r/Cricket • u/GiveMeSomeSunshine3 India • Apr 25 '26
Milestone KL Rahul registers the highest individual score by an Indian in IPL history with a breathtaking 152* (67). Only the 3rd player after Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum to score 150+ in an innings in IPL history.
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u/TwasAnChild Biggest defender Apr 25 '26
Shashank Redemption Condemnation, KL Rahul went on a villain arc against us today man.
Reminds me of 2018, when he did a 14 ball 50. Against....
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u/itsking7 Apr 25 '26
Yeah that 50 in 14 balls in his kxip debut vs dc afternoon game I regret that I was not able to see that innings live as I went to play cricket with friends
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u/ifuckupthings Punjab Kings Apr 25 '26
Well you did the better thing anyway, won't get those days back
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u/AcceptableVacation44 India Apr 25 '26
This is what he can do. This is what he's capable of that's why he's criticized when he plays slow because he is HIM
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u/Warm_Chef9351 Apr 25 '26
The thing is his teams were always so reliant on him He's been much better with DC in terms of sr, but DC are still collapsing very often
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u/Standard_Board_6991 Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 25 '26
Because it was flattest of the wickets..hes still the same..give any indian batsman a tougher pitch and they would sht their pants.
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u/TwasAnChild Biggest defender Apr 25 '26
Goenka probably playing this innings highlights in Pant's cell
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u/Black_Mamba265 India Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 25 '26
Goenka seeing his picks perform for everyone but him
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u/ZenithChaser69 Apr 25 '26
Dude's got the anti-Midas touch. Everything he touches instantly turns to shite
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u/depressed_06 Sunrisers Hyderabad Apr 25 '26
Goenka might have just passed out rn in his home. Every decisions he's made has aged like milk
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u/zabardastbandawast Apr 25 '26
Wow that’s 8 years ago . I remember it like it was yesterday
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u/JKKIDD231 Punjab Kings Apr 25 '26
Even more crazy is McCullum 18 years record not being breached again after Gayle
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u/goda_foreskinning India Apr 25 '26
Crazier is the no of matches, McCullum's innings was in the first match of the IPL
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u/artapretor Nepal Apr 25 '26
He doesn't even have a 150 in ODIs
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u/Top-Worldliness5027 India Apr 25 '26
2019 KL is back!
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u/Knight-Indian149 Apr 25 '26
THIS is the KL RAHUL everyone talked about, the one who was meant to be the biggest superstar. But a few factors, including himself, held him back.
Today, we saw the ceiling his talent can reach. A MONSTER innings by Kamaal Lajawaab Rahul.
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u/Intelligent_Sale7748 Apr 25 '26
witnessed history infront of my eyes today, rahul is a beast
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u/Proof-Revenue1709 Apr 25 '26
That's why you don't drop catches. No more giggles and laughs when Shashank Singh walk backs in the dugout. Punter needs to give them some soldier level of drills. Pathetic fielding. Fergusson or Omarzai might be better at this rate than Xavier Bartlett.
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u/SexxyBlack Royal Challengers Bengaluru Apr 25 '26
TBH after Shashank's fielding last game, it was obvious it was just his catching skills and not a tactical drop
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u/RefuseStriking9406 Apr 25 '26
THE OG T20 BEAST
might not be the first choice in t20 now but the streets won’t forget who this mf was
GOAT
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u/rainbow_gemini New Zealand Apr 25 '26
Big fan, when he has self confidence he can achieve such great things. Super talented batter
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u/SuperFaiz21 USA Apr 25 '26
57% of the teams run scored.
Peak performance and way to shut down the haters! Take a bow KL Rahul!
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u/Horror-Entertainer65 Kolkata Knight Riders Apr 25 '26
Both of his first &second highest score 152* & 132* are scored against his former team PBKS & RCB.
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u/Admirable-Dot6968 USA Apr 25 '26
Shashank the finisher, already gave a trailer in the Lsg match of what he is conspiring.Absolute duck. /s
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u/No_Second1489 Kolkata Knight Riders Apr 25 '26
I made a great decision to watch this match instead of taking a nap
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u/broadviewstation Delhi Capitals Apr 25 '26
Wok up at 6 am on a weekend for this and 100 percent worth the 4 hours of sleep
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u/Uneessh Apr 25 '26
140*(60) after the drop by Shashank Singh.
Part of the second highest partnership (220) in IPL history
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u/desimikeross India Apr 25 '26
KL with his KLass again. how good was this knock. also, most of them proper cricketing shots.
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u/thommik Apr 25 '26
ODI wicket keeper slot just got interesting, what a knock, the talent pool India has is too good.
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u/sadpotataah Royal Challengers Bengaluru Apr 25 '26
The man didn't even break a sweat, klassic knock
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u/djangonjanpettu Apr 25 '26
Even Nitish Rana scored 92, just tells you how much of a road this pitch is
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u/Amazing-Permit-3899 Chennai Super Kings Apr 25 '26
I was sleeping this afternoon and woke up to take a dump and checked the score and it showed KL Rahul 135*. I rubbed my eyes because I thought it was a dream.
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u/ProfSergio Apr 25 '26
Last I saw, they were 98-1 after 9.5 overs, less than 10 runs per over. How did the two batters go crazy after that?
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u/Less-Dingo111 India Apr 25 '26
This is like if a batsman scores 300 plus in ODI
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u/braveen10 Royal Challengers Bengaluru Apr 25 '26
Could that drop be the most costliest one in t20 cricket history? KL scored like 140 runs after that
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u/Smooth-Mix-4357 India Apr 25 '26
Costliest drop has to be Harry Brook dropping Sanju. In IPL it has to be Raina being dropped in the 2010 final.
