KL Rahul and Delhi Capitals were at their domineering best as they looked outmatched by Punjab Kings in their IPL 2026 clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday, April 25. Opting to bat first, the Capitals piled up a massive 264 for two and lit up the venue with a record-breaking show.
Delhi lost Pathum Nissanko early, Arshdeep Singh dismissed him, but it was one-way traffic from then on. Rahul took the lead, unraveling the PBKS attack while finding strong support in Nitish Rana, who played with freedom and ensured DC never lost momentum.
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Rahul brought up his fifty off 26 balls before switching gears and racing to a 47-ball hundred. Rana complemented him brilliantly, reaching his fifty off 29 balls and keeping the pressure firmly on the bowler.
Rana fell short of a well-deserved hundred, being dismissed for a smooth 91 off 44 balls. But Rahul continued relentlessly to finish unbeaten on 152 off 67 deliveries, studded with 16 fours and nine sixes as DC capped off a dominant batting performance.
Fans were in awe of Rahul, Rana and the Capitals after their masterful batting in New Delhi.
Here are the records broken by KL Rahul and Delhi Capitals on Saturday
47 – KL Rahul hits the fastest one-run hundred in IPL history. He surpassed Quinton de Kock’s record of 48 balls against RCB in 2016 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
47 – KL Rahul hits his fastest hundred in IPL history. In 2022, he came through against Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium.
152* – KL Rahul scored the highest individual score by an Indian in IPL history when he surpassed Abhishek Sharma’s 141 against Punjab Kings in Hyderabad last year.
152* – KL Rahul scored the third highest individual score in IPL history. Only Chris Gayle (175* against Pune Warriors in 2013) and Brendon McCullum (158* against RCB in 2008) have scored more.
152* – KL Rahul scored the highest score by an Indian in T20 cricket. In 2024, he passed Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 151 for Hyderabad against Meghalaya in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
152* – KL Rahul scored the highest individual score for DC in IPL history when he smashed Rishabh Pant’s 128* against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Delhi in 2018.
264/2 – DC registered their highest total in IPL history when they surpassed their previous best score of 257 for four against Mumbai Indians in 2024 in New Delhi itself.
220 – KL Rahul and Nitish Rana put together the second highest partnership in IPL history. Only AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli’s 229 runs against Gujarat Lions in Bengaluru in 2016 remain ahead of them.
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Published on:
25 Apr 2026 18:09 IST
