KL Rahul He scored his sixth century by scoring a brilliant century against Punjab Kings. IPL. The Delhi Capitals opener reached the milestone in just 47 balls, hitting 12 fours and five sixes in a brilliant performance. However, the innings could have ended much earlier. Rahul was given two lifelines, first dropped by Shashank Singh on 12 and then on 51 when Vijay Kumar Veshak missed a return catch off his own bowling. Punjab paid dearly for those missed opportunities as Rahul missed them in emphatic fashion. At the time of writing, Rahul remained not out and put together a formidable partnership of over 180. Nitish RanaWho was also going strong on 72 not out. The duo took complete control of the contest, putting Delhi Capitals in a commanding position. His stand has already rewritten in the record books. The unbeaten partnership of 185 runs is now the highest for any wicket between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings in IPL history, surpassing the 146-run partnership between Virender Sehwag and David Warner in 2011.Most Centuries in IPL8 – Virat Kohli7 – Jos Buttler6 – Chris Gayle6 – KL Rahul5 – Sanju Samson Rahul’s century also saw him climb the all-time charts. He now has six IPL centuries, level with Chris Gayle and moving closer to Virat Kohli and Jos Buttler at the top of the list. While accomplishing this feat, Rahul also achieved a unique record. He has now scored multiple IPL centuries for three different franchises, earlier for Punjab Kings and Lucknow Supergiants and now for Delhi Capitals. No other player in the history of the tournament has been able to do so.
