Watch: KL Rahul's shocking keeping blunder leaves Mitchell Starc frustrated in IPL 2025

India keeper-batter KL Rahul is making his debut for the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the ongoing game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The match between the two teams is taking place at the Dr YSR ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

KL Rahul, who missed the first game for Delhi Capitals due to the birth of his child, replaced Sameer Rizvi in the XI for the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The right-hander also took the keeping gloves for the team, replacing Abishek Porel behind the stumps in the ongoing match.

Rahul has been decent behind the stumps as apart from taking good takes, he has been passing on inputs to his bowlers as well. The keeper-batter has looked proactive behind the stumps but also came up with a blunder, which cost Delhi Capitals four runs.

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It happened on the second ball of the 3rd over, when Mitchell Starc bowled a 145.6kph, back of a length down leg, and Nitish Kumar Reddy shouldered arms to leave. It was expected that it would be an easy take for KL Rahul behind the stumps but that wasn't the case.

Rahul moved to his left to pouch it but the ball curled late and eluded him to his right. He couldn't take the ball properly as the ball raced away for the four, allowing Sunrisers Hyderabad to get 5 easy runs when they were under pressure. Starc was not happy seeing the keeper make the blunder.

Watch: Kl Rahul makes a keeping blunder against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025 clash

Here's the video:

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙘 𝙒𝙖𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙! 😳

Those were too many free runs, and the ball swung excessively when it wasn't required! 🫣

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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) March 30, 2025

DC Fans Missing Porel 🥺💔 pic.twitter.com/vEOp5N9ii5

— Rishabhians (@Rishabhians17) March 30, 2025

KL Rahul will be vital for Delhi Capitals in the ongoing IPL 2025

Rahul will be vital for Delhi Capitals in the ongoing IPL 2025. The India National Cricket Team batter has been in decent form of late as he has scored runs consistently for the India National Cricket Team in the Tests as well as the ODIs, helping them win.

Rahul played a massive role for India National Cricket Team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The right-hander batted magnificently in the middle order and finished games perfectly for the team. He helped the team win the tournament without losing a single game.

KL Rahul is expected to bat in the middle order for Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2025

Rahul had a special training ahead of the IPL 2025. The India National Cricket Team player worked with assistant coach Abhishek Nayar in Mumbai. He would be keen to make an impact for his new franchise and help them lift their maiden title in the league.

KL Rahul is expected to bat in the middle order for Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2025. The league also will be a great opportunity for him to stage a comeback in the Indian T20 team, especially after her recently expressed his desire to play in the format again.

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