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KL Rahul has looked in sensational touch with his bat for Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Against his old team Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on April 23, the right-handed batter played an unbeaten knock of 57 off 42 and helped his side pull off the target of 160 runs in 17.5 overs. It was his third fifty in the tournament. In this competition, Rahul has notched up 323 runs in seven matches at a strike rate of 153.80 and is currently the leading run-scorer for his team.
Noting Rahul’s current form, Team India Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara has praised him for leaving his past with LSG behind and starting this year’s campaign for DC confidently. "It's good to move on, which will also help him play well for DC and even for the Indian team. Because, lately, he is someone the India team also relies on, the way he's batting. Even as a person, he looks a lot more mature now, he understands his game very well. We have seen a different KL Rahul this season. When he started (against LSG), he didn't look that (fluid), but still he picked it up," said Pujara on ESPNcricinfo.
DC register fourth consecutive win against LSG in IPL
With their eight-wicket triumph in Lucknow, Delhi Capitals have now won four consecutive matches against LSG in the IPL history . DC haven’t lost to Lucknow in the last couple of seasons. Capitals’ win against Super Giants has also solified their chances of advancing to the playoffs as Axar Patel and his men have now won six games in the tournament after playing their eight matches.
DC's next clash is against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 27. RCB haven’t lost any away game in the competition, thus far and noting the fact, Delhi will be wary of Rajat Patidar and co.
