IPL 2025: KL Rahul Makes History with Century for Delhi Capitals

KL Rahul is back, and how! The right-hander lit up the Arun Jaitley Stadium by scoring his first IPL 2025 century against Gujarat Titans' strong bowling attack. KL had been playing in the middle order for a while, and now he was promoted to open the innings, and he did not waste the opportunity.

 

Rahul scored a remarkable 100 off 60 balls. This is his 5th IPL century. His batting assisted Delhi Capitals in aggregating a good score in a crucial game at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. KL Rahul became the part of the list of most IPL centurions with this hundred.

 

Players with Most IPL Hundreds

 

Players	Matches	Centuries
Virat Kohli	263	8
Jos Buttler	119	7
Chris Gayle	142	6
KL Rahul	143	5
Shubman Gill	115	4

 

With this century, KL Rahul not only joined the elite list of Indian players with most centuries in T20 format but also became the only player to score a century for three different IPL franchises (Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals). There are several players who has scored IPL hundred for two franchises, but KL Rahul is the only batter to achieve this feat while playing for three different teams.

 

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Indian Players With Most T20 Hundreds

 

Players	Centuries
Virat Kohli	9
Rohit Sharma	8
Abhishek Sharma	7
KL Rahul	7
Shubman Gill	6

 

KL Rahul Helps DC Post 199/3

 

KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis opened the innings for Delhi Capitals, but du Plessis could not deliver his best, losing his wicket early+. Rahul then established crucial stands with Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, and . The right-handed experienced batter remained unbeaten until the very end, scoring 112 runs off 65 balls, and his innings comprised of 14 fours and four sixes. Rahul's innings provided Delhi Capitals with a solid total of 199/3.