{"id":9130,"date":"2026-04-27T02:52:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/worst-in-the-league-ajinkya-rahane-seifert-fail-again-as-kkrs-opening-woes-continue-vs-lsg-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T02:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:22:54","slug":"worst-in-the-league-ajinkya-rahane-seifert-fail-again-as-kkrs-opening-woes-continue-vs-lsg-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/worst-in-the-league-ajinkya-rahane-seifert-fail-again-as-kkrs-opening-woes-continue-vs-lsg-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Worst in the league: Ajinkya Rahane-Seifert fail again as KKR&#8217;s opening woes continue vs LSG | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130534694,imgsize-66728,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bhnj.jpg\" alt=\"Worst in the league: Ajinkya Rahane-Seifert fail again as KKR's opening woes continue vs LSG\" title=\"Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert\">Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 opening problems continued in IPL 2026 as both <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ajinkya-rahane\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Ajinkya Rahane<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/tim-seifert\/63867\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Tim Seifert<\/a> fell early again in the match against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>KKR have struggled for starts throughout the season, and the trend followed the same pattern as the top order failed to provide a base.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->\u2018We haven\u2019t played good cricket\u2019 &#8211; Mahela Jayawardene after MI\u2019s biggest IPL loss vs CSK<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Tim Seifert was the first to go in the final ball of the second over. Mohsin Khan bowled a full delivery around off stump, and Seifert chipped it straight to Mukul Choudhary at covers. He was dismissed for 0 off 3 balls, giving Mohsin a wicket-maiden over.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Ajinkya Rahane followed soon after on the fourth ball of the fourth over. Mohsin bowled a length delivery around leg stump, and Rahane tried to slog it across the line. He was beaten by the lack of pace, miscued the shot, and the ball went towards mid-off where Aiden Markram completed a safe catch. <!-- -->Rahane was out for 10 off 15 balls, including one six.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>With both openers dismissed in successive overs, LSG got the perfect start in front of their home crowd.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>KKR\u2019s opening partnerships this season have been among the poorest in the tournament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Their opening stands in IPL 2026 read: 69 against Mumbai Indians, 30 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, 12 against Punjab Kings, 15 against Lucknow Super Giants, 13 against Chennai Super Kings, 5 against Gujarat Titans, 0 against Rajasthan Royals, and now 3 against LSG.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>That adds up to 147 runs at an average of 18.37, the lowest among all teams this season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">KKR opening stands in IPL 2026<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"30\">\n<ul>\n<li>69 (32) vs MI<\/li>\n<li>30 (9) vs SRH<\/li>\n<li>12 (10) vs PBKS<\/li>\n<li>15 (10) vs LSG<\/li>\n<li>13 (10) vs CSK<\/li>\n<li>5 (4) vs GT<\/li>\n<li>0 (1) vs RR<\/li>\n<li>3(12) vs LSG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>KKR\u2019s openers have combined for only 258 runs this season at an average of 17.2, also the lowest by any team in the tournament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Rahane\u2019s own numbers in the Powerplay have also reflected the struggle.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>In eight innings, he has scored 90 runs from 73 balls, with four dismissals. His strike rate stands at 123.3, while his dot-ball percentage is 42.4.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>After a Saturday where teams broke scoring records, Sunday turned into a low-scoring day, and KKR once again found themselves hurt by early wickets at the top.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/from-bad-to-worse-ajinkya-rahane-seifert-fail-again-as-kkr-top-order-collapses-vs-lsg\/articleshow\/130534511.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 opening problems continued in IPL 2026 as both Ajinkya Rahane and Tim Seifert fell early again in the match against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday.KKR have struggled for starts throughout the season, and the trend followed the same pattern as the top order failed to provide a base. 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