{"id":8537,"date":"2026-04-25T18:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/ipl-2026-kl-rahul-scripts-history-becomes-first-indian-to-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T18:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:51:23","slug":"ipl-2026-kl-rahul-scripts-history-becomes-first-indian-to-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/ipl-2026-kl-rahul-scripts-history-becomes-first-indian-to-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: KL Rahul scripts history, becomes first Indian to\u2026 | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130514508,imgsize-109980,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/india-ipl-cricket.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: KL Rahul scripts history, becomes first Indian to\u2026\" title=\"Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul celebrates his century (AP Photo\/Manish Swarup)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul celebrates his century (AP Photo\/Manish Swarup)\">Delhi Capitals&#8217; KL Rahul celebrates his century (AP Photo\/Manish Swarup)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kl-rahul\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">KL Rahul<\/a> produced a historic knock for Delhi Capitals, becoming the first Indian batter to score 150 in the IPL, as he hammered an unbeaten 152 against Punjab Kings in Delhi. The innings now stands as the third-highest individual score in the history of the tournament, behind only Chris Gayle\u2019s 175* and Brendon McCullum\u2019s 158.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Highest individual scores in the IPL<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>175* &#8211; Chris Gayle (RCB) vs PWI, Bengaluru, 2013<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>158* &#8211; Brendon McCullum (KKR) vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2008<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>152* &#8211; KL Rahul (DC) vs PBKS, Delhi, 2026<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>141 &#8211; Abhishek Sharma (SRH) vs PBKS, Hyderabad, 2025<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>140* &#8211; Quinton de Kock (KKR) vs LSG, Mumbai DYP, 2022<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/> Rahul\u2019s effort was not just about numbers, but about how he built it. Given two early reprieves, he made Punjab Kings pay in full. He was first dropped by Shashank Singh on 12 and then again on 51, and from there, the opener took complete control of the contest. <!-- -->By the end of the innings, those missed chances had turned into one of the most expensive errors in IPL history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/> From the outset, Rahul looked in sublime touch despite Delhi losing Pathum Nissanka early. He soon found the perfect partner in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nitish-rana\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Nitish Rana<\/a>, and together the duo put on a stunning exhibition of batting. The pair added 220 runs for the second wicket, the highest partnership in Delhi Capitals\u2019 history and the second-highest for any wicket in the IPL, only behind AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli\u2019s 229-run stand in 2016.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/> Their partnership also surpassed the previous best for Delhi Capitals, which was the unbeaten 189-run stand between David Warner and Naman Ojha in 2012. Rahul and Rana\u2019s effort came off just 96 balls, underlining the sheer dominance they displayed over a struggling Punjab attack.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/> Rahul led the charge with 14 fours and nine sixes, bringing up the fastest century of his IPL career along the way. His previous quickest hundred had come in 56 balls against Mumbai Indians in 2022, but this time he went a step further to convert it into a record-breaking 150-plus score. In the process, he also set a new benchmark for Delhi Capitals, surpassing Rishabh Pant\u2019s 128 not out at the same venue in 2018 to register the franchise\u2019s highest individual score.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/> At the other end, Rana played the ideal supporting role, finishing with 91 after striking 11 boundaries and four sixes. Together, they powered Delhi Capitals to a massive 264 for 2 in 20 overs, leaving Punjab Kings with a daunting chase. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-kl-rahul-scripts-history-becomes-first-indian-to-hit-150-in-ipl\/articleshow\/130514525.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi Capitals&#8217; KL Rahul celebrates his century (AP Photo\/Manish Swarup) KL Rahul produced a historic knock for Delhi Capitals, becoming the first Indian batter to score 150 in the IPL, as he hammered an unbeaten 152 against Punjab Kings in Delhi. The innings now stands as the third-highest individual score in the history of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8537","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}