Matches (9)
Ranji Trophy (4)
Tri-Nation (1)
Zimbabwe vs Ireland (1)
Sheffield Shield (3)

Full Name

Nitish Rana

Born

December 27, 1993, Delhi

Age

31y 46d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium, Right arm Offbreak, Legbreak

Playing Role

Middle order Batter

Nitish Rana IPL factfile


- Nitish Rana was first bought by Mumbai Indians in the IPL in 2015, but did not get a game. He was retained for 2016 after being the most prolific six-hitter in the 2015-16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

- IPL 2017 was his first proper season, playing 13 games and scoring 333 runs as Mumbai became champions for the third time. He was then released and picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders in the next auction.

- KKR started using his skills as a bowler as well. He made a mark with the ball in their first game of the season, dismissing AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli off consecutive deliveries in a win against RCB.

- Rana became an important part of KKR's middle order, due to his knack of going hard with the bat from the first ball. Rana also crossed the 300-run mark in every season since 2017.

- In 2023, after new signing and newly appointed captain Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the competition, Rana was made KKR skipper for the season. He ended it as his most prolific year, scoring 413 runs.

Nitish Rana player profile


An aggressive left-handed batsman who bowls part-time offspin, Nitish Rana was one of the shining lights for Delhi in an otherwise dark 2015-16 season, which was plagued by off-field controversies. He struck 299 runs and 21 sixes - the most by any batsman in the tournament - in Delhi's run to the semi-final of the 2015-16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Out of the 21 sixes, eight came in an innings of 97 off 40 balls against Andhra.

Rana made his List A and T20 debuts for Delhi in the 2012-13 season but played his first Ranji Trophy match only in the 2015-16 season. He had an impressive debut first-class season. He ran out Wasim Jaffer for a duck and made a half-century on debut against Vidarbha and finished the season as Delhi's highest run-getter, with 557 runs at 50.63, including a century and three fifties. Rana attributed his big-hitting prowess to his stint with Mumbai Indians. He was bought by the franchise in the 2015 auction for INR 10 lakh but did not play a game in the IPL 2015. He was retained by Mumbai Indians ahead of the IPL 2016 auction.

Nitish Rana Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
ODIs110777.001450.00000000
T20Is2201597.502755.55000000
FC54836295417438.36499559.1371338349270
List A787312228113737.39267285.3631422860230
T20s19318219463110728.413433134.89130405238520

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
ODIs1118100---3.33-000
T20Is2------------
FC545523451211273/475/8844.853.0986.8000
List A786420781649544/484/4830.534.7638.4100
T20s193749081064514/174/1720.867.0317.8100

Nitish Rana T20 Stats

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
IPL2 teams107101926368728.651952135.04018234132240

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
IPL2 teams1072418025210 2/11 2/1125.208.4018.0000
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Recent Matches of Nitish Rana

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
UP vs Tamil Nadu17--26-Dec-2024VisakhapatnamList A
UP vs Mizoram--0/1923-Dec-2024VisakhapatnamList A
UP vs Delhi21/2311-Dec-2024BengaluruT20
UP vs Andhra4--09-Dec-2024BengaluruT20
UP vs Jharkhand162/1905-Dec-2024WankhedeT20

Photos of Nitish Rana

Satyanarayana Raju had Nitish Rana caught for 4
Nitish Rana prepares to defend the ball
Nitish Rana and Priyam Garg in action
Trophy in hand, it's time for Kolkata Knight Riders' celebrations to begin
Nitish Rana was playing only his second game of the season
Nitish Rana takes a selfie with his UP team-mates after the win against Mumbai