Kl Rahul Breaks The Record Of Virat Kohli For Fastest 8,000 T20 Runs Such As Indian Batter - Inside Sport India

Kl Rahul won the milestone during the DC vs. GT IPL 2025 match that was played today.

KL Rahul completed a milestone during the DC vs GT IPL 2025 match being played today as he smashed Virat Kohli’s record of scoring 8,000 T20 runs as an Indian batter. To note, KL Rahul marked his 237th T20 appearance today and reached 8000 career T20 runs in his 224th innings. In comparison, Virat Kohli achieved the same milestone in his 243rd innings, while Shikhar Dhawan follows them, having reached the mark in 277 innings.

Fastest 8000 T20 runs as Indian

Player	Matches	Innings to 8000 Runs
KL Rahul	237	224
Virat Kohli	274	243
Shikhar Dhawan	325	277

KL Smashes 5th IPL century

After completing the milestone, KL Rahul did not stop as the talismanic batter smashed his 5th IPL century. The right-handed batter opened the innings for DC and remained unbeaten till the 20th over after scoring 112 runs off just 65 balls which included 14 fours and four maximums. Thanks to his innings, DC posted an impressive total of 199/3 in their allotted 20 overs.