Delhi Capitals batter KL Rahul scripted history and broke multiple records during his fantastic century against Gujarat Titans in an IPL 2025 match at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

The 33-year-old Rahul played an impressive knock (112 not out in 65 balls) on Sunday and surpassed Virat Kohli to become the fastest Indian batter to score 8000 runs in T20 cricket. Kohli had reached 8000 T20 runs in 243 innings, 19 innings more than Rahul.

Fastest Indian Batters To 8000 T20 Runs

KL Rahul            –  224 Innings 

Virat Kohli           –  243 Innings

Shikhar Dhawan  – 277 Innings

Suresh Raina       – 284 Innings

Rohit Sharma        – 294 Innings

Suryakumar Yadav  – 312 Innings

Overall, Rahul is the third-fastest batter in the world to score 8000 runs in T20s, only behind Chris Gayle and Babar Azam. 

Fastest To 8000 Runs In T20s

Chris Gayle – 213 Innings

Babar Azam – 218 Innings 

KL Rahul – 224 Innings 

Virat Kohli – 243 Innings 

Mohammad Rizwan – 244 Innings 

Special Records For Kl Rahul 

During his fantastic knock of 112 not out in 65 balls, KL Rahul also became the first player in IPL history to score a century with three different IPL teams. Before his maiden century with the Capitals, he scored two centuries each with Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).  

Rahul’s 112 off 65 balls is also the highest score for a batter against GT. Not just that, Rahul became the first right-hander to score a century in IPL 2025. 

Meanwhile, it was the first century for a Delhi Capitals batter since 2020, when Shikhar Dhawan had scored the ton for the franchise.