The bat was thrown from the hand, yet the ball went beyond the boundary, fans were stunned to see this amazing shot of Ajinkya Rahane – VIDEO

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 9, 2026

Ajinkya Rahane Six IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane is generally considered a classical batsman, who scores runs through timing and placement. But in the match against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026, a different style of his was seen, where he surprised everyone with powerful shots.

Bat left his hand, still hit a six

In this match, Ajinkya Rahane played such a shot on Avesh Khan’s ball, which is rarely seen. While attempting the shot, the bat completely left his hand and fell in the direction of square leg. Despite this, the ball crossed the boundary over deep backward point with excellent timing and went for a six. The fans were also surprised to see this scene.

𝘽𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤…😅
Ajinkya Rahane just proved that you don’t even need to be holding the bat to clear the ropes 🙌#TATAIPL 2026 | #KKRvLSG | LIVE NOW 👉 pic.twitter.com/EDttpB8Utl
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 9, 2026

Rahane missed half century

Ajinkya Rahane had a great opportunity to score a half-century in this match, but he could not complete it. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 41 runs. Digvesh Rathi dismissed him. Rahane played a shot towards mid-wicket, where Mohammed Shami took the catch. After investigation by the third umpire, he was declared out. In his 24-ball innings, he hit 4 fours and 2 sixes.

Important partnership with Raghuvanshi

In this match, Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a setback in the beginning, when Finn Allen was out due to a controversial decision. After this, Ajinkya Rahane along with Angkrish Raghuvanshi took charge of the innings. There was a strong partnership of 84 runs in 52 balls between the two for the second wicket.

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Raghuvanshi also missed fifty

Angkrish Raghuvanshi also batted brilliantly, but he also missed the half-century. He played a useful inning of 45 runs in 33 balls, which included many attractive shots. In this way, the innings of Rahane and Raghuvanshi put the team in a strong position, while that six of Rahane became the most talked about moment of the match.