Harshit Rana
- Date of Birth 2001-12-22
- Role bowler
- Batting Style right-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm fast
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | IND vs AUS | 2024-11-22 |
| ODI | ENG vs IND | 2025-02-06 |
| T20 | IND vs ENG | 2025-01-31 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
2
Innings
3
Runs
7
Average
2.33
Strike Rate
35
Highest Score
7
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
1
Sixes
0
Catches
1
Bowling Statistics
Matches
2
Innings
3
Wickets
4
Average
50.75
Economy
4.51
Strike Rate
67.5
Best Figure
3/48
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
270
Runs Conceded
203
Batting Statistics
Matches
11
Innings
4
Runs
41
Average
20.5
Strike Rate
128.12
Highest Score
24*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
4
Sixes
1
Catches
2
Bowling Statistics
Matches
11
Innings
11
Wickets
20
Average
25.55
Economy
6.01
Strike Rate
25.5
Best Figure
4/39
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
510
Runs Conceded
511
Batting Statistics
Matches
5
Innings
2
Runs
48
Average
48
Strike Rate
117.07
Highest Score
35
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
3
Sixes
2
Catches
1
Bowling Statistics
Matches
5
Innings
4
Wickets
5
Average
27.8
Economy
10.69
Strike Rate
15.6
Best Figure
3/33
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
78
Runs Conceded
139
Batting Statistics
Matches
30
Innings
15
Runs
136
Average
11.33
Strike Rate
93.15
Highest Score
24*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
8
Sixes
9
Catches
10
Bowling Statistics
Matches
30
Innings
30
Wickets
52
Average
23.48
Economy
5.67
Strike Rate
24.8
Best Figure
4/17
4 Wickets
3
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
1291
Runs Conceded
1221
Batting Statistics
Matches
43
Innings
12
Runs
107
Average
15.28
Strike Rate
110.3
Highest Score
35
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
8
Sixes
5
Catches
13
Bowling Statistics
Matches
43
Innings
40
Wickets
48
Average
26.02
Economy
9.53
Strike Rate
16.3
Best Figure
3/24
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
786
Runs Conceded
1249
A fast bowler from Delhi, Harshit Rana is among the modern breed of players who made their IPL debut before their senior domestic debut. In his case, it was thanks to Kolkata Knight Riders' scouting system. With height, pace, hit-the-deck skills and clever variations to his credit, Harshit was fast-tracked into the India squad in July 2024, after having won the IPL with KKR.
Harshit was 20 when - on the advice of Nitish Rana, who also hails from Delhi - KKR brought him on board as a replacement for the injured Rasikh Salam in 2022. Later that year, Harshit made his first-class and List A debuts as well, showcasing his ability to adapt with the red ball with 21 wickets in five first-class Ranji Trophy games that season.
By June 2023 he had been picked for the Duleep Trophy, where he showed he had something to offer with the bat too, cracking an unbeaten 122 off 86 balls from No. 9, studded with nine sixes, for North Zone. Harshit was also part of the India A side at the ACC Emerging Men's Cup, where he opened the bowling and picked up seven wickets in five games. That he was getting closer to an India call-up became clear when he toured South Africa for an India A series in 2023-24, the A side shadowing the senior team.
His terrific 2023 culminated in an IPL trophy in 2024; he was KKR's joint-second-highest wicket-taker, and fourth overall in the tournament, with 19 scalps spread across the three innings phases and an enviable economy rate of 9.85 in the death overs in an extremely high-scoring tournament.
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