KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Eliminator at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. The loss ended their maiden campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season after they finished third on the points table in the league stage.
A couple of fielding blunders allowed the RCB to get to 207-4 off their 20 overs. Later, the LSG batters could not keep up to the high-octane run-chase in the knockout fixture, despite a rebellious knock from their captain. Rahul cracked 79 runs from just 58 balls, all while clubbing three hits to the fence and five over it.
Apart from Deepak Hooda, the LSG skipper did not receive much support in the middle, and his dismissal eventually crashed title hopes for his side.
Interestingly, the match against RCB marked the 100th IPL inning for Rahul. One of the most consistent batters in the tournament’s history, the elegant right-hander is the only player to aggregate 500+ runs in four successive IPL seasons. Moreover, he is also the only Indian batter to compile over 600 runs in a year on four different occasions in IPL.
The Karnataka stalwart added another feather to his already illustrious batting cap post his 79-run knock against his former side. The cricketer now has the distinction of scoring the most runs after 100 innings in the IPL. As of now, he has stacked up a staggering 3,889 runs at a healthy average of 48.01. Next on the list is T20 behemoth Chris Gayle with 3,626 runs.
Here is a look at five batters with the most IPL runs after 100 innings:
Despite Rahul’s impressive run to the top, he holds the second-worst strike-rate among the five listed batters. His strike rate of 136.22 is second only behind current RCB skipper Faf du Plessis’ 131.18. Unsurprisingly, West Indies legend Gayle holds the highest striking ability with his clobbering rate of 151.21 runs per 100 balls.