Ajinkya Rahane weighs up on KKR captaincy with 56-ball 98, powers Mumbai to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final
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Ajinkya Rahane weighs up on KKR captaincy with 56-ball 98, powers Mumbai to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final

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Veteran India Ajinkya Rahane once again made a statement for the job of Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy in the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League as his swashbuckling 56-ball 98 powered Mumbai to the final of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Friday. Rahane, who came in after the early departure of Prithvi Shaw, added 78 runs for the second wicket with skipper Shreyas Iyer, who scored 46 off 30 balls which included four fours and three sixes. With Mumbai needing two runs to win and Rahane on 98, Baroda pacer Abhimanyu Rajput purposedly bowled a wide to deny the India batter a well-deserved hundred. Ajinkya Rahane's SMAT form Rahane has been in tremendous form in SMAT this year with scores of 13, 52, 68, DNB, 22, 95, 84 and 98, thus giving the KKR management a genuine captaincy option after the departure of IPL 2024 title-winning captain Shreyas Iyer, who went to Punjab Kings.

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