IPL 2022: KL Rahul Surpasses Virat Kohli To Become Fastest Indian To Score 6000 T20 Runs
Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul on Tuesday surpassed batsman Virat Kohli to become the fastest Indian to score 6000 T20 runs in terms of innings.
Rahul achieved this feat during a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. Also Read: Hopefully A Hundred Is Around The Corner: Du Plessis On 96(64) vs LSG
He reached the milestone in 179 innings at a strike rate of 138.18, breaking Kohli’s record of 184 innings. Also Read: The Bounce Was Unreal With The New Ball: Hazlewood On 4/25 vs LSG
The LSG captain is now behind West Indies batsman Chris Gayle (162 innings) and Pakistan captain Babar Azam (165) in the all-time list. Rahul is also one of the two batsmen of IPL 2022 who have managed to score a century apart from Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals.
Talking about the match, Faf du Plessis scored 96 runs and Josh Hazlewood took four wickets as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs at the Dr DY Patil Stadium here.
Lucknow will be going up against Mumbai Indians for their next IPL 2022 clash on Sunday, at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
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