KL Rahul Shatters Virat Kohli's Six-Year-Old IPL Record

Although Delhi lost the match, their star batsman KL Rahul created history in T20 cricket.

KL Rahul Breaks Virat Kohli Record: A thrilling match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans was played on Sunday, 18 May, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. GT won the match by 10 wickets with 6 balls to spare. Although Delhi lost the match, their star batsman KL Rahul created history in T20 cricket. In this match, KL Rahul played a blistering innings of 112 runs off just 65 balls, smashing 14 fours and 4 sixes. He reached his 8000 T20 runs while scoring 33 runs, breaking Virat Kohli's record for the fastest to reach this milestone. He is now the third player in the world to reach 8000 runs, after Chris Gayle and Babar Azam.

Virat Kohli Reached the Milestone in 243 Innings

Virat Kohli reached 8000 runs in T20 cricket in 243 innings. He achieved this feat in a match against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019. For the past 6 years, no one had broken Kohli's record. Now, KL Rahul has shattered this record by smashing Gujarat Titans' bowlers.

KL Rahul Reached 8000 Runs in 19 Fewer Innings Than Virat

Before the match against Gujarat Titans, KL Rahul had 7967 runs in T20 cricket. He completed his 8000 runs in T20 cricket after scoring 33 runs. These runs came in his 224th innings. Rahul now has 8079 runs in T20 cricket. He reached the 8000-run mark in 19 fewer innings than Kohli.

Fastest to 8000 Runs in T20 (by Innings)

213 – Chris Gayle
218 – Babar Azam
224 – KL Rahul*
243 – Virat Kohli
244 – Mohammad Rizwan