Rahane had one of his brighter begins within the sport in opposition to Sunrisers, scoring 28 in 24 balls with three sixes, however regarded in discomfort whereas taking singles. He was seen clutching his hamstring and the staff physio additionally went out to are likely to him on the finish of the powerplay overs. He continued to hobble, although, earlier than being dismissed within the eighth over by Umran Malik.
On the entire, it hasn’t been a very completely happy IPL 2022 for Rahane, who completed with 133 runs from seven innings at a mean of 19.00 and strike price of 103.90.
Venkatesh (43) and Rahane (25) put collectively a 60-run first-wicket partnership to assist Knight Riders win by 52 runs. The win over Sunrisers within the subsequent match, the final Knight Riders have performed to date, have saved them within the race for the playoffs, however solely simply.
In Rahane’s absence, Knight Riders have choices in Aaron Finch, B Indrajith, Sam Billings and Sunil Narine, all of whom opened throughout the interval Rahane was dropped, to associate Venkatesh on the prime.
Knight Riders’ subsequent sport, their final within the IPL 2022 league stage, can be in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday at DY Patil Stadium.