Centurion KL Rahul goes past 5,500 List A runs: Stats
What's the story
India's star cricketer KL Rahul has reached the landmark of 5,500 List A runs. He achieved the feat with his 18th run in the third and final ODI against West Indies at the PCA International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. One of the finest ODI players of the current era, Rahul went on to score a stunning 129* off 87 balls - his highest ODI score. This knock was laced with 10 fours and six sixes.
Stats
12 tons in the format
Rahul made his List A debut in the 2010 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Playing his 155th match, Rahul has raced to 5,611 runs at an average of 46-plus. His strike rate is in excess of 84.
The tally now includes 13 tons and as many as 33 fifties. 131 reads his highest score in List A cricket.
Rahul earned his maiden ODI cap against Zimbabwe in 2016, and celebrated the occasion with a hundred.
ODIs
A vital part of India's ODI side
Despite being an opener for most of his career, Rahul has also produced stunning performances at the number five position.
The star batter has also been doubling up as a keeper in ODIs in the last few years.
He remains the only Indian cricketer to have scored a hundred on ODI debut.
The star player has so far featured in two 50-over World Cups - 2019 & 2023.
Numbers
Here are his ODI numbers
During his stay, Rahul also went past 3,500 ODI runs.
Playing his 101st ODI match, the Indian batter has raced to 3,541 runs at an average of 51.31.
This includes nine tons, 20 fifties, and a strike rate of 91-plus.
The wicketkeeper-batter averages a sensational 68.58 at number five, having tallied 1,646 runs (100s: 4).
Notably, Rahul did not get to bat in the first two ODIs of this series.
Information
400-plus runs versus WI
Rahul's 129* is now the third-highest individual ODI score by an Indian while batting at five. The batter now has 411 runs across six innings against WI at a stunning average of 82.20. This was his second ton against them (50: 1).