KL Rahul slams consecutive centuries in Ranji Trophy 2025-26 knock-outs
What's the story
Indian Test opener KL Rahul has scored his second consecutive century in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2025-26 knock-outs. His latest hundred came on Day 1 of the semi-final against Uttarakhand at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, a venue where he had previously played for former Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The Karnataka ace overall hammered his 25th First-Class hundred. Here are the key stats.
Match dynamics
Rahul plays a steady knock in the 1st session
Rahul, along with Mayank Agarwal, started cautiously against the new ball. However, in the ninth over, Aditya Rawat dismissed Agarwal for just five runs. It was one-way traffic thereafter as Rahul then formed a formidable 278-run partnership with Devdutt Padikkal. Both batters completed their respective hundreds to put Karnataka on command. The second session saw Rahul adopting a more aggressive approach. He eventually departed for 141 off 211 balls, hitting 11 fours and five sixes.
Stats
A look at Rahul's FC stats
This was Rahul's 25th first-class century and came after a brilliant performance in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Mumbai where he scored 130. Notably, Rahul had returned to the Karnataka Ranji side in its last group stage match against Punjab, where he scored a half-century (59 runs) in the first innings. Playing his 119th FC game, Rahul has raced to 8,898 runs while averaging over 44. He also owns 41 fifties besides 25 tons.
Tests
11 tons in Test cricket
As many as 4,053 of Rahul's FC runs have come in Tests at 35.86. He has smoked 11 tons and 20 fifties across 67 matches. 10 of his tons have come as an opener. Only Sunil Gavaskar (33), Virender Sehwag (22), and Murali Vijay (12) have more hundreds than Rahul while opening for India in Tests.