Ajinkya Rahane Out for 32 as 84-Run Stand Ends for KKR

ajinkya rahane fell for 32 after an 84-run stand, and Kolkata Knight Riders were left at 133/2 with 32 runs needed from 30 balls in their chase against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 3, 2026. The wicket came at 17.1 overs and shifted the last phase of the innings.

Rahane's wicket at mid-wicket

Sakib Hussain got Rahane out caught when the batter was not looking comfortable to the short ball ploy in that over. The ball ballooned off the splice of his bat and Ravichandran Smaran took the catch at mid-wicket. The short ball plan eventually works.

KKR had built the chase around Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi, but the partnership ended before the target was cut down. Rahane's dismissal left the side needing 32 from 30 balls, a stage where every wicket tightened the equation.

Raghuvanshi reaches 56

Angkrish Raghuvanshi went on to 56, his highest IPL score, before Cameron Green came out to bat after his dismissal. That left KKR still working through the chase with the scoreboard at 158/3 in 17.1 overs against SRH.

Pat Cummins had earlier dug the ball into Rahane's ribs area with a short delivery, and Hussain returned to the same route to finish the job. The sequence made KKR's 84-run stand look valuable but short-lived, because the chase moved from control to pressure in one over.

KKR chase tightens

For KKR, the immediate next step was simple: keep wickets intact while trimming 32 runs from 30 balls. Rahane's 32 had set up that finish, but his dismissal handed SRH a chance to force the chase through the lower middle order instead of the captain.