Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane lost the control of his bat while displaying his power-hitting skills in IPL 2026. Rahane led KKR were up against the Lucknow Super Giants in the 15th game of the IPL 2026 at home, Eden Garden on Thursday. The Knight Riders, who are yet to earn their first two points in the season, were invited to put score on the board first. While they were hopeful of dominating the game right from the beginning, things didnโ€™t go as planned, and the hosts faced their first setback in the form of Finn Allenโ€™s wicket.

However, skipper Rahane held firm to his position on one end of the pitch and played a decent knock to give the side some stability. The veteran Indian batter put on a solid display of his ball-hitting skills and lost his bat in one such delivery. On the first ball of the ninth over, Rahane hit an incredible six off an Avesh Khan delivery, and had the bat slip out of his hands while doing so.

Digvesh Rathi puts end to Ajinkya Rahaneโ€™s knock

Skipper Rahaneโ€™s knock came to an end on the second ball of the 11th over when a Digvesh Rathiโ€™s delivery was caught by Mohammed Shami. Rahane walked back at 41 runs off 24 deliveries with a combination of four boundaries and two sixes. Earlier during the toss, he spoke about the teamโ€™s strategies while batting. โ€œWe just want to, as a batting unit, watch the ball and react, rather than putting pressure on ourselves, trying to focus on a certain target and then try to achieve that. I think just being in the moment, try to react and watch the ball,โ€ Rahane said.