KL Rahul Creates History, Becomes 1st Player In The World To...

KL Rahul Creates History, Becomes 1st Player In The World To...

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Last Updated: May 25, 2026, 00:14 IST

KL Rahul entered his name in the record books on Sunday (May 24) by becoming the first player to hit 30-plus sixes in an IPL season for three different teams.

KL Rahul becomes first player to hit 30 sixes in an IPL season for 3 different teams. (Picture Credit: Creimas)

KL Rahul opened the innings for Delhi Capitals in their last league match of the ongoing IPL 2026 season on Sunday (May 24) and played a superb knock of 60 runs from 30 balls. During his stay at the crease against the Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, he hammered 5 fours and 4 sixes. The four sixes by Rahul against the Ajinkya Rahane-led side helped him extend his tally of sixes to 31 in IPL 2026. The total of 31 sixes by Rahul in this year’s IPL for Delhi Capitals helped him become the first player in the world to hit 30-plus sixes in an IPL season for three different teams.

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Rahul, who has also represented Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings, and Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL along with DC, hammered 32 sixes in 14 matches of IPL 2018 for PBKS. In the 2021 edition he slammed 30 sixes for PBKS and touched the 30-mark season once again in the 2022 season, but this time for the Lucknow Super Giants.

Players with 30-plus sixes for multiple teams in IPL

PLAYER TEAM MATCHES RUNS SIXES EDITION KL Rahul Punjab Kings 14 659 32 2018 Punjab Kings 13 626 30 2021 Lucknow Super Giants 15 616 30 2022 Delhi Capitals 14 593 31* 2026 Chris Gayle Royal Challengers Bengaluru 12 608 44 2011 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 15 733 59 2012 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 16 703 51 2013 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 14 491 38 2015 Punjab Kings 13 490 34 2019 Glenn Maxwell Punjab Kings 16 552 36 2014 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 14 400 31 2023

During his playing days in the IPL from 2009 to 2021, Chris Gayle scored 30-plus sixes in an IPL season for RCB and Punjab Kings, whereas Glenn Maxwell also finished the season with 30-plus for PBKS and RCB, but no one had achieved the feat of hitting 30 sixes in an IPL season for three different teams.

The total of 31 sixes in IPL 2026 also helped Rahul become the second batter after Rishabh Pant to hit 30 or more sixes in an IPL season for Delhi Capitals.

Most sixes for Delhi Capitals in an IPL season

PLAYER MATCHES RUNS SIXES EDITION Rishabh Pant 14 684 37 2018 KL Rahul 14 593 31* 2026 Jake Fraser-McGurk 9 330 28 2024 Rishabh Pant 16 488 27 2019 Tristan Stubbs 14 378 26 2024

Pant, who led LSG in IPL 2026, played 14 matches for the Delhi-based franchise in IPL 2018 and slammed 37 sixes.

In the list of batters with most sixes in an IPL season for Delhi Capitals, Pant and Rahul are followed by Jake Fraser-McGurk. The top-order batter from Australia smashed 28 sixes in nine matches of IPL 2024 for DC under Rishabh Pant’s leadership.

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First Published: May 25, 2026, 00:11 IST

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