Ajinkya Rahane surpasses Chris Gayle to become 9th highest IPL run getter
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Ajinkya Rahane on Sunday surpassed former left-hand batter Chris Gayle to become the ninth-highest run scorer in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the 53rd encounter of the ongoing 18th edition of the cash-rich league.
Kolkata [India], : Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane on Sunday surpassed former left-hand batter Chris Gayle to become the ninth-highest run scorer in the history of the Indian Premier League during the 53rd encounter of the ongoing 18th edition of the cash-rich league.
Rahane scored 30 runs from 24 balls, which was laced with two maximums and one boundary in his innings. With this knock, the right-hand batter surpassed Chris Gayle and achieved this landmark.
So far in the history of IPL, Ajinkya Rahane has slammed 4969 runs in 181 innings at a strike rate of 124.72 and an average of 30.48 with the help of 33 fifties and two centuries. His best score in this league is 105*.
On the other hand, Chris Gayle has smashed 4965 runs in 141 IPL innings before retiring in 2021. The southpaw scored these runs at a strike rate of 148.96 and an average of 39.72 with the help of six tons and 31 half-centuries.
Coming to the match, KKR won the toss and opted to bat first.
After Sunil Narine was dismissed cheaply, a half-century stand between skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Rahmanullah Gurbaz steadied the ship. A 61-run stand for the fourth wicket between Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Andre Russell gave the innings much-needed speed. Russell and Rinku took KKR to 206/4 in their 20 overs.
Jofra Archer, Yudhvir Singh, Riyan, and Maheesh Theekshana each took wickets.
During the run-chase of 207 runs, RR was 71/5, but a 92-run stand between skipper Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer gave them a massive chance. Despite fireworks from Shubham Dubey and Jofra Archer , RR fell short by a run, finishing at 205/8 in their 20 overs.
Varun Chakravarthy , Harshit Rana and Moeen Ali were the top wicket-takers for KKR.
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