KL Rahul is an Indian professional cricketer who currently plays for the Indian Premier League side Delhi Capitals. This is the fifth team Rahul will play for in his IPL career. He was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2025 mega auction, and this will be his first time playing for them. While KL Rahul has never managed to win the IPL title, he has had some tremendous performances in the league and has also won an IPL orange cap (awarded to the highest scorer). This article talks about KL Rahul’s highest scores in the Indian Premier League.
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KL Rahul put in one of his best-ever performances against the Rajasthan Royals on 6th May 2018. RR batted first and managed to set a decent target of 153 runs for KXIP to chase. Punjab lost the wickets of Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal quite early, but KL Rahul put in a master performance to help Kings XI Punjab chase it down easily. Rahul scored 84 runs in 54 balls at a strike rate of 155.6 while remaining not out. This helped KXIP chase the target down in just 18.4 overs and win the game easily.
The game between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals, which took place on 12th April 2021, saw Rahul miss out on a century. PBKS batted first, and while Mayank Agarwal lost his wicket early, Rahul steadied the ship with a brilliant performance. Rahul scored 91 runs in 50 balls at a strike rate of 182 before losing his wicket. However, this helped RCB reach 221, and while Rajasthan Royals fought valiantly, they were able to make just 217 runs in 20 overs, losing the game by four runs.
KL Rahul in the last 7 innings against RCB:
42 (27), 132* (69), 61* (49), 91* (57), 39 (35), 30 (24), 79 (58).
– 474 runs at an average of 118.5 and 148.59 Strike Rate. pic.twitter.com/AAT3NdAeEJ
— Thanujan (@ThanujanUK) April 10, 2023
KL Rahul scored a century against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 30th April 2021. PBKS batted first, and Rahul had an amazing showing as an opener, scoring 91 runs in 57 balls at a strike rate of 159.6 without losing his wicket. This helped them set a target of 180 for RCB to chase down. Royal Challengers Bangalore only managed to make 145 runs in 20 overs, and Punjab ended up winning the game by 34 runs.
KL Rahul scored one of his top scores in the game between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians on 16th May 2018. MI batted first and reached a total of 186 in 20 overs. KL Rahul put in a brilliant performance as an opener, scoring 94 runs in 60 balls at a strike rate of 156.7 to try and help his team chase the target. However, despite his valiant efforts, KXIP only managed to score 183 runs in 20 overs and ended up losing the game by three runs.
One of KL Rahul’s highest scores came on 8th May 2018 against the Rajasthan Royals. RR batted first but only managed to score 158 runs in 20 overs. It seemed like KXIP would be able to chase the total down easily, but despite Rahul’s brilliant efforts, the rest of the team simply collapsed. Rahul scored 95 runs in 70 balls at a strike rate of 135.7, but Kings XI Punjab only managed to score 143 runs in 20 overs and ended up losing the game by 15 runs.
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KL Rahul scored 98 runs in 42 balls at a strike rate of 233.3 against the Chennai Super Kings on 7th October 2021. CSK batted first, but PBKS managed to restrict them to a total of 134. While everyone expected PBKS to win, no one expected KL Rahul to come out swinging to chase the total down so quickly. Rahul’s brilliant performance helped the Punjab Kings chase the total down in just 13 overs.
KL Rahul scored his first century in the Indian Premier League against the Mumbai Indians on 10th April 2019. KXIP batted first, and Rahul scored 100 runs in 64 balls at a strike rate of 156.2 without losing his wicket, which helped his team reach a total of 197 in 20 overs. While this was a very high target, KL Rahul’s century was in vain as Mumbai Indians managed to chase this score down on the last ball to win the game by three wickets.
LSG have set us a target of 200, courtesy of 103* from KL Rahul.#OneFamily #DilKholKe #MumbaiIndians #MIvLSG pic.twitter.com/n33ulf4RmC
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 16, 2022
KL Rahul had another incredible performance against the Mumbai Indians when he faced them on 16th April 2022. Rahul opened with Quinton de Kock, and while de Kock lost his wicket early, Rahul managed to steady the ship. The Indian batsman scored 103 runs in 60 balls at a strike rate of 171.7 without losing his wicket to help LSG reach a total of 199. This target was simply too much for Mumbai Indians to chase, and PBKS ended up restricting them to just 181, winning the game by 18 runs.
The game between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians, which took place on 24th April 2022, saw KL Rahul score back-to-back centuries against the Mumbai Indians. LSG batted first, and Rahul managed to make 103 runs in 62 balls at a strike rate of 166.1 without losing his wicket. This helped RCB reach a total of 168. While the target was not exceptionally high, LSG managed to restrict MI to just 132 runs and won the game by a margin of 36 runs.
No prizes for guessing who the Man of the Match is. It's KL Rahul for his 132*(69) with 14 fours 7 sixes#KXIPvRCB pic.twitter.com/GgipFfWjkn
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) September 24, 2020
KL Rahul scored the highest-ever score in the Indian Premier League against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 24th September 2020. Rahul scored 132 runs in 69 balls at a strike rate of 191.30 to help his team set a target of 204. This target was too much for RCB to handle, and they ended up collapsing under pressure. KXIP managed to bowl RCB out for just 109 runs in 17 overs to win by a massive margin of 95 runs.
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Guransh Machra is a sportswriter at Gutshot Magazine. He covers football news from local leagues like the Indian Super League as well as international leagues like the Premier League. He follows various sports like Football, Cricket, Formula 1, and Tennis. Apart from sports, Guransh is also enthusiastic about reading and gaming.
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