Rahul enters the top six and overtakes MS Dhoni (Image: IPL)
Before the encounter against Punjab Kings, KL Rahul needed just 13 runs to move past MS Dhoni in the all-time Indian Premier League run-scorers list. He has achieved this feat in style, reaching clear limits to overtake the Chennai Super Kings legend and climb to sixth place.
KL Rahul gets a life when Shashank Singh drops another catch off Arshdeep Singh, allowing a boundary.Dhoni, one of the league’s all-time greats, scored 5439 runs in 278 matches (242 innings) at an average of 38.30 and a strike rate of 137.45, including 24 fifties, with a highest score of 84*.
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Meanwhile, KL Rahul’s side, who are currently facing Punjab Kings, has surpassed Dhoni’s record of 152 matches and 5462* runs.Meanwhile, Rahul has already amassed 205 runs in six innings this season at an impressive strike rate of 166.67, including two half-centuries, with a best of 92.
His tally will rise further after the match against Punjab Kings. The Indian opener has also surpassed Dhoni in another key metric, which is over 50 marks as the highest wicket-keeper batsman in IPL history. Rahul now has 31 such scores, compared to Dhoni’s 24.Next on Rahul’s radar is Suresh Raina, who is fifth on the all-time list with 5,528 points.
DC vs PBKS: Rahul gives Delhi Capitals a solid start
Delhi Capitals have made a strong start, reaching 68/1 in the Powerplay.
KL Rahul leads the attack with 35 off 16, early boundaries and escaping the fall of Shashank Singh, while Pathum Nissanka leaves for 11. Bowlers Marko Janssen and Vishak Vijaykumar proved expensive, while Arshdeep got a wicket.
XIs for today’s match
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Prabhsimran Singh (W), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marko Janssen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vishak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra ChahalDelhi Capitals (playing in the squad): KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka, Samir Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.