KL Rahul becomes 1st player to achieve THIS record against Mumbai Indians

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Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul scored third century against Mumbai Indians in the IPL

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KL Rahul became the first batter to score three centuries against the same opponent in the Indian Premier League

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Rahul achieved this feat as he smashed an amazing century in the 37th match of the IPL 2022 against Rohit Sharma-led MI at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

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LSG skipper smashed an unbeaten 103 against five-time champions MI to guide his team to a total of 168

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Rahul scored his maiden IPL century against MI at the Wankhede Stadium three years ago

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KL Rahul also equalled the record of Rohit Sharma for scoring the most centuries by an Indian cricketer in the T20 cricket

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In the match, Rahul went on to score his second century of the season and his fourth in IPL overal

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The captain praised his all-rounders for brilliant performance against MI as they registered their fifth win of the season

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We were very clear going into the auctions – I’m big on having allrounders in the team. Having them in the team, makes my life easier with the options,” said Rahul

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