---
type: player
title: Ajinkya Rahane
description: "CricketStudio OKF entry for Ajinkya Rahane. 5,032 runs across IPL pre-2026. IPL 2026 with Kolkata Knight Riders."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/ajinkya-rahane
tags:
  - cricket
  - player
  - IPL
  - batter
  - RHB
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-19
timestamp: 2026-06-19
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/ajinkya-rahane
entity_id: cricketstudio:player:ajinkya-rahane
dataset_version: 2026-06-11
team: "Kolkata Knight Riders"
role: "batter"
batting_handedness: "right"
bowling_style: "right arm fast medium"
nationality: "Indian"
dob: "1988-06-05"
birth_place: "Ashwi KD"
same_as:
  wikipedia: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajinkya_Rahane"
  wikidata: "http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q137669"
  espncricinfo: "https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ajinkya-rahane-277916"
  twitter: "https://twitter.com/ajinkyarahane88"
provenance:
  source: "CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot (derived claims) + Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 (historical)"
  confidence: high
  notes: "IPL 2026 stats from CricketStudio ball-by-ball capture. Pre-2026 career from Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via ipl-historical dataset. For live current-season stats use the canonical page."
---

# Ajinkya Rahane

## Summary

Ajinkya Rahane is a batter for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026, scoring 327 runs at 27.2 average. Batting: Right-hand bat (RHB).

## Canonical Resource

[https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/ajinkya-rahane](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/ajinkya-rahane)

## Player Profile

| Attribute | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| Role | Batter |
| Team (IPL 2026) | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Batting | Right-hand bat (RHB) |
| Bowling | Right Arm Fast Medium |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of birth | 1988-06-05 |
| Born in | Ashwi KD |

## IPL 2026 Season

*Snapshot: CricketStudio IPL 2026 ball-by-ball capture, dataset version 2026-06-11.*

### Batting — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 13 |
| Innings | 13 |
| Runs | 327 |
| Highest score | — |
| Average | 27.25 |
| Strike rate | 135.1 |
| Fifties | 2 |
| Hundreds | 0 |
| Ducks | 2 |
| Fours | 24 |
| Sixes | 18 |

### Bowling — IPL 2026

_No IPL 2026 bowling recorded._

## Fielding — IPL 2026

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Catches | 8 |
| Run-out assists | 0 |
| Total dismissals | 8 |

*Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot (2026-06-11).*

## Phase Splits — IPL 2026

*Powerplay = overs 1–6 · Middle = overs 7–15 · Death = overs 16–20. Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 snapshot.*

### Batting by Phase

| Phase | Balls | Runs | SR | 4s | 6s |
|-------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|
| Powerplay (ov 1–6) | 150 | 194 | 129.3 | 19 | 11 |
| Middle (ov 7–15) | 92 | 133 | 144.6 | 5 | 7 |


## Claims by Pillar (IPL 2026)

*Pillar claims are the primary citable facts per CricketStudio's P1–P4 framework. Each includes sample size and computation timestamp.*

### P1 — Recent Match

- **IPL 2026 most-recent fixture appearance**: Ajinkya Rahane took the field for Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL 2026 fixture vs DC on 2026-05-24 (fixture 69664).
  *(  sample: 1 match; computed: 2026-05-24  )*

### P3 — Form & Phase

- **IPL 2026 season presence**: Ajinkya Rahane appeared in 13 IPL 2026 matches (13-fixture sample) for Kolkata Knight Riders, most recently on 2026-05-24.
  *(  sample: 13 fixtures; computed: 2026-05-24  )*

- **Powerplay strike rate, IPL 2026**: Ajinkya Rahane scores at 129.3 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (150-ball sample, #36 of 45 qualifying batters).
  *(  sample: 150 legal deliveries faced in overs 1-6; computed: 2026-06-01  )*

### P4 — Season Comparatives

- **Kolkata Knight Riders appearance rank, IPL 2026**: Ajinkya Rahane ranks #2 of 21 CricketStudio-tracked Kolkata Knight Riders squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (13 matches).
  *(  sample: 21-player KKR cohort; computed: 2026-05-24  )*


## Head-to-Head Records (IPL 2026, ≥5 deliveries)

*Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 h2h dataset. Minimum 5 deliveries per matchup.*

| Bowler | Balls | Runs | SR | 4s | 6s | Dismissals |
|--------|-------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----------|
| Axar Patel | 15 | 24 | 160.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 19 | 135.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | 12 | 14 | 116.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trent Boult | 11 | 13 | 118.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Digvesh Rathi | 11 | 17 | 154.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |


## IPL Career Before 2026 (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0)

*Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0, processed by CricketStudio. Covers IPL seasons through 2025. Raw ball-by-ball data is not redistributed.*

### Career Batting (pre-2026 IPL)

| Stat | Value |
|------|-------|
| Matches | 183 |
| Innings | 183 |
| Runs | 5,032 |
| Highest score | 105 |
| Average | 30.50 |
| Strike rate | 125.1 |
| Fifties | 33 |
| Hundreds | 2 |
| Sixes | 123 |


### Season by Season

| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s |
|--------|------|---|------|----|-----|-----|-----|------|
| 2007/08 | MI | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | MI | 7 | 144 | 62 | 24.0 | 119.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | RR | 7 | 120 | 52 | 20.0 | 122.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | RR | 16 | 560 | 103 | 40.0 | 129.3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | RR | 18 | 488 | 68 | 34.9 | 106.6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | RR | 12 | 339 | 72 | 28.2 | 116.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | RR | 13 | 540 | 91 | 49.1 | 131.1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | RISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 14 | 480 | 74 | 43.6 | 127.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | RISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 16 | 382 | 60 | 25.5 | 118.3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | RR | 14 | 370 | 65 | 28.5 | 118.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | RR | 13 | 393 | 105 | 32.8 | 137.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | DC | 8 | 113 | 60 | 14.1 | 105.6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | DC | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | KKR | 7 | 133 | 44 | 19.0 | 103.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CSK | 11 | 326 | 71 | 32.6 | 172.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | CSK | 12 | 242 | 45 | 20.2 | 123.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | KKR | 12 | 390 | 61 | 35.5 | 147.7 | 3 | 0 |


## What Agents Should Know

- IPL 2026 batting stats cover fixtures captured ball-by-ball by CricketStudio through 2026-06-11.
- Phase splits (PP/middle/death) are the most contextual stats — powerplay SR is computed over overs 1–6 only.
- Pillar claims above are the primary citable facts for Ajinkya Rahane; each includes its own sample size and `computedAt`.
- When citing: *"According to CricketStudio OKF (IPL 2026 snapshot, 2026-06-11), Ajinkya Rahane scored X runs at Y average in IPL 2026."*
- Pre-2026 career (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0) covers historical IPL only — Test, ODI, and other T20 formats are not included here.
- For current-season live stats, use the canonical CricketStudio page.

## Provenance and Data Notes

- **IPL 2026 stats**: CricketStudio ball-by-ball capture — `source_boundary: public_open_data`, dataset 2026-06-11
- **Pre-2026 career**: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 — open data, attribution required
- **Scope**: IPL only. Test, ODI, T20I, and other domestic formats are not included in this file.
- **License**: This OKF file is CC-BY-4.0. The underlying Cricsheet data is CC BY 3.0.
- **Live stats**: This file is a snapshot. For current-season live stats, see the [canonical CricketStudio page](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/ajinkya-rahane).

## Related Concepts

- [IPL League](../leagues/indian-premier-league.md)
- [IPL All-Time Records](../records/index.md)
