Marcus Stoinis IPL impact story: 2026 runs in 99 innings, 144-strike-rate finisher who clears the ropes 106 times and finds the gaps for 158 boundaries. The Australian powerhouse owns one scintillating hundred—a 124-run master-blaster—and nine rapid half-centuries, proving he can single-handedly flip scoreboards. After debuting with Punjab Kings in 2016, Stoinis has worn five franchise jerseys, returning to PBKS in 2025 as their designated six-hitting engine. While he also sends down handy medium-pace—44 wickets from 888 balls with four three-wicket bursts—his economy of 9.8 underlines why teams primarily chase his bat. Ten seasons, same explosive template: muscle at the death, fearless against spin and pace, and a proven match-winner in the top-order or finishing role.

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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