Twitter Reactions: KL Rahul lights up Dubai with a scintillating ton against RCB

How did KL Rahul miss out in the game against Delhi Capitals (DC)? He more than made up for his failure and plundered the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowlers. Rahul played throughout the innings for the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and amassed an unbeaten 132 runs off just 69 balls with 14 fours and seven massive maximums. KXIP, on the back of his exceptional knock, posted a mammoth total of 206 runs for the loss of three wickets.

He opened the innings alongside Mayank Agarwal and played second fiddle to his partner. The duo added 57 runs in seven overs before Yuzvendra Chahal struck. Nicholas Pooran came out to bat at three but he saw his captain opening up his arms after fall of Agarwal’s wicket. Rahul made sure that he eked out a four or a six almost every year.

The talented batsman stitched 56 runs with Pooran who struggled to even maintain a strike-rate of 100. However, nothing mattered to KL Rahul in the middle as he kept on scoring runs at a swift rate. Glenn Maxwell also endured his second failure but the fact that the KXIP skipper was in the middle, the run-rate never dropped.

KL Rahul plunders Dale Steyn and Shivam Dube

To make things worse for RCB, their skipper Virat Kohli dropped his counterpart not once but twice and the result of it was dreadful. KL Rahul literally didn’t spare even the likes of Dale Steyn in the death overs to churn out as many as 49 runs in the last two overs.

He played some sublime strokes easily clearing the long boundaries at the Dubai International stadium. Rahul three sixes and two fours in the 19th over off Steyn and then disturbed Shivam Dube’s figures hitting him for 23 runs (Karun Nair hit one four) to end unbeaten on 132 at the end of the innings.

It was one of the best innings in the IPL ever and KL Rahul also became the fastest Indian to cross the 2000-run mark in the tournament during his exceptional knock.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Some solid shots there by @klrahul11 classy hundred

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) September 24, 2020

Kamaal Lajawaab…..🙇‍♂️ #Rahul #SpecialPlayer #IPL2020

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 24, 2020

and rahul said he was worried in the lockdown that he may forget how to pick line and length! #RCBvKXIP #IPL2020

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) September 24, 2020

KL Rahul – 132* – now the highest by an Indian in #IPL history!
Prev: 128* – by Rishabh Pant in 2018#KXIPvRCB#RCBvKXIP#IPL2020 #Dream11IPL

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 24, 2020

Not too shabby indeed!! https://t.co/RD305fEy3I

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) September 24, 2020

Sheer class, take a bow KL Rahul#RCBvKXIP

— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) September 24, 2020

Kl Rahul WOW 🔥🔥🔥 #IPL2020

— Ben Duckett (@BenDuckett1) September 24, 2020

What a knock by @klrahul11 just sensational for @lionsdenkxip #ipl

— Daren Sammy (@darensammy88) September 24, 2020

Klass Rahul #champion 💯

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 24, 2020

.@klrahul11 has led from the front.
Super innings! He has paced his innings nicely and timed the ball beautifully.#KXIvRCB #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/yOufAjYoAu

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 24, 2020

Rohit yesterday and Rahul today…so pleasing to watch. Making it look too easy #IPL2020

— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar) September 24, 2020

Yes he was given two chances, but its not hard to appreciate the beauty and skill of K L Rahul. We have long been admirers of this wonderous batting talent @mmbangwa

— Ian bishop (@irbishi) September 24, 2020

Ohhoho what an amazing display of batting from @klrahul11 🔥

First hundred of #IPL2020#KXIPvRCB

— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) September 24, 2020

Brilliant knock this has been!! No doubt it’s @klrahul11’s day. But will it be his team’s day as well?#ProGyaan #IPL2020 #KXIPvsRCB

— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) September 24, 2020

@klrahul11 some player 🙌🏼🔥

— Sam Billings (@sambillings) September 24, 2020

Only Human….. Almost… & OUTSTANDING …🙌🏼👏🏼👍🏼 #RCBvKXIP #IPL2020

— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) September 24, 2020

@klrahul11 sometimes when I look at your batting its like the gods have come down to show us the way to bat with ease and class! Your 132 of 69 is the best knock i have ever seen in the @IPL! Huge fan 👏 #RCBvKXIP #rcbvskxip pic.twitter.com/KcZOcOtaJr

— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) September 24, 2020

You watch KL Rahul bat every time and you live his game more and more

— Ankit Mishra (@editedidea) September 24, 2020

74 runs in the last 4 overs. Steyn and Dube bowled three of those overs. #IPL2020 #KXIPvRCB

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 24, 2020

What a smashing captains knock & a century by @klrahul11, absolutely delightful, taken his team to a position of strength!#KCBvKXIP

— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50) September 24, 2020