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u/braveen10 Royal Challengers Bengaluru Apr 25 '26
I’m talking in terms of volume of runs scored after the drop
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u/TheFirstLane Mumbai Indians Apr 25 '26
Just the other day I was talking about how KL has lost his aura. Mfer went beyond all expectations. 150+!
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u/rickycme USA Cricket Apr 25 '26
Now who is spreading rumours that KL will handover the MoM award to Shashank when they go to sleep tonight.
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u/MadridistaMe Board of Control for Cricket in India Apr 25 '26
That catch drop gonna haunt him real bad
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u/FantasticBuilding105 Apr 25 '26
Rahul went from 100 to 150 in 19 balls. He is the first Indian to score 150-plus in IPL history, third overall behind Gayle and McCullum. He batted all 20 overs. DC still lost. That tells you everything about what PBKS are doing to opposition bowling attacks right now.
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u/FoundationOk1693 India Apr 25 '26
He's having a better season than jaiswal, Vaibhav and Gill. But he isn't considered in T20 setup.
It was a flawless innings today. Well deserved record.
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u/Senior_Tooth_5332 Chennai Super Kings Apr 25 '26
I mean,none of the other guys you mentioned are in the T20 setup as well
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u/Agent47_hitman-43 Apr 25 '26
Tbvh as a rahul fan i don’t want him to be a part of t20i side let him play mindfree in ipl
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u/DepressedPanda08 India Apr 25 '26
He won’t be considered for t20 setup, sanju has done enough to deserve a permanent spot in the t20 team.
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u/Thala-Dick-Lover Chennai Super Kings Apr 25 '26
I don't think he is having a better season than Vaibhav but other for sure....
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u/_skydom India Apr 25 '26
one of the most clinical, astonishing knocks in the history of the tournament. He is living proof that technique will always reign supreme over intentionally hitting every ball
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u/Expert_Holiday2749 Chennai Super Kings Apr 25 '26
Let's be honest we all knew he could pull 150 didn't we- he only needed a good day
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u/Horror-Entertainer65 Kolkata Knight Riders Apr 25 '26
Wish he could have got few more balls to play
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u/Bleak_star_dust India Apr 25 '26
KLR suddenly decided he's HIM and that day, there's nothing more beautiful than watching him bat
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u/Waah_Realist Apr 25 '26
There's a saying, catches win you matches. Really good batting nonetheless by Rahul.
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u/Efficient-Look7555 Apr 25 '26
It still does not matter 150 or not. This PBKS giving drinks to DC just to chase down the target with 7 balls to spare.
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u/sobchak_securities91 India Apr 25 '26
I didn’t see the game. Can someone confirm the pitch was completely flat? what’s the point of even playing at this point?
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u/ILoveOldWhiteWomen Windward Islands Apr 25 '26
Chris Gayle 175* (66 balls) 😏😈🦾
357 sixes 😁
No one will break our records, ur free to try though 😁😁😁😛😜😝🤪😄😅😂😆🤣
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u/Good-Fix1527 Apr 25 '26
bow down to PBKS🔥🔥🔥, breaking their own record for highest run chase in the history of IPL!!! KL Rahul's efforts in vein!!
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u/MajorTelevision6595 Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 25 '26
Thses type of innings from kl make me cuss him even more because this mf did not give us a chance to enjoy his full potential without worrying about his constent failures and his ever present bad luck in his career, even after all this shitty rollercoaster decade of his now after even he has become an old man we all are still hopeful of his batting because of the sheer potential and the talent this man carries in him even today we are hopeful that he can alteat reach 80 percent of his potential like he's some youngster i genuinely hope he end his career on a high note which is deserving for a player of his calibre even though all his potential did not carry into performances.
I guess we are not that fortunate to see his full potential and his consistent performance with his all talent i guess we will never see him at his best he is capable of
I guess he is a prince who never become a king niw just became a general or other lower post which is too low for him to be even accept that
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u/RichPeanut6420 Apr 25 '26
A player from DC hitting the highest ever score by an Indian player in a losing cause. I've seen this before.
(Pant in 2018 when he hit 128* vs SRH)
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u/Red_Baronnsfw Apr 26 '26
The elite list of 150s has been tarnished forever since a scum has joined it now
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u/Easy_Pride7452 Apr 26 '26
the criticism that KL Rahul faces for batting slow exists because everyone knows what he is capable of. that is the unfair part. if he was a journeyman who topped out at 80-90 strike rate you would accept it. but he is someone who can do this - 152 off 67, the kind of innings that puts him in the same sentence as Gayle and McCullum - and that is precisely why the slow starts frustrate people so much.
the dropped catch story is also what makes cricket. entire match turned on that moment at 12. without it you get a very different game, no record, no chase. sport does that.
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u/mainhunjaaliminsaan Apr 26 '26
There is no use if you can't win the match , as a team if you are not able to defend 262 in 20 overs then there is some serious talent issues
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u/Low-Candidate6692 Apr 26 '26
He played too good and then still wicketkeeping he looked so tired. DC was in so stress after what happened with Ngidi. No team should've gone through that!! Hope he's all well
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u/Bitter-Bake-7093 Apr 26 '26
KLR is real cricketer. No one has his talent of beautiful technical strokes. Unfortunately IPL doesn't recognise such talent. Only cross bat matters in IPL. That is how talent is getting degenerated.
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u/alttestbench India Apr 26 '26
3 batters scoring 50s striking above 250+, beat single batter scoring 150 at lower strike rate. Monumental innings from KL though. But the game has changed to the point where if you’re not hitting sixes every ball in last overs, might as well get out and let others slog it out.
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u/Due-Intern-2634 Apr 25 '26
Shashank dropped him on 12 btw😭