IPL 2022: KL Rahul Surpasses Sachin Tendulkar And Virender Sehwag To Achieve Unique Record In IPL History

KL Rahul, the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants, scored his third IPL century on Saturday at the Brabourne Stadium, off just 56 deliveries.

As captain, Rahul has two hundred. While leading an IPL team, Adam Gilchrist, Sanju Samson, Sachin Tendulkar, and Virender Sehwag each had one century.

In an IPL 2022 match versus Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals’ Jos Buttler also scored the first century. Rahul has now scored three consecutive centuries in the IPL, making him the only Indian player to do so. He had previously scored 132* and 100* against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, respectively.

This year, Rahul, who previously led the Punjab Kings, relocated to Lucknow. He was also assigned the responsibility of leading the newcomers, who have won three games out of five.

Rahul, who is 29 years old, has reached a significant milestone by playing in his 100th IPL match. In his 100th appearance in the league, he became the first player to score 100 points.

In the 100th IPL match, the highest individual score was recorded.

MI 2022 against KL Rahul 103*

KKR 2021 against Faf du Plessis 86

RCB 2016 against David Warner 69

RPS 2016 against Murali Vijay 59

KL Rahul is now the only Indian player with three unbeaten centuries:

In an IPL 2022 match versus Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals’ Jos Buttler also scored the first century. Rahul has now scored three consecutive centuries in the IPL, making him the only Indian player to do so. He had previously scored 132* and 100* against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, respectively.

This year, Rahul, who previously led the Punjab Kings, relocated to Lucknow. He was also assigned the responsibility of leading the newcomers, who have won three games out of five.

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