KL Rahul, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi emerge as 'Masters of Control' in IPL 2026

Delhi Capitals (DC) opener KL Rahul has had a sensational season, with 593 runs in 14 matches and innings at an average of 45.61 and a career-best strike rate of 174.41, including a century, a record-breaking 152* against Punjab Kings (PBKS), the first-ever score of 150-plus by an Indian in the IPL, and five fifties. He has also hit 31 sixes in the tournament, the second most by a DC batter after Rishabh Pant's 37 sixes in the 2018 season.