KL Rahul's unbeaten 112 runs off 65 balls against Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday was a sublime innings. However, the knock came in a long cause as Sai Sudharshan's maiden IPL ton trumped KL Rahul's fifth.
The Karnataka batter broke several records with his unbeaten century. However, his team did not win the crucial game and as a result, still stayed on 13 points after 12 games in IPL 2025.
After GT's win over DC, GT, RCB and PBKS qualified for the IPL 2025 playoffs. This means that the match between DC and MI on May 21 will be the decider as to who becomes the fourth team to qualify for the playoffs between the Capitals and Mumbai Indians.
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KL Rahul now has five IPL centuries and is only behind the likes of Virat Kohli (8), Jos Buttler (7) and Chris Gayle (6) in the list of most centuries in the IPL.
However, with the Capitals losing the contest to the Titans, Rahul joined another unwanted list with some of the top names in world cricket. Three out of Kohli's eight IPL tons came in a losing cause. Now, Rahul has joined names like Hashim Amla, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson who have scored two IPL centuries in a losing cause.
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Most IPL Hundreds In A Losing Cause
- Virat Kohli - 3
- Hashim Amla - 2
- KL Rahul - 2
- Ruturaj Gaikwad - 2
- Sanju Samson - 2
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Loss To GT Gets DC In Major Trouble
DC's loss to GT has put their campaign in a fix. They are on 13 points after 12 games and can get to a maximum of 17 points and make the playoffs. However, if they lose one more game, their hopes of making the playoffs will be over. With this century, Rahul now has 493 runs in 12 games in this season so far at an average of 61.63 and a strike rate touching 150. DC play their last two games against (MI, May 21) and (PBKS, May 24).
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