IPL 2018, RR vs KKR: 3 RR players who flopped against KKR 

#2 Ajinkya Rahane

Rajasthan Royals got off to a blazing start thanks to Jos Butler and Rahul Tripathy, who threw caution to the wind by scoring at more than 12 runs per over within the power-play. By the end of 3 overs, Rajasthan Royals were 49/0 with a run rate of 16.33. Unfortunately, Rahul Tripathy was dismissed on the 5th ball of the 5th over, trying to hook one off the bowling of Andre Russell that caught the edge and carried to the wicket-keeper. Out walked Rahane to the crease to accompany a well-settled Jos Butler.

Rahane negotiated Sunil Narine’s over (6th over) without any hassle and when everyone expected him to play a captain’s innings, he played an ugly reverse sweep that completely missed the bat to crash into the stumps of the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav. For a class player, this was an unusual way of getting dismissed and this triggered a major collapse for Rajasthan Royals. Kuldeep Yadav got into his groove and he picked up 4 wickets and Rajasthan had to end up with a below par total.

Rahane’s dismissal not only let him down but also his team and this could impact their chance of qualifying into the playoffs since this was an important game for them to win.