T20 ratings IPL

KL Rahul

Right-handed batter, age 34

+2.0

Points of win chance he adds per innings, at his 27 balls an innings, against an average IPL batter. Ranked 22nd of 1,072 rated batters, top 3%.

Hard to get out and goes up a gear once he is in. Adds most in the middle overs.

89% range
−0.1 to +3.6
Likely rank
4th to 167th
Per 24 balls
+1.8
Next season
+0.4
Whole career
+2.3
Ageing since his record, per 24
−0.56
Run-outs, per match
+0.18
Balls
6,082
Last played
2026
Where he sits among 1,072 rated batters

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In IPL numbers

The same player run through today's IPL (the 2026 season's scoring) against average opposition.

RahulIPL average
Strike rate156153
Balls per dismissal2619
Boundary balls21%22%
Dot balls27%29%
Strike rate, powerplay156155
Strike rate, middle148145
Strike rate, death171167

+9 runs over a 14-match season against an average IPL batter, at his 27 balls an innings. Runs only; the rating also counts what his wickets cost.

By phase

Points of win chance per 24 balls, from his rating.

Powerplay+1.5
Middle+2.3
Death+2.7

How he plays, against every rated batter

More 4s and 6stop 28%
Gets out lesstop 1%
Scores faster once intop 14%

Against each kind of bowler

Strike rateIPL averageOut every
Right-arm pace16115726 balls
Left-arm pace15615427 balls
Off-spin15614730 balls
Left-arm spin14114229 balls
Wrist-spin14414627 balls

Walking in at 40 needed off 18, six down

A real IPL position, played out a thousand times with him in it and a thousand times with an average batter in his place. Each line is one chase, ball by ball, from 40 to win down to 0.

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Season by season

Win value: points of win chance per 24 balls against the par ball in the same situation, in the games he played (raw: not adjusted for the opposition or the competition). Bar width shows how many balls.

-80+8 2013: −6.7 per 24 over 16 balls 132014: −7.2 per 24 over 164 balls 142015: −6.3 per 24 over 126 balls 152016: +2.6 per 24 over 457 balls 162017: 0.0 per 24 over 155 balls 172018: +4.0 per 24 over 664 balls 182019: +4.5 per 24 over 1,050 balls 192020: −6.2 per 24 over 613 balls 202021: +2.3 per 24 over 593 balls 212022: −3.7 per 24 over 757 balls 222023: −7.7 per 24 over 242 balls 232024: +1.6 per 24 over 382 balls 242025: +2.1 per 24 over 360 balls 252026: 0.0 per 24 over 340 balls 26
SeasonInnsRunsBallsAvgSR4s6sDot %Win value

By competition

Strength: a typical batter there against a typical IPL batter, points per 24 balls. The rating already allows for it; the record here does not.

CompetitionStrengthInnsRunsAvgSRWin value

Last 10 innings

With the win chance his own balls added for his side, in points (each ball against a par ball from the same situation).

  1. 60(30)v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 2026-05-24 · replay+5.5
  2. 56(42)v Rajasthan Royals, IPL, 2026-05-17 · replay−3.4
  3. 9(8)v Punjab Kings, IPL, 2026-05-11 · replay−10.1
  4. 23(14)v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 2026-05-08 · replay−13.3
  5. 12(13)v Chennai Super Kings, IPL, 2026-05-05 · replay−4.2
  6. 75(40)v Rajasthan Royals, IPL, 2026-05-01 · replay+18.0
  7. 1(3)v Royal Challengers Bengaluru, IPL, 2026-04-27 · replay−8.4
  8. 152*(67)v Punjab Kings, IPL, 2026-04-25 · replay+52.5
  9. 37(23)v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL, 2026-04-21 · replay−4.9
  10. 57(34)v Royal Challengers Bengaluru, IPL, 2026-04-18 · replay+16.6

His biggest innings, by win chance added

Not the most runs: the most difference to the result. Counted over his own balls only; the other end can give some of it back, so a rescue act can add more than 100.

  1. 110*(51)v West Indies, T20Is, 2016-08-27+69.4
  2. 71*(53)v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL, 2019-04-08+59.1
  3. 93*(53)v Royal Challengers Bengaluru, IPL, 2025-04-10 · replay+56.5
  4. 101*(54)v England, T20Is, 2018-07-03+55.6
  5. 152*(67)v Punjab Kings, IPL, 2026-04-25 · replay+52.5