Birthday special: KL Rahul – 5 best IPL knocks
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul has consistently performed in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Playing for RCB, the right-handed batter made his IPL debut against KKR in IPL 2013 and since then he has represented several franchises in the toughest league of the world. On that note, let us look at the top five knocks of Rahul in IPL.
5. 94(60) KXIP vs MI (IPL 2018)
KL Rahul played an excellent knock of 94 runs against the five-time champions Mumbai Indians in IPL 2018. Batting first, MI scored 186/8 in their 20 overs with some crucial knocks from Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya. Chasing 187, KXIP (now PBKS) started pretty well in the powerplay and skipper Rahul scored a crucial 94. However, none of the other batters helped the cause. As a result, KXIP lost the match by just three runs.
4. 95*(70) KXIP vs RR (IPL 2018)
Chasing 159 against the Rajasthan Royals, Rahul (95* off 70 balls) was in sublime touch. The right-handed batter stroked 11 fours and two sixes. However, none of the Punjab batters including Chris Gayle (1 off 1 ball), Karun Nair (3 off 5 balls), and Manoj Tiwary (7 off 8 balls) managed to provide support to Rahul. As a result, the Royals went on to win the contest by 15 runs.
3. 100*(64) KXIP vs MI in 2019
KL Rahul scored an unbeaten century against the Men in Blue in IPL 2019. Punjab after winning the toss opted to bat first against MI. The batting side, on the back of Rahul’s hundred, put the score of 197/4, but their bowling couldn’t match the batting performance. As a result, MI managed to clinch the match by three wickets.
2. 103 (60) LSG vs MI
LSG skipper KL Rahul completed his third century in IPL recently. Batting first, Rahul scored an excellent knock of 103 runs against the five-time champions. He stroked nine fours and five sixes in that match and powered his team to score 199 runs in their allotted 20 overs. MI in their chase fell short by 18 runs and handed victory to the new entrants.
1. 132*(69) PBKS vs RCB (IPL 2020)
Rahul has the top score of 132* in IPL. To note, it was his maiden century as well. The knock came against RCB, as they were invited to have a bat first. The right-handed batter scored 132* in 69 balls at an excellent strike rate of 191.30, as Punjab posted 206/3 on the scoreboard. Later on, PBKS won that match comfortably by a margin of 97 runs.
