a staggering ₹11 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Coming to his numbers, the keeper-batter has completed 1,000 runs from 59 games (50 innings) at an average of 24-plus, as per ESPNcricinfo.
He owns one IPL fifty.
Jitesh only behind Klaasen
Over 950 of Jitesh’s IPL runs have come as a designated keeper.
His strike rate in this regard is a healthy 156-plus.
Among batters with at least 900 IPL runs as a designated gloveman, only Heinrich Klaasen (166.4) has a better strike rate.
The 32-year-old has played just three IPL games as a non-keeper, scoring 50 runs.
A solitary 50-plus score in the league
Jitesh’s only 50-plus score in the IPL is an unbeaten 85 off just 33 balls against Lucknow Super Giants last year.
His efforts helped RCB chase down a 228-run target in Lucknow.
As per Cricbuzz, this remains the highest score for a batter at Number 6 or lower in successful IPL run-chases.
Jitesh operated at six in that game.
