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KL Rahul Goes Past Sanju Samson; Becomes The Fastest Indian To Hit 200 Sixes In IPL History

Abhinav Tyagi

KL Rahul - ( AP)KL Rahul - ( AP)

On Saturday, April 19, Gujarat Titans hosted Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Stadium, where the hosts won the toss and opted to field first. Notably, DC, batting first, got off to an electrifying start as they put 50 runs on the board in the first four overs.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj, who has had a brilliant start to IPL 2025, failed to shed his magic as he went for 33 runs in his first two overs. Notably, despite losing Abishek Porel early on in the innings, KL Rahul and Karun Nair took control.

KL Rahul Completes 200 Sixes In IPL

Talking about KL Rahul, at the time of writing this article, Rahul is unbeaten on 22 (10), which features three fours and a solitary six. Notably, KL hit Siraj for a brilliant six in the 3rd over of the match that landed right on the sight screen. 

With that maximum, KL Rahul scripted a big feat as he completed 200 sixes in the IPL. Rahul, who is playing his 139th match in IPL now has 200 maximums. It is worth noting that Rahul is only the 11th cricketer to slam 200 sixes. Further, he is the 6th Indian to reach 200 sixes in the cash-studded league.

Further, Rahul is the fastest Indian to 200 sixes in IPL. He went past Sanju Samson, who held the record for a long time. Overall, Chris Gayle still holds the record for most sixes in IPL (357). At the time of writing this article, DC are 58/2 after 4.4 overs.