Ajinkya Rahane made his debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 for Mumbai Indians. Considered as one of the technical batsmen of Indian cricket, Ajinkya Rahane has performed brilliantly for various franchises. In this article, we will look at the top five highest scores made by him in the IPL.
Highest scores of Ajinkya Rahane in IPL History
5. 84* vs Delhi Capitals, 2012, Delhi
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The year 2012 was an important year in Rahane’s IPL career. He played a brilliant innings against Delhi Capitals in Delhi that year. Chasing a target of 152 runs, Ajinkya scored 84* runs in 63 balls, which included 9 fours and 1 six. Although Rajasthan lost the match by just 1 run, Rahane’s innings was one of his best performances.
4. 91* vs Delhi Capitals, 2015, Brabourne
Another brilliant innings of Ajinkya Rahane was seen in 2015 at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. In this match, Rajasthan Royals batted first and Rahane scored 91* runs, which included 9 fours and 3 sixes. Due to his excellent innings, Rajasthan won the match by 14 runs and Rahane was selected as the ‘Player of the Match’.
3. 98 vs Punjab Kings, 2012, Jaipur
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In 2012, Ajinkya Rahane played a brilliant innings of 98 runs against Punjab Kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. He hit 16 fours and 1 six in this innings. His innings helped Rajasthan Royals to score 191/4, due to which the Rajasthan team won the match by 31 runs.
2. 103* vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2012, Bangalore
Playing against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012, Ajinkya Rahane played an unforgettable innings of 103* runs. In this inning, he hit 12 fours and 5 sixes. Thanks to this brilliant innings of Rahane, Rajasthan Royals scored 195/2 and won the match by 59 runs. Rahane was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ for this inning.
1. 105* vs Delhi Capitals, 2019, Jaipur
Ajinkya Rahane’s highest score in IPL came in 2019 against Delhi Capitals in Jaipur, when he scored 105* runs. Rahane’s innings included 11 fours and 3 sixes. Rajasthan scored 191/6, but unfortunately lost the match by 6 wickets. Despite this, this innings of Rahane is considered to be the greatest innings of his IPL career.
Conclusion
Ajinkya Rahane has led his franchise to important victories with his excellent batting in many seasons of IPL. These five top scores made by him are some of the important moments of his career, which establish him as an important batsman in IPL history.
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