KL Rahul Becomes First Player To Score Three centuries Against Same Opponent In IPL

Mumbai: Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul has become the first batter to score three centuries against the same opponent in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Rahul achieved this feat on Sunday after smashing a century in the 37th match of the cash-rich league against Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

In the match, Rahul smashed 103 runs and remained unbeaten against five-time champions MI to guide his team to a total of 168, where they defeated MI by 36 runs. This was Rahul's third century against Mumbai Indians in the IPL.

Prior to this match, on April 16, Rahul had scored an unbeaten 103 runs with the help of 9 fours and 5 sixes, against Mumbai at Brabourne stadium. Lucknow won that contest comfortably by 18 runs.

Three years ago, Rahul scored his maiden IPL century against MI at the Wankhede Stadium which was the first-ever match between Mumbai and Lucknow in IPL 2022 also resulted in Rahul scoring a century against his opponent.

With this achievement, Rahul has also equaled the record of Rohit Sharma for scoring the most centuries by an Indian cricketer in the T20 cricket on Sunday.

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