KL Rahul dismissed for 26 on Ranji Trophy return: Stats
What's the story
Star Indian batter KL Rahul has returned to the Ranji Trophy after a gap of two years.
The 32-year-old returned to action for Karnataka against Haryana at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He was dismissed for 26 off 37 balls in the first innings.
Notably, Rahul last featured in India's premier red-ball tournament in 2020 (against Bengal in the semi-final at Eden Gardens).
Match details
Rahul's performance on Ranji Trophy return
Batting at number three, Rahul added 54 runs with team captain Mayank Agarwal for the second wicket after Haryana elected to field.
However, his innings was ended by Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj. This ended Rahul's 56-minute stay at the field.
The Indian batter slammed four boundaries before getting dismissed. Karnataka were 99/2 upon Rahul's dismissal.
Injury update
Rahul's absence from previous match due to injury
Notably, Rahul missed Karnataka's last Ranji Trophy match, against Punjab, owing to an elbow injury.
His previous First-Class appearance came during the 2024/25 Duleep Trophy in September, where he played for India A.
Karnataka currently sit third in Group C (Ranji Trophy) and need a win against Haryana to keep its tournament hopes alive.
Stats
A look at his FC stats
Before the ongoing match, Rahul featured in a total of 103 First-Class matches (177 innings) while amassing 7,262 runs at an average of 42.71.
He also boasts a strike rate of over 54 while smashing 18 hundreds and 36 fifties.
Additionally, he also owns his best score of 337. As many as 3,257 of these runs have come in Tests at 33.57.