In a historic moment during Tuesday’s IPL clash between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), star batter KL Rahul etched his name into the record books. He became the fastest player in IPL history to score 5,000 runs, achieving the milestone in just 130 innings.

Rahul reached this landmark with an unbeaten half-century (57)* against LSG. He now leads the elite list, ahead of:

David Warner (135 innings)

Virat Kohli (157)

AB de Villiers (161)

Shikhar Dhawan (168)

KL Rahul’s IPL stats so far:

Average: 46.35

Strike Rate: 135.70

Centuries: 4

Half-centuries: 40

Ducks: 4

In the same match, Delhi Capitals registered a convincing 8-wicket win, chasing down the target of 160 runs in just 17.5 overs, losing only two wickets.