IPL2022: KL Rahul’s Klassy hundred against Mumbai Indians

LSG skipper KL Rahul has scored his fifth T20 hundred to power his team to 199/4 in 20 overs

During the 26th match of the ongoing 15th season of the Indian Premier League(IPL)between Mumbai Indians(MI)and Lucknow Super Giants(LSG) at the Brabourne Stadium, Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul has scored his fifth T20 hundred to power his team to 199/4 in 20 overs after being put in to bat by Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma.

In a 52-run opening partnership alongside Quinton de Kock (24), Rahul followed it with leading from the front in a crucial 72-run partnership for the second wicket alongside Manish Pandey (38).

Playing his 100th IPL match, Rahul has become the first-ever cricketer to hit a century in a milestone match. In what is the second century of this season by any batter, it is Rahul’s maiden ton for Lucknow, second against Mumbai and third in the IPL.

Having scored 103* (60) which includes  nine fours and five sixes this afternoon, this is Rahul’s second-highest individual score in the IPL. It is worth a mention that his first two IPL centuries had come while playing for his previous franchise in Punjab Kings.

In six innings this season, Rahul has scored 235 runs at an average and strike rate of 47 and 144.17 respectively. Having registered one century and half-century each, Rahul has become the second-highest run-scorer in ongoing IPL 2022.

Lucknow super giants is at no 5 on the points table with 6 points, 3 wins and 2 loss in 5 matches.

Incidentally, Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals had also scored the first century of IPL 2022 against Mumbai Indians. Rahul is now the only Indian player with three unbeaten centuries in the IPL. His previous three-figure scores were 132* against Royal Challengers Bangalore and 100* against Mumbai Indians.

Highest individual score in 100th IPL match

103* KL Rahul vs MI 2022

86 Faf du Plessis vs KKR 2021

69 David Warner vs RCB 2016

59 Murali Vijay vs RPS 2016