KL Rahul made an instant mark in his debut Indian Premier League (IPL) match for the Delhi Capitals (DC) on Sunday (March 30).
Playing against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Visakhapatnam, Rahul walked out to bat after the end of the 10th over in the chase of 164.
The wicketkeeper-batter hit the first delivery he faced for a boundary. He followed it up with a six and another boundary as Shami was at the receiving end of his assault in the 11th over.
Even though Rahul was knocked over by Zeeshan Ansari in the next over for 15 runs (5 balls), the fact that he had a strike rate of over 300 shows his confidence under the new franchise management.
The highlight of his blazing cameo was the 90-meter maximum he smashed over deep mid-wicket. Rahul was quick to spot Shami’s slower delivery as he went down on one knee and slammed the ball out of the park to collect half-a-dozen runs.
Here’s the video:
Coming to the match, Delhi Capitals overhauled the target with seven wickets in hand and 24 deliveries to spare. Faf du Plessis was the top scorer with 50 off 27 balls while Jake Fraser-McGurk (38) and Abishek Porel (34*) chipped in with handy contributions.
It was DC’s second successive victory in the tournament. They will next face Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk on April 5.
