Chris Lynn IPL profile – explosive opener, 1,329 runs in 42 innings across seven seasons, from 2012 to 2021. Lynn’s 945 balls faced translated into 140 strike-rate fireworks: 132 boundaries and 66 sixes sent the ball sailing into stands. His ten half-centuries include a blistering personal-best 93, proof of his top-order dominance. Representing Kolkata Knight Riders for five seasons (2014-2019) and Mumbai Indians in 2021, Lynn’s reputation as a six-hitting machine never waned. Zero wickets in zero bowling innings underline the story: Chris Lynn is pure batting entertainment, turning powerplay overs into highlight reels for IPL fans worldwide.

Ajinkya Rahane IPL journey spans 17 seasons, 183 innings and a mountain of 5,032 runs that have come off 4,025 balls at a brisk strike-rate of 125. The Mumbai-born right-hander has punished bowlers for 514 fours and 123 sixes, crossing fifty 33 times and reaching three figures on two memorable occasions, the highest being an unbeaten 105. After stints with Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings, he is back with Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025. While Rahane has rolled his arm over only once in the league, picking up a solitary wicket in a six-ball cameo that cost five runs, he remains celebrated as one of the league’s most technically sound and consistent top-order batsmen.

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