Lokesh Rahul

Lokesh Rahul

Delhi Capitals · Wicket-keeper batter

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Lokesh Rahul scores at 150.6 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (160-ball sample, #26 of 45 qualifying batters).

Aggregated across IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Cohort = batters with ≥30 legal deliveries faced in overs 1-6.

MetricPowerplay strike rate, IPL 2026
Value150.6 SR
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

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Career snapshot

Multi-format reach. IPL 2026 derived from ball-by-ball capture; non-IPL formats deferred to Phase C per methodology.

FormatMatInnsRunsAvgSR10050HS
IPL 20261414593174.915152*
IPL career149152582850.7139.6645152
T20IsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered
ODIsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered
TestsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-06-03 23:38:42 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-06-03 23:38:42 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Lokesh Rahul scored 5,235 runs in 135 pre-2026 IPL matches (2013–2025), strike rate 136.5.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2013RCB220121040
2014SRH816646101.220.75123
2015SRH814244114.528.485
2016RCB1239768146.544.113716
2018PBKS1465995158.854.926632
2019PBKS14593100135.753.914925
2020/21PBKS14676132129.848.295823
2021PBKS1362698139.162.64830
2022LSG14616103135.751.334530
2023LSG927474113.734.25284
2024LSG1452082136.837.144519
2025DC13546112150.454.65321
CareerDC, LSG, PBKS, RCB, SRH1355235132136.545.52453208
Window: IPL 20132025 (pre-2026), 135 matches. Sample-size floor: strike rate shown at ≥30 balls faced, economy at ≥15 balls bowled per season (§3.1); sub-floor cells show .
Source: CricketStudio aggregation of Cricsheet ball-by-ball (CC BY 3.0). Canonical↔historical player join via ESPNcricinfo ID (deterministic, no name-matching). See career leaderboards.

Claims by pillar

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Phase split

Per-phase batting + bowling (PP / Middle / Death).

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Death overs

Bowling and batting in overs 16-20 (≥15 ball floor).

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Powerplay

Batting and bowling in overs 1-6 (≥30 ball floor).

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Recent form

Last 5 fixtures with batting + bowling figures per match.

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By venue

Per-venue batting + bowling output across IPL 2026 fixtures.

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Vs spin / vs pace

Batting performance against pace bowling vs spin bowling.

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IPL 2026 season

Current-season aggregate batting + bowling stats.

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Partnerships

Per-partner batting dependency: balls faced + runs scored while paired with each named partner (≥30 deliveries floor).

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Franchise mobility

Multi-franchise career arc and team-by-team contribution split.

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Top head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

As batter

vs bowlerBallsRunsSR4s6sOut
Arshdeep Singh2348208.7720
Yash Raj Punja1516106.7010
Yuzvendra Chahal1322169.2210
Mohammed Siraj1212100.0200
Vijaykumar Vyshak1237308.3240
Marco Jansen1227225.0410
Jofra Archer1218150.0210
Sunil Narine1227225.0220
Kagiso Rabada1118163.6210
Akeal Hosein1117154.5210
Josh Hazlewood1122200.0220
Nitish Kumar Reddy1123209.1120

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sub-5-delivery matchups excluded per doctrine §3.1.

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase
PositionInningsRunsBallsSRAvgOuts
#1 · opener510866163.621.605
#2 · opener8467264176.966.717
#3 · top order11810180.018.001

Source: SETU canonical aggregate (lib/setu/season-stats.ts). Position derived from the order each batter first appears on-creeze in the innings ball stream. Cross-reference: batting-order shuffles leaderboard.

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase
ModeCount% of dismissals
Caught1286%
Bowled17%

"Caught" lumps stumpings — the upstream live-feed score type doesn't reliably separate the two (per §10.151co). Dropped catches are NOT counted — commentary-text-only in the upstream feed, doctrine §3.3. Cross-reference: season dismissal-mode leaderboards.

Frequently asked

Who is Lokesh Rahul?
Lokesh Rahul is an Indian cricketer playing for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026 as a wk-batter.
What's Lokesh's most recent IPL 2026 performance?
Lokesh Rahul scores at 150.6 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (160-ball sample, #26 of 45 qualifying batters).
How many IPL 2026 matches has Lokesh played?
Lokesh has played 14 IPL 2026 matches covered by CricketStudio ball-by-ball data.
Which team does Lokesh play for in IPL 2026?
Lokesh plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026.
How many runs has Lokesh scored in IPL 2026?
Lokesh Rahul's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: PBKS — 161 runs in 2 innings (avg 80.5).
What is Lokesh's highest score in IPL 2026?
Lokesh Rahul has won Player of the Match 2 times in IPL 2026 — most recently vs RR on 2026-05-01.

About

RoleWicket-keeper batter
TeamDelhi Capitals
NationalityIndian