159Matches
5,815Runs
0Wickets
13Seasons
01 / Overview
KL Rahul IPL career
KL Rahul has played 159 IPL matches across 13 seasons (2013–2026), for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals. With the bat Rahul has 5,815 runs at a strike rate of 139.15, with a top score of 152* and 6 centuries, plus 45 fifties. Rahul's most runs have come against Mumbai Indians (977 in 21 matches).
IPL 2027 retention status
KL Rahul is in the current Delhi Capitals squad as a wicketkeeper-batter on a contract of ₹14 crore. DC must decide by 17 November 2026 whether to retain or release Rahul; a released player goes into the pool for the 16 December 2026 mini-auction in Goa. The confirmed decision will be shown here once the retention lists are official.
02 / Teams
KL Rahul IPL teams by season
Every franchise Rahul has played for, most recent first. Seasons with no appearances are left out.
- 2025–2026Delhi Capitals
- 2022–2024Lucknow Super Giants
- 2021Punjab Kings
- 2018–2020Kings XI Punjab
- 2016Royal Challengers Bangalore
- 2014–2015Sunrisers Hyderabad
- 2013Royal Challengers Bangalore
03 / Batting
KL Rahul IPL batting stats by season
M = matches, HS = highest score (* not out), Avg = runs per dismissal, SR = runs per 100 balls.
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | 4s/6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 593 | 152* | 45.62 | 174.41 | 5/1 | 56/31 |
| 2025 | Delhi Capitals | 13 | 539 | 112* | 53.90 | 149.72 | 3/1 | 52/21 |
| 2024 | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 520 | 82 | 37.14 | 136.13 | 4/0 | 45/19 |
| 2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | 9 | 274 | 74 | 34.25 | 113.22 | 2/0 | 28/4 |
| 2022 | Lucknow Super Giants | 15 | 616 | 103* | 51.33 | 135.38 | 4/2 | 45/30 |
| 2021 | Punjab Kings | 13 | 626 | 98* | 62.60 | 138.80 | 6/0 | 48/30 |
| 2020 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 670 | 132* | 55.83 | 129.34 | 5/1 | 58/23 |
| 2019 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 593 | 100* | 53.91 | 135.39 | 6/1 | 49/25 |
| 2018 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 659 | 95* | 54.92 | 158.41 | 6/0 | 66/32 |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 397 | 68* | 44.11 | 146.49 | 4/0 | 37/16 |
| 2015 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 9 | 142 | 44* | 28.40 | 112.70 | 0/0 | 8/5 |
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 166 | 46 | 20.75 | 101.22 | 0/0 | 12/3 |
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 | 20 | 12 | 10.00 | 125.00 | 0/0 | 4/0 |
| Career | 159 | 5,815 | 152* | 46.15 | 139.15 | 45/6 | 508/239 |
04 / Head to head
KL Rahul record against each IPL team
Runs and wickets against every opponent. Former names are grouped with the current franchise (Delhi Daredevils with Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab with Punjab Kings).
| Against | M | Runs | HS | SR | Wkts | Best | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 21 | 977 | 103* | 135.13 | 0 | - | - |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | 605 | 74 | 142.69 | 0 | - | - |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 20 | 840 | 132* | 145.08 | 0 | - | - |
| Rajasthan Royals | 19 | 882 | 95* | 135.28 | 0 | - | - |
| Chennai Super Kings | 18 | 660 | 98* | 142.24 | 0 | - | - |
| Delhi Capitals | 17 | 425 | 77 | 141.20 | 0 | - | - |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 16 | 519 | 79 | 123.87 | 0 | - | - |
| Punjab Kings | 13 | 413 | 152* | 163.24 | 0 | - | - |
| Gujarat Titans | 7 | 341 | 112* | 142.08 | 0 | - | - |
| Gujarat Lions | 3 | 51 | 51* | 141.67 | 0 | - | - |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 2 | 57 | 57* | 132.56 | 0 | - | - |
| Rising Pune Supergiants | 2 | 45 | 38 | 100.00 | 0 | - | - |
| Pune Warriors | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | - |
05 / Salary
KL Rahul IPL salary
| Current contract (DC) | ₹14 crore |
| IPL 2027 retention fee | Confirmed after 17 November 2026 |
Salaries for earlier seasons will be added once verified against official auction records. No figures are estimated.
06 / Squad
More Delhi Capitals players
- Axar PatelAll-rounder · ₹16.5 crore
- Rishabh PantWK-Batter · ₹15 crore
- Mitchell StarcBowler · ₹11.75 crore
- Tristan StubbsWK-Batter · ₹10 crore
- Auqib NabiBowler · ₹8.4 crore
- Mukesh KumarBowler · ₹8 crore
- Nitish RanaBatter · ₹4.2 crore
- Abishek PorelWK-Batter · ₹4 crore
- Pathum NissankaBatter · ₹4 crore
- Ashutosh SharmaAll-rounder · ₹3.8 crore
- Ben DuckettBatter · ₹2 crore
- David MillerBatter · ₹2 crore
See full Delhi Capitals retention list All IPL 2027 players, team by team
Data note. IPL stats are calculated from ball-by-ball records of every IPL match from 2008 to 2026 published by Cricsheet (ODC-BY licence). A handful of washed-out games have no ball-by-ball record, so totals can differ slightly from official figures. Prices are current contract values, not 2027 retention fees.