KL Rahul Need 50 Runs To Break MS Dhoni Record: KL Rahul will break MS Dhoni’s unbroken record by scoring just 50 runs. In IPL 2026, the 31st league match will be played today on Tuesday (April 21) between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. In the match, Delhi’s wicketkeeper batsman will definitely have an eye on Dhoni’s historical record.
At present, Rahul is at 7th position in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in IPL. MS Dhoni is one place above him at number six. Rahul needs only 50 runs to occupy Mahi’s place. The thing to note is that the work that Dhoni has done in 278 matches, Rahul can do that work in only 151 matches. That means, already in 127 matches, Rahul can become the batsman who scores more runs than Dhoni in the tournament.
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Distance of only 49 runs
Dhoni has scored 5439 runs in 278 matches. On the other hand, Rahul is on 5390 runs in 150 matches. Rahul is behind by only 49 runs. Therefore, if Rahul scores 50 runs against Hyderabad today, he will shatter Dhoni’s record of 127 matches already.
Rahul’s performance in the season
So far in the 19th season of IPL, Rahul has scored 168 runs at an average of 33.60 and strike rate of 168. During this period, he has scored 2 half-centuries, in which the high score was 92 runs.
Dhoni has not come on the field yet
Chennai has played 6 matches in the season, but Dhoni has not been able to play even a single match due to injury. On March 28, the day of the beginning of the season, Chennai Super Kings had issued an official statement saying that Dhoni may be out for the first 2 weeks due to calf injury. Although more than 2 weeks have passed, Dhoni is still yet to play the first match of the season.
The condition of Chennai looks quite bad this season. The team has played 6 league matches, out of which it has won only 2. Have faced defeat in the remaining 4 matches. With this performance the team is at 8th position in the points table.
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