In the 45th league match of the IPL 2021, Punjab Kings captain and opener batsman KL Rahul scored a fantastic half-century against Kolkata. KL Rahul hit two sixes during this innings, making him the first batsman from Punjab to reach 100 sixes in the IPL. Aside from that, his innings helped the squad to a 5-wicket victory over KKR. The Player of the match was also awarded to KL Rahul.
KL Rahul hit 67 runs in 55 balls in this match versus KKR. He hit two sixes and four fours in his inning. With these sixes, he became the first hitter in this competition to score 100 sixes for Punjab. Chris Gayle, who has a total of 92 sixes for Punjab, is in second place in terms of most sixes struck in the IPL. At the same time, David Miller, who is batting third, had 87 sixes for the club.
In this edition of the IPL, KL Rahul has become the first player to score more than 50 runs. He surpassed Glam Maxwell and Faf du Plessis for the fifth time this season by accomplishing this feat. This incredible feat has been accomplished by both of them four or five times this season. KL Rahul has surpassed KKR as the highest run-scorer this season after his performance against them. KL has 489 runs in 11 games, while Dhawan is in second place with 454 runs in 11 games. With 452 runs in 11 matches, Sanju Samson is ranked third. India Print claims to be correct.
