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IPL 2025: All Records Broken By KL Rahul During His Unbeaten 112 vs Gujarat Titans

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Fans on Twitter reacted after Delhi Capitals batter KL Rahul slammed a sensational century in the ongoing game against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The game between the two teams is taking place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Delhi Capitals batter KL Rahul has yet again oozed his class in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 as he hit his fifth ton in the league. The right-hander was given the new responsibility in this game, and he made sure that he aced that challenge as well.

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KL Rahul Shines as Opener for Delhi Capitals

KL Rahul, usually batting in the middle order, opened the innings in IPL 2025 and delivered a brilliant performance. After a slow start, he found his rhythm and played a classy knock, hitting powerful shots all around the ground. He reached his fifty in 35 balls and continued to accelerate, scoring a century in just 60 balls. Rahul stayed unbeaten, guiding Delhi Capitals to a big total and keeping the pressure off his teammates.

KL Rahul scored an unbeaten 112 off 65 balls, hitting 14 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of over 172. It was his first century for Delhi Capitals and made him the first player to score IPL hundreds for three different teams.

His knock helped Delhi post a strong total of 199, with support from Abishek Porel (30), Axar Patel (25), and Tristan Stubbs (21\*).

Delhi Capitals (DC) batter KL Rahul has reached a major milestone in T20 cricket. He surpassed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Virat Kohli to become the fastest Indian to score 8000 runs in the shortest format of the game.

KL Rahul crossed 8000 runs in T20 cricket during his innings, reaching the milestone in his 224th innings and 237th match. He broke Virat Kohli’s record, who took 243 innings to get there.

Rahul is now the third-fastest to 8000 T20 runs, behind Chris Gayle (213 innings) and Babar Azam (218). Mohammad Rizwan is also among the quickest.

Fastest to 8000 runs in T20s (by innings)

• 213 – Chris Gayle (West Indies)

• 218 – Babar Azam (Pakistan)

• 224 – KL Rahul (India)

• 243 – Virat Kohli (India)

• 244 – Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)

KL Rahul became the 6th Indian batter to score over 8000 runs in T20 cricket. The list is led by Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, followed by Shikhar Dhawan and Suryakumar Yadav.

Most Runs by Indians in T20s

• 13391 – Virat Kohli

• 12130 – Rohit Sharma

• 9797 – Shikhar Dhawan

• 8654 – Suresh Raina

• 8413 – Suryakumar Yadav

• 8003* – KL Rahul

Fans hail KL Rahul’s batting brilliance

Meanwhile, fans on social media were left in awe of KL Rahul’s batting brilliance and came up with amazing reactions to his knock. Check out the best reactions here:

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