Ripal Patel IPL Profile 2021-2023: Delhi Capitals hard-hitting all-rounder who packs power in the middle order. In three seasons with DC, the 28-year-old Gujarati has faced 73 balls and smashed 80 runs at a healthy strike-rate of 109—numbers that underline his intent from ball one. Though he has crossed twenty only once, his 23 off 13 against Chennai in 2022 showed how quickly he can change gears when the run-rate climbs. Six fours and two sixes across seven innings translate to a boundary every 9.1 balls, a stat that keeps rival captains on alert during the death overs. With the ball, Patel has rolled his arm over just once in the league—an 18-ball spell that cost 22 runs at an economy of 7.33. While wicketless, the outing highlights his utility as a sixth-bowling option for Delhi on sluggish tracks. Retained for the third straight year, Patel remains a low-maintenance floater who can clear ropes and provide the odd over. Expect fireworks whenever he walks in after the 15th over, because 109 strike-rate seldom lies.

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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