Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane

Kolkata Knight Riders · Batter

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Ajinkya Rahane scores at 129.3 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (150-ball sample, #36 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
Value129.3 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 20261313327—135.10267*
IPL career196196535932.5125.7235105
T20IsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————
ODIsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————
TestsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL 2026———————
IPL career11155—0
T20Is———————
ODIs———————
Tests———————
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-06-10 07:21:53 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-06-10 07:21:53 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Ajinkya Rahane scored 5,032 runs in 183 pre-2026 IPL matches (2007/08–2025), strike rate 125.1.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2007/08MI244—210
2009MI71446211924123
2011RR712052122.420122
2012RR16560103129.3407310
2013RR1848868106.634.864211
2014RR1233972116.528.25383
2015RR1354091131.149.095313
2016Rising Pune Supergiant144807412743.64549
2017Rising Pune Supergiant1638260118.325.47359
2018RR1437065118.228.46395
2019RR13393105137.932.75459
2020/21DC811360105.614.13122
2021DC188—810
2022KKR713344103.919144
2023CSK1132671172.532.62416
2024CSK1224245123.520.17247
2025KKR1239061147.735.453620
CareerCSK, DC, KKR, MI, Rising Pune Supergiant, RR1835032105125.130.5515123

Bowling by season

SeasonMatWktsEconAvgSR
200911—56
Career11—56
Window: IPL 2007/08–2025 (pre-2026), 183 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

P3Form & phase
P4Season comparatives
P2Moments
P1Match recaps

Drill into the data

Every dimension below is computed from ball-by-ball record. Pages with insufficient sample render an explicit disclosure.

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

Sample-size floor: ≥5 deliveries per matchup. Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sorted by delivery count. Each row links to the full match-by-match record at /h2h.

As batter

vs bowlerBallsRunsSR4s6sOut
Axar Patel1524160.0120
Jasprit Bumrah1419135.7300
Mohammed Shami1214116.7110
Trent Boult1113118.2010
Digvesh Rathi1117154.5300
Mitchell Starc1113118.2110
AM Ghazanfar914155.6010
Abhishek Sharma913144.4200
Shivang Kumar89112.5100
Kagiso Rabada88100.0010
Deepak Chahar8787.5100
Auqib Nabi818225.0120

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

Captain matchups · IPL 2026

P5 · Captain rivalry

Every captain-vs-captain matchup involving Ajinkya Rahane this season. Each row links to the fixture-by-fixture record at /h2h/captain. Sample-size floor: ≥1 match captained directly against the opposing captain.

vs captainMatchesRahane WLNR
Hardik Pandya2110
Rishabh Pant2110
Shubman Gill2110
Axar Patel2110
Ishan Kishan1010
Ruturaj Gaikwad1010
Riyan Parag1100
Pat Cummins1100
Rajat Patidar1010

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures where Ajinkya Rahane was the designated captain. Captain status from per-player lineup metadata.

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase

Batted at 3 distinct positions (#1 to #3). Per-position runs and SR below show how the slot affected output. Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Source: SETU canonical aggregate.

PositionInningsRunsBallsSRAvgOuts
#1 · opener9291207140.636.388
#2 · opener381361.52.673
#3 · top order12822127.328.001

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

How Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed across 12 IPL 2026 wickets. Derived from each wicket-ball's score_id + catchstump_id + runout_by_id. Source: SETU canonical aggregate.

ModeCount% of dismissals
Caught1192%
Bowled18%

"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.

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Frequently asked

Who is Ajinkya Rahane?
Ajinkya Rahane is an Indian cricketer playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026 as a batter born in Ashwi KD.
Which IPL 2026 team does Ajinkya play for?
Ajinkya Rahane plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026.
How many IPL 2026 matches has Ajinkya appeared in?
Ajinkya Rahane appeared in 13 IPL 2026 matches (13-fixture sample) for Kolkata Knight Riders, most recently on 2026-05-24.
What was Ajinkya's most recent IPL 2026 performance?
Ajinkya Rahane scores at 129.3 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (150-ball sample, #36 of 45 qualifying batters).
How many runs has Ajinkya scored in IPL 2026?
Ajinkya Rahane's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: MI — 88 runs in 2 innings (avg 44.0).
What is Ajinkya's powerplay strike rate in IPL 2026?
Ajinkya Rahane scores at 129.3 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (150-ball sample, #36 of 45 qualifying batters).
What is Ajinkya's standout performance in IPL 2026?
Ajinkya Rahane's best IPL 2026 opening partnership: 66 with Finn Allen in 32 balls vs MI on 2026-03-29.
How regular is Ajinkya in the Kolkata Knight Riders lineup?
Ajinkya Rahane ranks #2 of 21 CricketStudio-tracked Kolkata Knight Riders squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (13 matches).
Where is Ajinkya from?
Ajinkya Rahane is Indian, born in Ashwi KD.
Where can I find Ajinkya's full IPL 2026 stats?
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Ajinkya Rahane are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/ajinkya-rahane — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.

About

RoleBatter
TeamKolkata Knight Riders
NationalityIndian

Identity & cross-references

CricketStudio resolves Ajinkya Rahane to one canonical entity ID, mapped to every major cricket database. This is how AI systems and developers cite the same player across sources without ambiguity.

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Canonical ID · cs_player_277916

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