KL Rahul created history with his sensational knock in the IPL 2025 match against the Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Rahul opened the innings alongside Faf du Plessis for the Delhi Capitals (DC) in their first match after the resumption of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
The Delhi Capitals mentor, Kevin Pietersen, revealed that the superstar wicketkeeper-batsman Rahul himself demanded the top-order batting position from the team management and received a green light.
In his first 20 balls, he scored 25 runs, and in the next 20 balls, he smashed 38 runs. Rahul hit 39 runs in the next 20 balls, and in the next 5 balls, he hit 10 runs.
Rahul completed his ton off 60 balls and remained unbeaten till the very end with 112 runs in his bag off 65 balls, with 14 fours and 4 sixes.
Watch: KL Rahul completes a stunning century
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List of records created and shattered by KL Rahul
The biggest record that Rahul created was becoming the first-ever player in the history of the Indian Premier League to hit a century in IPL for three different franchises - Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, and Delhi Capitals.
Most hundreds in T20s (Indians)
8 - Rohit Sharma
7 - KL Rahul*
8 - Virat Kohli
6 - Chris Gayle
Highest Individual Score for DC in IPL:
119 - Virender Sehwag v Deccan Chargers at Hyderabad, 2011
Highest Individual score for KL Rahul in T20s:
112* vs GT, Delhi, 2025
Most 100s in T20s by Indians as openers:
7 - Abhishek Sharma
5 - KL Rahul
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