KL Rahul hits 152 not out
- Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul made 152 not out off 67 balls against Punjab Kings on April 25, but Punjab still chased 265 to win. - Rahul hit 16 fours and nine sixes in Delhi’s 264 for 2, while Punjab reached 265 for 4 in 18.5 overs. - Punjab’s chase became the highest successful T20 chase on record, overtaking what looked like a match-winning total. (espncricinfo.com)
KL Rahul hit 152 not out for Delhi Capitals on April 25, and Punjab Kings still chased 265 to win by six wickets in 18.5 overs. (espncricinfo.com) Rahul’s 67-ball innings at Arun Jaitley Stadium included 16 fours and nine sixes, and it took Delhi to 264 for 2 after the team chose to bat first. (espncricinfo.com) He added 220 runs for the second wicket with Nitish Rana, who made 91 off 44 balls before falling in the 19th over. (espncricinfo.com) The innings put Rahul into the IPL record book as the first Indian batter to score 150 in the tournament. It was also the third-highest individual score in IPL history. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) (etnownews.com) Punjab’s reply turned the match into a different record. Prabhsimran Singh made 76 off 26 balls, Priyansh Arya made 43 off 17, and captain Shreyas Iyer finished unbeaten on 71 off 36. (espncricinfo.com) (indiatoday.in) Punjab reached 116 in the first six overs, the second-highest powerplay total in IPL history, and flipped the chase before Delhi’s spinners could slow it down. (espncricinfo.com) By the end, Punjab had completed the highest successful chase in IPL history and, according to multiple match reports, the highest successful chase in all T20 cricket. (iplt20.com) (espncricinfo.com) That left Rahul with both the player-of-the-match award and the losing scorecard, a combination that captured how extreme this game was. (espncricinfo.com)
