The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL), 2026, match no.28 was between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Rajasthan Royals. KKR, while chasing the target of 156 runs, were off to the worst possible start as they lost opener Tim Seifert on the very first ball, and in the next over, KKR’s captain Ajinkya Rahane was also back for a duck.
Ajinkya Rahane will feel the heat as it was his second consecutive duck in the IPL 2026, as in the last match, he was also dismissed for a first-ball duck, and in today’s game, it was a second-ball duck. Rahane, who is already under the pump for his poor tactics and captaincy, has led KKR to lose 6 games in this season so far.
Ajinkya Rahane’s struggle continues
Ajinkya Rahane has been criticised for his poor decision-making, and people also noticed his strike rate slowing down while playing against the spinners and slower deliveries. But today, he was dismissed while square-cutting a loose delivery from Nandre Burger.
Fans React after Rahane’s second-ball duck
This guy is 1000 times better than Ajinkya Rahane in every aspect. pic.twitter.com/tAxeNG1iRs
— adi. (@Hurricanrana_27) April 19, 2026
Ajinkya Rahane is finished with the batter and Captain’, Hopefully 🤞 this match will be not last match in KKR.#KKRvsRR #RRvsKKR #IPL2026 pic.twitter.com/i3NaPmGYF4
— Vinod Kumar (@we_knowd) April 19, 2026
Most ducks as an opener in IPL
12 – Ajinkya Rahane*
11 – Parthiv Patel
10 – Shikhar Dhawan
10 – Gautam Gambhir
9 – David Warner@ajinkyarahane88 congratulations 🎉👏 #kkrvsrr— Imran Khan (@ImranKhan862) April 19, 2026
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