India, April 23 -- KL Rahul added another glittering milestone to his already illustrious IPL career, becoming the fastest batter to reach 5000 runs in the tournament's history. The Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter played a composed, unbeaten knock of 57 off 42 deliveries to script a dominant eight-wicket win over his former franchise, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), at the Ekana Stadium on Tuesday.

Chasing a target of 160, Delhi lost Karun Nair early, but the pair of Rahul and Abishek Porel steadied the ship with a solid 69-run stand. While Porel registered his first fifty of the season - an elegant 51 off 36 balls - Rahul anchored the innings with minimal fuss.

After Porel's dismissal, Axar Patel joined hands with Rahul to complete the ...