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KL Rahul did the feat which no batsman in the world could do in the history of IPL, became number-1 in this matter.

Samira Vishwas | May 9, 2026 8:24 PM CST

IPL 2026: The Indian Premier League, which is the world’s most popular T20 cricket tournament, sees batsmen and bowlers creating records every season. The same is being seen in the IPL 2026 season also. Delhi Capitals’ star batsman KL Rahul has done a feat which no batsman could do till now in the 19-year history of IPL. In fact, Rahul has become the first batsman to score more than 1000 runs for 3 different franchise teams in IPL.

KL Rahul became the first batsman to score more than 1000 runs for 3 teams in IPL.

Runs for Punjab Kings – KL Rahul’s performance for Punjab Kings was most memorable. Rahul became a part of Punjab Kings in the year 2018 for a huge price of Rs 11 crore, where he spent 4 seasons with Punjab Kings as captain and opener. He was appointed captain in IPL 2020. In the same year, he also won the Orange Cap by scoring the most runs. KL Rahul scored a total of 2550 runs for Punjab Kings in 56 innings of 55 matches at an excellent average of 55.43 and strike rate of 139.73. During this period, he has scored 2 centuries and 23 half-centuries. Rahul’s best score has been 132 runs unbeaten.

Runs for Lucknow Super Giants – LSGThe team became a part of IPL for the first time in the year 2022. In his debut season itself, Lucknow Super Giants bought KL Rahul and made him the captain. He captained Lucknow Super Giants for 3 consecutive seasons and the team reached the playoffs in the first 2 seasons 2022-2024. KL Rahul scored 1410 runs for LSG in 38 matches at an average of 41.47 and strike rate of 130.68. During this period he had scored 2 centuries and 10 half-centuries.

KL Rahul has scored 1007 runs for Delhi Capitals

runs for Delhi Capitals – KL Rahul after this became a part of Delhi Capitals. In the mega auction of IPL 2025, Delhi Capitals bought KL Rahul for Rs 14 crore. After this, Delhi Capitals retained him for IPL 2026 and Rahul is writing a new chapter for DC. KL Rahul has now played 24 matches for Delhi Capitals. During this period he has scored 107 runs. In the same season, for Delhi, he also played a historic inning of unbeaten 152 runs against Punjab Kings, which is the highest individual score made by any Indian in the IPL.