Shafali Verma vs KL Rahul - Comparing their stats for DC after 13 matches

World Cup 2025 winning star Shafali Verma will continue to feature for Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026. She was retained for ₹2.2 crore ahead of the auction.

Shafali Verma has been a key member of the DC set-up since the inaugural edition of the WPL in 2023. They have played the final in all three editions so far. However, they have been unfortunate and have failed to cross the finish line even once. Shafali has been a consistent performer for them throughout.

On the other hand, star batter KL Rahul began his IPL journey with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in 2013. He has represented multiple franchises such as SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), Punjab Kings (PBKS), and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), before moving to DC in 2025. He was acquired for a hefty sum of ₹14 crore.

On that note, let us compare the stats of Shafali Verma and KL Rahul after their first 13 matches for DC (in WPL and IPL, respectively).

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Comparing Shafali Verma and KL Rahul's DC stats after 13 matches

#1 Most Runs

Shafali Verma has featured in 27 WPL matches for DC so far. She has scored 865 runs. In her first 13 matches, she had scored 380 runs. During this phase, she made 252 runs from nine matches in the 2023 edition.

On the other hand, KL Rahul has amassed 5222 runs from 145 matches in his IPL career to date. Having joined DC in 2025, as mentioned above, the right-hander made 539 runs in his 13 matches from as many innings.

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#2 Average and Strike Rate

In her 27 WPL matches for DC, Shafali Verma has maintained an average of 36.04 and a strike-rate of 162.59. In her first 13 games, she had an average of 34.54 and a strike-rate of 167.40.

Meanwhile, KL Rahul has an average of 46.21 and a strike-rate of 136.02 in his 145 IPL matches. However, in his first 13 matches for DC, Rahul averaged 53.90 and had a strike-rate of 149.72.

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#3 Most 50-plus scores

Shafali Verma has scored six half-centuries for DC in her WPL career so far. She does not have a century yet. In her first 13 matches, she slammed four half-centuries. Her top score of a 45-ball 84 came against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 2023 season.

Coming to KL Rahul, he has struck five hundreds and 40 half-centuries in the IPL. In his 13 games for DC in the league, he has scored a hundred and three fifties. His best score of an unbeaten 112 came against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL 2025.

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#4 Performance in winning cause

DC have won nine out of Shafali Verma's first 13 matches for the team in the WPL. In these wins, she has scored 358 runs at an average of 51.14 and a strike-rate of 177.22. All of her four half-centuries in this phase came in a winning cause.

On the other hand, DC have won six out of KL Rahul's 13 matches so far. In these wins, he scored 315 runs at an average of 78.75 and a strike-rate of 154.41. He struck three half-centuries in a winning cause.

Edited by Rishab Vm