Kuala Lumpur Rahul He performed a masterclass with the bat and scored a brilliant century against Kings XI Punjab to register his six hundredth match in the league intense pulsed light. The Delhi Capitals opener reached the milestone in just 47 balls with 12 fours and 5 sixes in a superb performance. However, the game could have ended earlier. Rahul received two lifelines, first in the 12th ball when he was dropped by Shashank Singh, and then in the 51st ball when Vijaykumar Vyshak missed a catch off his own bowling. Punjab paid dearly for those missed chances and Rahul made them count in an emphatic manner. At the time of writing, Rahul is unbeaten and has struck a dominant partnership with over 180 players. Nitish Ranahe also had a strong showing in 72 games without any outs. The duo took complete control of the match, allowing Delhi Capitals to dominate. Their stance has rewritten the record books. The current unbeaten run between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab stands at 185 runs, the highest in IPL history, surpassing the 146-run stand between Virender Sehwag and David Warner in 2011. This also surpasses the two 106-point partnership recorded in 2015.Most IPL hundreds8 – Virat Kohli7 – If Butler6 – Chris Gayle6 – Rahul, Kuala Lumpur5 – Tri-State Samson Rahul’s century also saw him climb up the all-time list. He has now scored six IPL centuries, level with Chris Gayle and close to Virat Kohli and Jos Buttler at the top of the list. While achieving this feat, Rahul also created a unique record. He has now scored multiple IPL centuries for three different teams, having previously done so for Kings XI Punjab and Lucknow Supergiants and now for Delhi Capitals. No other player in the history of the tournament has been able to do that.
