KL Rahul scores against Chennai (Photo-PTI)
KL Rahul: KL Rahul is batting amazingly in IPL 2026 but his bat did not work against Chennai Super Kings. Rahul batted very slowly and scored only 12 runs in 13 balls. The strike rate of this right-handed batsman was 92.31. Delhi was hoping that Rahul would bat fast and give a good and fast start in the powerplay but that did not happen. Let us tell you that Rahul hit 2 fours in this match but a bad shot ended his innings.
Akil Hussain dismissed Rahul
Akil Hussain took the valuable wicket of KL Rahul. This left arm spinner bowled a flight ball to Rahul to hit a long six and he proved to be a complete failure. Rahul tried to hit a long six but it did not hit the middle of his bat. The ball took the edge of the bat and Rituraj Gaikwad took an easy catch. Let us tell you that before getting out, Rahul also had an argument with the umpire. Actually, in the second over, Rahul ran a fast run and he accidentally came in the middle of the wicket. After this the umpire stopped him for running in the middle of the pitch. After which Rahul said that the bowler had come in front of him due to which he had to change the line.
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number 1 in orange cap
Even though KL Rahul failed against Chennai Super Kings, this player made it to the top in the race for Orange Cap. KL Rahul has scored 445 runs in 10 matches at an average of 49.44. This player defeated Abhishek Sharma who has scored 440 runs. At number three is Heinrich Klaasen, who has scored 425 runs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also scored 404 runs in 10 matches. Sai Sudarshan has scored 385 runs in 10 matches.
