Kolkata, April 10 -- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) player Ayush Badoni joined the record books by becoming the third batter to score 1000 runs in the Indian Premier League for LSG.

Badoni achieved this feat during his side's clash against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday in Kolkata.

The right-handed batter needed 25 runs going into the match to join the 1000-run club, and he achieved the milestone in the 12th over of LSG's innings in the 182-run chase.

He also became the second Indian batter to score 1000 runs for LSG. KL Rahul was the first batter to score 1000 runs in the IPL for LSG. Badoni now has 1029 runs under his belt in 59 matches at an average of 26.38.

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