New Delhi: Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium became witness to KL Rahul’s sixth IPL century. In the 35th match of IPL 2026, this explosive opener batsman of Delhi Capitals created a stir by scoring a century in just 47 balls. Against Punjab Kings at Delhi’s home ground, Rahul destroyed the bowlers and made many records by scoring a stormy century. This is the first century innings from Rahul’s bat this season. At the same time, this is his second hundred in the jersey of Delhi Capitals. With this century, KL Rahul also achieved a historic feat, which no other batsman in history could do.
KL looked in rhythm right from the beginning of the innings. He made his aggressive intentions clear by hitting two consecutive fours in the very second over. Rahul reached his half-century in no time. He completed his fifty in 26 balls. After scoring a half-century, Rahul’s bat spoke louder and in the 14th over he reached the nineties with three fours and a six off Arshdeep Singh’s balls. In the next over, Rahul hit two fours and completed his century. Rahul also hit 12 fours and 5 sixes to complete his century. His celebration after scoring a century was worth seeing. Rahul has become the fastest batsman to score a century for Delhi. At the same time, this is his first hundred in IPL, which has been scored in less than 50 balls.
Rahul has become the only batsman in IPL history who has scored more than one century while batting for three different teams. This is KL Rahul’s second century for Delhi Capitals. Before this, he had scored two centuries for Punjab Kings and two centuries for Lucknow Super Giants. Rahul equaled Chris Gayle in terms of most centuries in IPL. Gayle also has 6 centuries recorded in his name. The record of most IPL centuries is in the name of Virat Kohli. He has made 8 hundred. Jos Buttler is at second place with 7 centuries.
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