KL Rahul has had a stunning start to his T20 international career after proving himself in the other two formats. He averaged around 90 in his first T20I year, including a swashbuckling century against West Indies.
The first-choice Indian opening batsman has been one of the consistent performers in the Indian line-up over the years. His 2 centuries and numerous fifties put him in the top ten list of most centuries and fifties scorers in the shortest format.
This article will list KL Rahul’s year-wise batting performances in T20I cricket.
| YEAR | RUNS | INNINGS | STRIKE RATE | AVERAGE | BEST | 50s/100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 179 | 4 | 159.82 | 89.50 | 110* | 0/1 |
| 2017 | 279 | 7 | 140.90 | 39.85 | 89 | 3/0 |
| 2018 | 324 | 11 | 149.30 | 36.00 | 101* | 1/1 |
| 2019 | 356 | 9 | 142.40 | 44.50 | 91 | 4/0 |
| 2020 | 404 | 10 | 140.76 | 44.88 | 57* | 4/0 |
| 2021 | 289 | 11 | 130.76 | 28.90 | 69 | 4/0 |
| 2022 | 434 | 16 | 126.53 | 28.93 | 62 | 6/0 |
| OVERALL | 2265 | 68 | 139.12 | 37.75 | 110* | 22/2 |
Key Stats
Rahul is the quickest to 1500 T20I runs, sharing the accomplishment with three other batters, who also reached the milestone in 39 innings. He is also the fourth fastest in reaching 2000 T20I runs, short only by 6 innings than Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, who attained the 2k landmark in just 52 innings.
One important thing to notice in his year-wise analytics is the gradual lessening of Rahul’s strike rate over the years. He needs to find a way to bring back his attacking game to provide blasting starts to the Indian innings as we advance.
He has two T20I centuries, a feat only very few have achieved. One against West Indies and one versus England, both these innings are part of our top five innings of KL Rahul across formats.
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