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KL Rahul slams his 50th fifty-plus score in IPL: Stats
17 May 2026

Delhi Capitals (DC) batter KL Rahul hammered a fine 56-run knock against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 62 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season on Sunday.

This was his 50th fifty-plus score.

The match at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium saw Rahul add a superb 105-run opening stand alongside Abishek Porel.

However, RR hit back with three wickets, including that of Rahul (133/3).

Rahul plays his part for DC
Knock

Porel and Rahul laid the foundation with a defiant 105-run stand.

They added 72 runs in the powerplay.

Both players continued to build after the PP overs before Porel departed in the 11th over.

The 12th over saw Rahul complete his fifty. Dasun Shanaka then cleaned up Rahul in the 15th over.

The batter made 56 off 42 balls, hitting three sixes (4s: 1).

8th season in which Rahul has scored 500-plus runs
500

With this 56, Rahul has raced to 533 runs from 13 matches this season at 44.41.

In addition to a ton, he owns 4 fifties.

Notably, this is the 8th time Rahul has gone on to surpass 500 runs in an IPL campaign.

Rahul is only behind Virat Kohli (9) in terms of this feat. He steered clear of David Warner (7).

Rahul attains these feats with 500-plus runs in a season
Fact

For the 3rd successive season, Rahul has hit 500-plus runs (also 2024 and 2025). He did so earlier across 5 successive seasons between 2018-2022. Rahul has now hit 500-plus runs in a season on multiple occasions for three different sides (PBKS, LSG and DC).

5th player with 50 50-plus scores in the IPL
IPL

Rahul became the 5th player in IPL history to record 50 or more 50+ scores in the IPL.

This was his 44th fifty in the competition. He also owns six centuries.

Most 50+ scores in the IPL:

76 - Virat Kohli

66 - David Warner

53 - Shikhar Dhawan

51 - Rohit Sharma

50 - KL Rahul*

Rahul averages 51.88 vs RR; hammers his 9th fifty
IPL

Rahul now owns 5,755 runs from 158 IPL matches (149 innings) at 46.04.

His strike rate is 138.7. In addition to 503 fours, he has hit 235 sixes.

For DC, Rahul has scored 1,072 IPL runs at 48.72 (100s: 2, 50s: 9).

As per ESPNcricinfo, Rahul has amassed 882 runs against RR from 18 matches at 51.88.

He slammed his 9th fifty against RR.

A look at his T20 stats
Fact

In 252 T20 matches (239 innings), Rahul has got to 8,658 runs at 42.65. His strike rate is 138.43. This was his 72nd T20 fifty. He also owns 8 tons. Rahul is closing in on 750 T20 fours (746).

Partnership record for Rahul and Porel
Partnership

Rahul and Porel stitched the 4th century-plus stand for DC against RR (any wicket).

100-plus partnerships for DC vs RR in IPL (any wicket)

144 - Mitchell Marsh & David Warner, DY Patil, 2022

112* - Gautam Gambhir & Shikhar Dhawan, Delhi, 2008

110 - KL Rahul & Pathum Nissanka, Jaipur, 2026

105 - KL Rahul & Abishek Porel, Delhi, 2026*