Tata Indian Premier League (IPL), 2026, match number 28 was between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals. Chasing the target of 156 runs, KKR had the worst start as they lost opener Tim Seifert on the very first ball and KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane was also out for a duck in the next over.
Ajinkya Rahane will be feeling troubled as this was his second consecutive duck in IPL 2026, as in the last match also he was out for duck on the first ball and in today’s game he was out for duck on the second ball. Rahane, who is already under pressure for his poor tactics and captaincy, has made KKR lose 6 games so far this season.
Ajinkya Rahane’s struggle continues
Ajinkya Rahane has been criticized for his poor decision making, and people also noticed that his strike rate had slowed down when playing against spinners and slower balls. But today, he was out square-cutting a loose ball from Nandre Berger.
After the KKR captain was out for the second duck, he became the opening batsman with the most number of ducks in the IPL. Opening the tournament, Rahane now has 12 zeroes to his name. The KKR captain may have to step down as the fans and management and also some players are not very happy with him and there will be some serious issues if the Knights lose this match.
Fans react after Rahane gets out for a duck on the second ball
This boy is 1000 times better than Ajinkya Rahane in every aspect. pic.twitter.com/tAxeNG1iRs
— adi. (@Hurricanerana_27) 19 April 2026
Ajinkya Rahane’s work as a batsman and captain is over, hopefully this match will not be the last match of KKR.#KKRvsRR #RRvsKKR #IPL2026 pic.twitter.com/i3NaPmGYF4
– Vinod Kumar (@we_knowd) 19 April 2026
Most number of times out on zero as an opener in IPL
12 – Ajinkya Rahane*
11 – Parthiv Patel
10 – Shikhar Dhawan
10 – Gautam Gambhir
9 – David Warner@jinkyarahane88 Congratulations 🙏👏 #kkrvsrr— Imran Khan (@ImranKhan862) 19 April 2026
Many more to follow….
Also read: Jofra Archer dismissed Tim Seifert on the first ball in the KKR vs RR match.
