KL Rahul completes 8,500 T20 runs: Decoding his stats
What's the story
Dashing Delhi Capitals batter KL Rahul has crossed the 8,500-run mark in T20 cricket. The star opener reached the milestone with his 17th run against Rajasthan Royals in Match 43 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Over 5,500 of his runs have come in the IPL. Here we look at his stats in the format.
Elite list
Rahul joins these Indian players
Rahul made his T20 debut in 2013 and has been a consistent performer in the format. The batter went past 8,500 T20 runs in his 248th match (235 innings). Overall, Rahul has become only the seventh Indian batter to reach this landmark in T20s. He has joined the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Suryakumar Yadav, and Sanju Samson.
Numbers
Eight tons in T20 cricket
As per ESPNcricinfo, Rahul averages a brilliant 42-plus in T20 cricket as his strike rate goes over 138. He has tallied eight tons in the format besides 70 half-centuries. Rahul made an unbeaten 152 in his recent outing against Punjab Kings. This is the highest score by an Indian in Men's T20 cricket. It is also the highest IPL score by an Indian.
IPL
Best average in IPL history
Rahul has now raced past 5,590 runs from 154 IPL games. His average of 46-plus is the best among batters with at least 2,500 IPL runs (SR: 138-plus). Rahul has scored six tons in the IPL, which is the joint-third-most for any batter along with Chris Gayle (50s: 42). The duo is only behind Jos Buttler (7) and Kohli (8).
T20Is
Over 2,000 runs in T20Is
Until the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup, Rahul was a mainstay top-order batter for Team India in T20I cricket. He is one of only five Indians with 2,000-plus runs in the format. In 72 T20Is, Rahul owns 2,265 runs at an average of 37.75. His strike rate goes past 139. Rahul also has two tons and 22 half-centuries to his name.