KL Rahul is one of the best batters for India at the international level. His stats in all three formats are pretty good, and he is one of those limited batters who are proven match-winners across the formats. But his first real appearance was in the Indian Premier League. The IPL highlighted his skills and performances, which made him what he is today.
Rahul is the only batter to score 600 or more runs in five seasons, which is a record. He has the best batting average in the IPL among batters, with more than 1000 runs. Well, he has gotten off to a decent start to the IPL 2024 and is looking pretty good after an injury. However, he will be up against his first IPL franchise, RCB, in the coming game.
So let’s check out his stats against RCB in the IPL.
KL Rahul vs RCB IPL Records/Stats
| KL Rahul (2014-2024) | vs RCB |
|---|---|
| Matches | 17 |
| Runs | 741 |
| HS | 132* |
| Avg | 74.10 |
| SR | 147.32 |
| 50s/100s | 4/1 |
Playing a match against RCB has always brought the best out of KL Rahul. That is why he has the best average against his former team in the IPL. He also had the highest score by an Indian batter against RCB. Rahul has played 17 games against them in the IPL so far.
In those matches, he has scored 741 runs at an average of 74.10 and a strike rate of 147.32. He has also scored one hundred and four half-century with a best of 132 not out. His highest IPL score came against RCB only. These stats will be very encouraging for him and his team heading forward to the next game against RCB.
KL Rahul vs RCB Knock
Rahul’s highest IPL score came during the 2020 edition. It was the 6th game of the tournament between RCB and PBKS. Rahul was leading Punjab Kings. Batting first, PBKS posted a big total of 206/3 in the first inning. Rahul went on to score most of the runs. He made an unbeaten 132 off 69 balls, with 14 fours and seven sixes. In reply, RCB had a horrible batting performance and got bowled out for 109 runs, and PBKS won by 97 runs.
KL Rahul vs RCB Bowlers
KL Rahul vs Krunal Pandya in ipl
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | – |
| 2018 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 153.8 | – |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 81.2 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 94.7 | – |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 200.0 | – |
| Total | 85 | 80 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 106.2 | – |
KL Rahul vs Josh Hazlewood in ipl
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 166.7 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 141.2 | 24.0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| 2025 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 266.7 | – |
| Total | 76 | 44 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 172.7 | 76.0 |
KL Rahul vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar in ipl
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 228.6 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | – |
| 2019 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 109.4 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 114.3 | 16.0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 250.0 | – |
| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | – |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| Total | 109 | 98 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 111.2 | 109.0 |
KL Rahul vs Yash Dayal in ipl
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 183.3 | – |
| 2025 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 190.9 | – |
| Total | 33 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 183.3 | – |
KL Rahul IPL Match-by-Match Stats at M.Chinnaswamy
| Date | Versus | Ground | How Dismissed | Runs | B/F | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05/2014 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | c C H Gayle b A B Dinda | 6 | 6 | 100.00 |
| 13/04/2015 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | not out | 44* | 28 | 157.14 |
| 15/05/2015 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | did not bat | – | – | – |
| 13/04/2018 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | c S N Khan b Washington Sundar | 47 | 30 | 156.67 |
| 14/05/2018 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Holkar Cricket Stadium | c C de Grandhomme b U T Yadav | 21 | 15 | 140.00 |
| 13/04/2019 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | PCA IS Bindra Stadium | st P A Patel b Y S Chahal | 18 | 15 | 120.00 |
| 24/04/2019 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | c T G Southee b M M Ali | 42 | 27 | 155.56 |
| 24/09/2020 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Dubai International Stadium | not out | 132* | 69 | 191.30 |
| 15/10/2020 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | not out | 61* | 49 | 124.49 |
| 30/04/2021 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Narendra Modi Stadium | not out | 91* | 57 | 159.65 |
| 03/10/2021 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | c H V Patel b Shahbaz Ahmed | 39 | 35 | 111.43 |
| 19/04/2022 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Dr DY Patil Sports Academy | c †K D Karthik b H V Patel | 30 | 24 | 125.00 |
| 25/05/2022 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Eden Gardens | c Shahbaz Ahmed b J R Hazlewood | 79 | 58 | 136.21 |
| 10/04/2023 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | c V Kohli b Mohammed Siraj | 18 | 20 | 90.00 |
| 01/05/2023 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium | not out | 0* | 3 | 0.00 |
| 02/04/2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | c M J Dagar b G J Maxwell | 20 | 14 | 142.86 |
| 10/04/2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | not out | 93* | 53 | 175.47 |
