Nitish Rana IPL profile: 2853 runs at 136 strike-rate, 20 fifties, 261 fours, 141 sixes, highest 87, 10 seasons, now with Rajasthan Royals Left-handed dynamo Nitish Rana has quietly built one of the IPL’s most consistent batting résumés, stacking 2,853 runs from just 2,086 balls faced—a boundary every eight balls thanks to 261 fours and 141 sixes. Across 112 innings he has reached fifty on 20 occasions, his 87 against Delhi at Sharjah standing as his personal best. After eight productive years with Kolkata Knight Riders, Rana enters the 2025 season wearing Rajasthan Royals colours, bringing a proven power game and a handy off-spin option that has already delivered 10 wickets in 26 cameo bowling innings.

Faf du Plessis has become one of the most bankable IPL openers across 13 seasons and four franchises, culminating in his 2025 stint with Delhi Capitals. The South African has stacked up 4,773 runs at a strike rate of 135, carving 439 boundaries and clearing the rope 174 times—numbers that paint the picture of a batsman who keeps the scoreboard in perpetual motion. With 39 half-centuries from 147 innings, he has built consistency into aggression, while his unbeaten 96 remains the tantalising high-water mark just short of a maiden IPL ton. From Chennai Super Kings’ yellow to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s red and now Delhi Capitals’ blue, du Plessis has turned every jersey into a run-making statement, proving that adaptability and class travel well in T20 cricket.

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