One-Day Cup 2024: Decoding the stats of Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane can be pleased about his performance in the 2024 One-Day Cup. The Indian batter was one of the positives for Leicestershire, who bowed out of the tournament in the semis. Leicestershire were beaten by Somerset in the first semi-final clash held in Taunton on Sunday. Rahane failed to find the runs in this contest, being dismissed for three. We decode his stats.
Rahane fails to score big runs in the semi-final contest
Chasing 335 runs, Rahane came to the crease when his side was 96/2. However, Ben Green got the veteran in the 21st over. Rahane's dismissal saw Leicestershire get reduced to 106/4. Rahane consumed 11 deliveries for his runs and was caught out. Thereafter, the likes of Peter Handscomb and Ben Cox steadied the ship. However, Somerset hit back to win by 23 runs.
3rd-highest run-scorer for Leicestershire in 2024 One-Day Cup
Rahane finished as the third-highest scorer for Leicestershire in the 2024 One-Day Cup. As per ESPNcricinfo, he played 10 matches, accumulating 378 runs at 42. He finished with four half-centuries with the best score of 71. Rahane's strike rate read 89.15. The likes of Handscomb and Sol Budinger (458) were Leicestershire's top scorers this season.
Rahane's journey in the tourney
Rahane started by scoring 71 from 60 balls against Notinghamshire. He managed scores worth 3 and 33 in his next two outings against Warwickshire and Essex. Versus Sussex, Rahane hammered 68 runs (57 balls). He scored 27, 28* and 9 versus Surrey, Yorkshire and Glamorgan respectively. Rahane smashed 62 versus Gloucestershire and hit another 70-run knock versus Hampshire ahead of the semi-final clash.
Rahane's numbers in List A cricket
Rahane owns 6,853 runs from 192 matches (187 innings) in List A cricket (50-over format) at an average of 40-plus. In addition to 10 centuries, the ace batter has smashed 49 fifties. 2,962 of his runs came for Team India in ODIs at 35.26.
