KL Rahul has made his entry into the elite list of players with highest individual score and became the first Indian player to have a 150+ score joining Brendon Mccullum and Chris Gayle. Rahul has now joined Abhishek Sharma to make the highest score by a player in the top tier list.
🚨 HISTORY IN IPL 🚨 KL RAHUL IS THE FIRST INDIAN TO SCORE 150 IN IPL HISTORY 🥹❤️ pic.twitter.com/nKHAZpBZnq
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 25, 2026
Top 5 highest individual scores in IPL
Chris Gayle (RCB): 175 runs* against PWI, 2013
The "Universe Boss" set this massive record against Pune Warriors India in 2013, hitting 17 sixes in just 66 balls. It remains the highest score in all professional T20 cricket. None of the players have been able to cross the magnanimous record set by the RCB player even years after his retirement from professional cricket.
Brendon McCullum (KKR): 158 runs* against RCB, 2008
Mccullum set the standards for the kind of game players were looking forward to play when IPL first began by scoring 158* In the very first match of the IPL in 2008, McCullum set the league on fire against RCB. This legendary innings stood as the record for five years until Gayle's 175*.
KL Rahul (DC): 152* runs against PBKS, 2026
On April 25, 2026, Rahul made history by becoming the first Indian to score 150+ in an IPL match. Playing for Delhi Capitals (DC) against Punjab Kings, he reached 152* off 67 balls, featuring 16 fours and 9 sixes.
🚨 RECORD ALERT 🚨#KLRahul is now the first India batter to reach the 150 run milestone in the history of TATA IPL! 🙌🫶#TATAIPL 2026 | #DCvPBKS | LIVE NOW 👉https://t.co/iY4R1ZY1Yn pic.twitter.com/XjjISAz7YX
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 25, 2026
Abhishek Sharma (SRH): 141 runs against PBKS, 2025
In April 2025, Abhishek Sharma delivered a sensational performance against Punjab Kings. He held the record for the highest score by an Indian for one year before Rahul surpassed him. Sharma recently scored 135* against the Delhi Capitals scoring his third IPL century.
Quinton de Kock (LSG): 140* runs against KKR , 2022
Quinton De Kock and KL Rahul batted through the entire 20 overs without being dismissed, a rare feat for an opening pair. He dominated the KKR "mystery spinners," Narine and Chakravarthy, taking 44 runs off just 24 balls of their bowling. He capitalised on three dropped catches to finish with a strike rate of 200.
The entry of two scores from the last two seasons (2025 and 2026) suggests that the "Gayle Storm" record, once thought to be immortal, may finally be under threat as team totals continue to push toward the 270+ mark.
