Nitish Rana on Sunday kicked-off his Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 marketing campaign on a incredible observe as he fetched 80 runs from 56 balls, serving to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pile a difficult 187/6 on the board in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Chennai.
The left-handed batsman, who opened the innings with Shubman Gill, went on to sew a 53-run stand for the opening wicket, earlier than Gill was dismissed by Rashid Khan on 15.
Starting #IPL2021 the precise manner! @NitishRana_27 #KKRHaiTaiyaar #SRHvKKR pic.twitter.com/ImQ4PkBmj0
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 11, 2021
Rana continued the identical strategy and located nice assist from Rahul Tripathi because the pair helped KKR preserve their grip in the competition by including 93 runs in simply 50 balls, earlier than the latter was dismissed by T Natarajan on 53 off 29 balls.
Rana was lastly eliminated by Rashid in the 18th over of the KKR innings, whereas he tried to clear the lengthy off fence. His efforts mixed with Tripathi helped KKR submit a stiff 188-run goal for the opposition, contemplating the common rating at a spin-friendly observe at Chepauk.
However, if we glance intently in Rana’s final six innings in the IPL, there is a unique sample, which fantasy cricket league customers wish to hold in thoughts earlier than deciding on the left-handed batsman in their facet for the following sport.
Nitish Rana final six innings in IPL
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81(53)
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87(61)
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80(56)
Meanwhile, this was the primary time the batsman took half in knowledgeable contest after recovering from COVID-19. The 27-year-old left-handed batsman had examined optimistic a day after his arrival in Mumbai on March 21, following which he went into isolation in the group resort.
