Gulbadeen Naib IPL 2024: explosive cameo, fiery economy, Delhi Capitals’ Afghan all-rounder Afghanistan’s Gulbadeen Naib made a swift, statement-making entry into IPL 2024 with Delhi Capitals, packing a power-packed 19* off just 15 balls and clearing the rope once while also piercing the boundary for a four—an eye-catching strike rate of 126. Although his sole outing with the bat produced no fifty, the right-hander’s 19-run blitz was the exact momentum shifter DC needed in the middle overs. With the ball, Naib rolled his arm over for a solitary over, conceding 12 runs in a phase where economy often decides games. While no wickets fell, the experience of the medium-pacer adds depth to a Capitals attack that rotates options around Rishabh Pant’s plans. In numbers, Naib’s IPL story so far reads: 1 match, 1 innings, 19 runs at a 126 strike rate; 1 over bowled, 12 runs, economy 12.0. Despite the small sample, the Afghan all-rounder’s ability to swing both bat and ball keeps him on Delhi Capitals’ radar as they push deeper into the 2024 season.

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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