IPL 2026: 9 fours, 5 sixes and 103 runs; 21 year old batsman gave relief to KKR, Harshit Rana also got option!

IPL 2026: IPL The 19th season of IPL is going to start from March 28, but even before that the excitement on the field has reached its peak. All 10 teams are busy in pre-season preparations and are finalizing their combinations through intra-squad matches. The performance of the players in these practice matches is proving to be very important for the team management.

In this series, a name has emerged from the camp of Kolkata Knight Riders, who has caught everyone’s attention with his explosive performance. 21 year old young batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi has indicated that he can make a big splash in the coming season by scoring a stormy century in the practice match.

How Raghuvanshi’s storm came to Eden Gardens?

In this intra-squad match played at Eden Gardens, KKR divided its players into two teams, Purple Knights and Gold Knights. The command of Purple Knights was in the hands of Ajinkya Rahane. Batting first, Gold Knights scored a strong score of 199 runs in 20 overs. Rinku Singh contributed 40 runs, Tim Seifert contributed 30 runs and Sarthak Ranjan contributed 37 runs for the team.

Chasing the target of 200 runs, Purple Knights won the match in just 19.2 overs. The real hero of this victory was Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who played an explosive inning of 103 runs in just 55 balls. His strike rate was 187.27, which included 9 fours and 5 sixes. His brilliant innings completely changed the course of the match and Gold Knights had to face defeat by 6 wickets.

Has KKR got a new opening option?

KKR got two big positive things from this match. First, the team has got a strong Indian opening option. Till now the team had foreign openers like Finn Allen and Tim Seifert, but the lack of domestic options was being felt. Angkrish proved with his innings that he can play long innings along with giving a fast start when needed. This has increased the possibility of balance in the team composition.

Will Harshit Rana’s absence be filled?

The other good news came from the bowling department, where Karthik Tyagi performed brilliantly. Tyagi took 3 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs. Harshit Rana is going to be out of this season due to injury, in such a situation the team management might have taken a sigh of relief from the excellent bowling of Karthik Tyagi.