Stats and records of KL Rahul in IPL 2024
Lucknow Super Giants missed out on a playoff berth in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL). LSG finished the season with seven wins and seven defeats from 14 matches. They did well in parts but missed the bus. Nevertheless, their skipper KL Rahul enjoyed a fruitful season with the bat. Let's decode his stats and record in the season.
Rahul only behind Warner and Kohli
Rahul finished IPL 2024 with 520 runs at 37.14. His strike rate was 136.13 as the tally included four fifties. Rahul now owns 500-plus IPL runs in a season on six occasions (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024). Virat Kohli and David Warner own the record for scoring 500-plus runs in a campaign on most occasions (7).
Highest run-getter versus MI
Rahul also became the highest run-scorer versus Mumbai Indians in IPL history. The LSG captain accomplished the mark during his 55-run stay in Match 67 I at the Wankhede. Rahul boasts 950 runs from 18 matches against MI at a sensational average of 79.16. His strike rate reads 135.52 as three of Rahul's four IPL centuries have come against MI.
Fifth Indian to 7,500 T20 runs
The tournament also saw Rahul become just the fifth Indian to complete 7,500 T20 runs. He joined the likes of Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and Suresh Raina. Rahul took 224 games and 211 innings to complete 7,500 runs in the format. The wicketkeeper-batter has now raced to 7,586 runs. He averages 41.91 as his strike rate reads 135.85.
1,000 runs for LSG
Earlier in the season, Rahul became the first batter to complete 1,000 runs for LSG. He has now raced past 1,410 runs across 38 games for the franchise, averaging 41.47 (100s: 2, 50s: 10). The opener made 616 runs at 51.33 in his maiden season with the Super Giants in IPL 2022. He could only manage 273 runs at 34.25 last year.
4,500 IPL runs for Rahul
During the game against Rajasthan Royals, Rahul became the 12th batter to complete 4,500 runs in IPL history. Rahul, who averages 45.46 in the tournament, now owns 4,683 runs. His strike rate reads 134.60. He now owns 41 fifty-plus scores, including four tons. Notably, he owns the highest average among batters with 1,100 IPL runs.
5th opening batter with this milestone
As per ESPNcricinfo, Rahul became the fifth batter in IPL history to surpass 4,000 runs as an opening batter. Rahul owns 4,183 runs from 99 matches at 48.63. He has struck 35 fifties and four centuries as an opener. Shikhar Dhawan (6,362), David Warner (5,910) and Chris Gayle (4,480), and Virat Kohli (4,319) are the ones ahead of Rahul in this regard.
