An alarming sign for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as their main keeper-batter and in-form batter, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, has not come out to bat in the second innings.
KKR needs 148 runs to win the match over the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Eden Gardens. But they will have to do the chase without Angkrish Raghuvanshi. In place of the batter, Ramandeep Singh joins the batting line-up as the concussion sub for Raghuvanshi.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi injured himself in the first innings of the KKR vs MI match.
“Ramandeep Singh has replaced Angkrish Raghuvanshi as a concussion substitute,” KKR officially informed through a social media post. It can be a huge takeaway from the match, as the emerging batter is in exceptional form for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026) season.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi was forced to leave the field after reportedly suffering a finger injury, which he received in the first innings when KKR was the fielding side. Tejasvi Singh Dahiya walked into the field as the substitute wicket-keeper for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Raghuvanshi had to receive some treatment on the ground because of the injury. However, it was not clear when he suffered the injury.
Last 10 matches of Angkrish Raghuvanshi for KKR in IPL 2026:
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16-May-2026 — KKR vs GT — 82*
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13-May-2026 — KKR vs RCB — 71
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08-May-2026 — KKR vs DC — 1
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03-May-2026 — KKR vs SRH — 59
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26-Apr-2026 — KKR vs LSG — 9
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19-Apr-2026 — KKR vs RR — 10
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17-Apr-2026 — KKR vs GT — 8
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14-Apr-2026 — KKR vs CSK — 27
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09-Apr-2026 — KKR vs LSG — 45
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06-Apr-2026 — KKR vs PBKS — 7*
Overall, the 24-year-old is the side’s leading run-scorer in IPL 2026, and has scored 422 runs at a strike-rate of 146.52.
KKR vs MI first innings in brief
The Mumbai Indians batter had a tough day out there at the Eden Gardens. The entire bowling line-up of the Kolkata Knight Riders was brilliant in the match, restricting the star-studded MI to only 147 runs in 20 overs against 8 wickets.
At one point in the innings, MI was down by 6 wickets, with only 95 runs on the scoreboard. Later, the pace-bowling all-rounder Corbin Bosc played a crucial role and helped the team to post a respectable total. Bosch scored an unbeaten 32 off 18, and the skipper of the Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya, chipped in with a 26-run knock from 27 balls. The wicket was not easy for the batters.
Tilak Varma, the in-form batter of Mumbai, got only 20 runs from 32 balls. He could have dismissed early if Angkrish Raghuvanshi had not made the collision with Varun Chakravarthy. KKR put down an easy catch of Varma, as Varun Chakravarthy and Angkrish Raghuvanshi collided in an attempt to grab the ball. To win the match, KKR needs to score 148 runs on a challenging surface.
Read More: Tilak Varma survives after shocking mix-up between Varun Chakravarthy and Angkrish Raghuvanshi.
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