KL Rahul becomes the first player in IPL history to score a century against the Mumbai Indians. Lucknow Super Giants defeated Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium thanks to KL Rahul’s unbeaten 103-run knock.
If there were any doubts that KL Rahul enjoys playing against the Mumbai Indians, they were dispelled on Sunday when he hit his second century against the Rohit Sharma-led side in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season. He matched his 103 against them in their first match at the Brabourne Stadium, but Lucknow Super Giants won by 36 runs at the Wankhede Stadium. It was Rahul’s third century against the Mumbai Indians in total, having also scored one for the Punjab Kings in 2019.
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KL Rahul became the first player to score three centuries against the same opponent.
He also became the second player in history, after Virat Kohli, to score two centuries against the same team in the same season.
With four IPL centuries, he also has the second most tons in the tournament by an Indian, trailing only Kohli’s five. Chris Gayle tops the list with six centuries.
He also tied Rohit Sharma for the most T20 centuries scored by an Indian. Both players have a total of six.
Rahul has an incredible record against the Mumbai Indians, who are without a doubt his favorite opponent.
He has scored 867 runs in 16 innings against the five-time IPL champions, with an average of 86.70 and a strike rate of 135.89.
In addition to his three centuries against them, he has five half-centuries.
On Sunday, Rahul smashed 12 boundaries and four sixes in a one-man batting display against Mumbai Indians after Rohit Sharma put LSG in to bat.
Manish Pandey’s run-a-ball 22 was the night’s best contribution by an LSG batter.