KL Rahul created history! Became ‘Sixer King’ leaving Rohit-Kohli behind, made place at the top of this list
KL Rahul Sixer King: KL Rahul created history in the explosive match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. KL Rahul of Delhi Capitals played an inning of 75 runs against Rajasthan. He hit 5 skyscraper sixes in his innings. With these sixes, KL Rahul has become the first player in the history of IPL to hit 200 sixes as an Indian opener.
In this list, former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli has slipped to second place. The race between Virat Kohli and KL Rahul to hit more sixers as an opener is going on since IPL 2026. Now KL Rahul has moved ahead in this race. While chasing the target of 226 runs against Rajasthan Royals, KL Rahul played a brilliant inning of 75 runs in 40 balls.
KL Rahul hit 6 fours and 5 skyscraper sixes during this period. He scored 54 runs only with the help of fours and sixes. This is more than 50 percent of his party. With these 5 sixes, KL Rahul has taken a total of 201 sixes in his name as an opener in IPL history. So, RCB’s Virat Kohli remains at second place with 192 sixes.
Rohit Sharma is far behind in the record list
In this ongoing race between KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, Mumbai Indians’ star batsman Rohit Sharma has been left far behind. Actually, Rohit Sharma has not been able to play many matches in IPL2026 due to injury. Because of this they have lagged behind. Mumbai Indians hitman Rohit Sharma has 148 sixes in his name as an opener in IPL. In this record list, he has slipped to third place. So, Shikhar Dhawan is at fourth position and Shubman Gill is at fourth position.
Most sixes as an Indian opener in IPL
| number of six | Indian player |
|---|---|
| 201 | KL Rahul |
| 192 | Virat Kohli |
| 148 | Rohit Sharma |
| 143 | Shikhar Dhawan |
| 129 | Shubhman Gill |
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Rajasthan vs Delhi Capitals points table
In the IPL 2026 T20 match here on Friday, Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets with 5 balls remaining. Delhi Capitals had lost three consecutive matches. After this win against Rajasthan, it has now reached sixth place in the points table with 8 points. While Rajasthan Royals remain at fourth position with 12 points.
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