Nitish Rana, purchased by Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025 auction, shone in match 10 against Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati. After two low-scoring games, Rana’s explosive form sparked when Yashasvi Jaiswal fell in the first over. Let’s analyze his standout display and performance data.
In the 2nd over, Rana hit a 4 and a six off CSK’s debutant Jamie Overton. He continued his assault in the next over, launching two sixes and a four against Ravichandran Ashwin. Rana quickly reached a 21-ball fifty by dominating Khaleel Ahmed. By the end of the 6th over, RR were at 79/1 with Rana at 58(22).
RR faced setbacks post-powerplay, scoring 8 runs in 2 overs and losing Sanju Samson (20), who had a substantial partnership with Rana. Although RR struggled to score, Rana managed to hit occasional boundaries. In the 12th over, he hit Ashwin for a four and a six before getting out while chasing a wide ball and getting stumped.
Rana scored 81 runs with 10 fours and five sixes at a 225 strike rate. In the IPL, he has 2,736 runs from 110 matches, with 19 fifties. His average is 28.80, and he has 246 fours and 137 sixes, striking at 136-plus.
Rana scored 365 runs in 12 matches against CSK at an average of 36.50, including his 3rd fifty. He maintained a strike rate of 138.78.
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