KL Rahul hasn’t been able to play aggressive cricket for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2023. Despite having wickets in hand, the LSG captain took too much time to get off the block.
In the recent match against Gujarat Titans, he took 61 balls to reach 65, resulting in another defeat in the 16th season of the league.
According to a famous statistician, Bharath Seervi has the worst record while chasing despite accumulating a fifty-plus score. KL Rahul has played 50+ balls in an IPL innings 26 times. 12 of those have resulted in defeats for his team, a percentage of 46%.
While chasing, KL Rahul has batted 50+ balls 12 times and has been a part of six defeats, a percentage of 50.
Playing 50+ balls in IPL innings and the results
Rahul – 12 defeats in 26 50+ ball inns
Dhawan – 7 in 22
Warner – 6 in 21
Kohli – 4 in 20
Gayle – 5 in 17
Gujarat scored 135/6 in 20 overs, with Hardik Pandya hitting a fifty. The Lucknow-based team was looking good but KL’s slow batting coupled with fall of wickets restricted them to 128/7 in the allotted overs.