Delhi Capitals (DC) wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul joined the top 10 run-scorers list of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday, replacing the current Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane and past Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik. Rahul made this chart climb during his team’s IPL 2025 match against RCB at his home stadium M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. In a challenging run-chase of 164 runs during which DC was limited to 58/4, he scored a free-flowing, aggressive and 360-degree knock of 93* in 53 balls, including seven fours and three sixes. His runs were scored at the strike rate of 175.47.
Career Stats and IPL Milestone of KL Rahul
Since his IPL debut in 2013, KL has accumulated 4,868 runs in 135 games and 126 innings at a strike rate of 135.67 and an average of 46.36. He has also hit four centuries and 39 half-centuries, with a highest score of 132*. He is the 10th-highest run-getter in the history of the league.
Top 10 IPL Run-Getters List
The current top 10 IPL run-scorers include Virat Kohli (7,764), Shikhar Dhawan (6,769), David Warner (6,397), Rohit Sharma (6,395), Suresh Raina (5,528), MS Dhoni (5,243), AB de Villiers (5,162), Robin Uthappa (4,952), Ajinkya Rahane (4,950), and KL Rahul (4,868). The highlight of his IPL batting was in 2020, when he won the Orange Cap for most runs with Punjab Kings (PBKS), aggregating 670 runs in 14 matches and innings at a rate of 55.83 and a strike rate of 129.34, including a century and five half-centuries.
Record of KL Rahul Against RCB
The right-handed batsman has the best record against RCB, the side which he played for during the 2013 and 2016 seasons, and in that he scored 741 runs from 17 matches and 16 innings against RCB at a score of 74.10 average with a strike rate of 147.31. He has scored one hundred and four fifties against RCB, and the highest score he made against RCB is 132*.
In successful IPL chases, Rahul has a record to cherish and is in a class of his own, with 1,208 runs in 25 successful chases, at an average of 71.05, strike rate of 148.58 and 15 half-centuries, with his highest score being 98*.
Among the 56 batsmen who have scored at least 500 runs in successful IPL chases, only David Miller has a better average (1037 runs at 103.70).
DC’s Spin Duo Restricts RCB
After deciding to bowl first, Delhi Capitals, spearheaded by the spin attack of Kuldeep Yadav (2/17) and Vipraj Nigam (2/18), held the home team back to 163/7 in 20 overs, with Phil Salt (37 in 17 balls, including four boundaries and three sixes) and Tim David (37* in 20 balls, including two fours and four sixes) playing outstanding knocks. This came about despite a strong 61-run partnership between Salt and Virat Kohli (22 in 14 balls, including a four and two sixes).
KL Rahul and Stubbs Guide DC to Victory
Delhi Capitals slipped to 58/4, but Rahul and Tristan Stubbs fought back, adding an unbeaten 111-run stand for the fifth wicket to lead their team to a clinical victory.Rahul scored an unbeaten 93 off 53, with seven fours and six sixes, while Stubbs made 38* off 23, with four boundaries and a six, in the team’s fourth victory.
DC is in the second position with four victories in all four of their matches, and RCB is in fourth position with three victories in five matches and two defeats.
