Delhi Capitals opener KL Rahul made the most of a dropped chance, scoring a hundred against the Punjab Kings in Match No. 35 of the Indian Premier League 2026. The veteran has amassed six centuries in his IPL career so far and is enjoying the batting after being promoted to open the innings in the ongoing season of the tournament.
Rahul was on 12 when Shashank Singh dropped a simple catch of the batter, and he didn’t look back. He reached his ton in 47 balls, laced with 12 fours and 5 sixes. He cut loose in the 11th over, bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal and kept hitting fours and sixes in every over.
Players with the most IPL hundreds
Virat Kohli – 8
Jos Buttler – 7
Chris Gayle – 6
KL Rahul – 6
Sanju Samson – 5
He was assisted by Nitish Rana, who was equally devastating in the middle. The two added over 200 runs for the second wicket. After Pathum Nissanka’s dismissal, Rahul and Nitish joined hands and took the Capitals to a big total.
Overall, Rahul has accumulated over 5600 runs in 153 IPL matches at an average of almost 47 and a strike rate of 138. He has smashed 6 hundreds and 43 fifties while representing 5 franchises in the league.
KL Rahul has also become the leading run-scorer in the IPL 2026, going past Virat Kohli’s total of 328 runs.
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