Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul etched his name into the history books during the match against Delhi Capitals on April 22, 2025, as he became the fastest player to reach 5,000 runs in IPL history — achieving the milestone in just 130 innings.
Rahul brought up the milestone in style with a composed knock of 51*(41), which also marked a well-deserved half-century against his former franchise. The landmark moment came in the 18th over of the chase when Prince Yadav bowled a length delivery and Rahul nudged it down to long-on for a single — his 5000th IPL run.
Earlier in the over, Rahul had completed his fifty with another single, a flick towards the leg side, and raised his bat to acknowledge the applause from the crowd and teammates.
With this achievement, KL Rahul becomes the ninth overall and sixth Indian to breach the 5,000-run mark in IPL. He overtakes the previous record held by David Warner (135 innings) and Virat Kohli (157 innings), making it a truly remarkable milestone in his already illustrious IPL career.
As for the match, Rahul’s innings helped stabilize the chase and put Delhi Capitals on the back foot, underlining his reliability and class in pressure situations.
