Kolkata, April 8 -- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) batter Nicholas Pooran completed 2,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL), becoming the second-fastest batter to do so.

Pooran achieved this milestone during his side's match against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. During the match, Pooran was at his destructive best, scoring 87* in 36 balls, with seven fours and eight sixes.

A highlight of his innings was taking down all-rounder Andre Russell for 24 runs in 18th over, with two sixes and three fours.

In 81 matches, Pooran has scored 2,057 runs in 78 innings at an average of 34.86 and a strike rate of 168.88, with 12 half-centuries. His best score is 87*. After Russell, who took 1,120 balls to ...