Following the loss towards Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Ajinkya Rahane shared his ideas on the Eden Gardens pitch the place virtually 480 runs have been scored throughout the twenty first encounter of this season.
LSG outsmarted KKR by 4 runs in the last-over thriller at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday (April 8, 2025). Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants slammed 238 runs with the magnificent half-centuries from Nicholas Pooran (87*) and Mitchell Marsh (81).
The Kolkata Knight Riders have been in a position to rating 234 runs with the assist of knocks from Ajinkya Rahane (61), Venkatesh Iyer (45), Rinku Singh (38*), and Sunil Narine (30)With this victory, the Super Giants group jumped to the fourth spot (six factors) whereas Knight Riders slipped to the sixth spot (4 factors) in the IPL 2025 factors desk.
“A really tight one (game). As I said at the toss, the wicket remained good throughout the 40 overs. We gave our best, it was a great game, in the end we were just 4 runs short. When you are chasing 230-plus, you will lose wickets in the chase. This was one of the best wickets to bat on. Batters had to take a little time to get in. The bowling attack we have, we control our middle-overs really well. Sunil (Narine) was struggling with the ball. Sunil and Varun usually dominate the middle overs, but it was tough for the bowlers today,” Ajinkya Rahane stated in the post-match presentation.
Ajinkya Rahane accomplished 7,000 T20 runs. The veteran achieved this milestone throughout his facet’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match towards Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
During the match, Rahane made 61 in 35 balls, with eight fours and two sixes. His runs have come at a strike charge of over 174.29. In 276 worldwide matches, Rahane has made 7,036 runs at a mean of 29.81 and a strike charge of simply over 124, with two centuries and 50 fifties. His best rating is 105*.
During the ongoing season, Rahane has made 184 runs at a mean of 36.80, with a strike charge of over 160, with two half-centuries. His best rating is 61 and he’s the fifth-highest run-getter this season.The high run-getter in T20s is West Indies legend Chris Gayle, who has made 14,562 runs at a mean of 36.22 and a strike charge of 144.75, with 22 centuries and 88 fifties. His best rating is 175*.
Published – April 09, 2025 04:02 am IST
