Nitish Rana

Nitish Rana

Nitish Rana’s cricketing journey: A story of perseverance and controversy

Nitish Rana is an aggressive Indian left-handed batsman and off-spin bowler, known for his explosive hitting, who has represented India internationally and played for Delhi, Mumbai Indians, KKR, and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, captaining KKR in 2023 and Delhi domestically, with key stats including scoring 300+ runs in multiple IPL seasons and debuting for India in 2021.

Full Name

Nitish Rana

Place Of Birth

Delhi, India

Born

27 December 1993

Height

5 ft 8 in (173 cm)

Jersey No.

Batting Style

Left Handed Bat

Bowling Style

Right-Arm Off-Spin

Country

India

Role

Batter

Sister

Vishakha

Zodiac Sign

Capricorn

Hobbies

Swimming, travelling

Nitish Rana's Instagram

@nitishrana_official

Nitish Rana's Facebook

@OfficialNitishRana

Nitish Rana's Twitter

@NitishRana_27

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Photo Gallery Of Nitish Rana
International Career
IPL Journey
Salary Of Nitish Rana
Favourites Of Nitish Rana
Wife Of Nitish Rana
Controversies Of Nitish Rana
Records Of Nitish Rana
Teams Nitish Rana Played For

Stats

Batting Bowling

Match	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru · Match 39	T20	April 27, 2026	1	9	0	0	11.11
Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings · Match 35	T20	April 25, 2026	91	44	11	4	206.82
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals · Match 31	T20	April 21, 2026	57	30	7	3	190.00
Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans · Match 14	T20	April 8, 2026	5	6	1	0	83.33
Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians · Match 8	T20	April 4, 2026	0	3	0	0	0.00
Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals · Match 5	T20	April 1, 2026	15	17	2	1	88.24

Match	Format	Date	Over	R	W	WD	ECO
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals · Match 31	T20	April 21, 2026	4	55	0	2	13.75
Delhi vs Vidarbha · 4th Quarter-Final (D1 v B2)	List A	January 13, 2026	3	19	2	0	6.33
Delhi vs Railways · Match 85	List A	January 6, 2026	2	10	1	0	5.00
Delhi vs Odisha · Match 54	List A	December 31, 2025	4	48	1	0	12.00
Delhi vs Saurashtra · Match 36	List A	December 29, 2025	1	14	0	0	14.00
Delhi vs Gujarat · Group D	List A	December 26, 2025	3	17	0	0	5.67

Batting Bowling

Series	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
Indian Premier League 2026	T20	Mar 28, 2026 - May 31, 2026	169	109	21	8	155.05
Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025	LISTA	Dec 24, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026	255	227	31	9	112.33
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite 2025	T20	Nov 26, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025	274	184	21	15	148.91
Delhi Premier League 2025	T20	Aug 2, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025	393	216	27	34	181.94
Indian Premier League 2025	T20	Mar 22, 2025 - Jun 3, 2025	217	134	27	9	161.94
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024	LISTA	Dec 21, 2024 - Jan 18, 2025	17	28	0	0	60.71

Series	Format	Date	Over	M	R	W	BBi	ECO
Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025	LISTA	Dec 24, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026	18	0	141	4	2/19	7.83
Delhi Premier League 2025	T20	Aug 2, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025	23	0	176	5	2/31	7.65
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024	T20	Nov 23, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024	15	0	94	4	2/19	6.27
Ranji Trophy 2024	FIRSTCLASS	Oct 11, 2024 - Mar 1, 2025	25	2	78	1	1/6	3.12
Uttar Pradesh T20 2024	T20	Aug 25, 2024 - Sep 14, 2024	15	0	107	3	1/8	7.13
Ranji Trophy 2024	FIRSTCLASS	Jan 5, 2024 - Mar 14, 2024	30	9	156	2	1/12	5.20

Batting Bowling

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
IPL	19	19	428	277	91	23.78	154.51	1	53	18	4	0
ODI	1	1	7	14	7	7.0000	50.0000	0	0	0	0	0
T20	216	205	5290	3851	107	28.7500	137.3600	21	474	270	36	1
T20I	2	2	15	27	9	7.5000	55.5500	0	0	0	0	0
List A	86	81	2536	2899	137	37.8500	87.4700	14	259	69	16	3
First Class	54	83	2954	4995	174	38.3600	59.1300	6	383	49	13	7

Format	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w
ODI	1	1	3.00	18	10	0	0.0000	3.3300	0.0000	-	-	0
T20	216	81	166.30	999	1222	51	23.9600	7.3300	19.5000	4/17	4/17	1
T20I	2	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.0000	0.0000	0.0000	-	-	0
List A	86	70	364.20	2186	1790	58	30.8600	4.9100	37.6000	4/48	4/48	1
First Class	54	55	390.50	2345	1211	27	44.8500	3.0900	86.8000	3/47	5/88	0

Match	Format	Date	Runs	BF	4s	6s	SR
Delhi vs Uttarakhand · Group D	T20	December 8, 2025	51	29	7	2	175.86
Central Delhi Kings vs West Delhi Lions · Final	T20	August 31, 2025	79	49	4	7	161.22
West Delhi Lions vs South Delhi Superstarz · Eliminator	T20	August 29, 2025	134	55	8	15	243.64
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings · Match 11	T20	March 30, 2025	81	36	10	5	225.00

Batting Bowling

Most Runs 393

Delhi Premier League, 2025 · T20

Highest Individual Score 134

Delhi Premier League, 2025 · T20

Highest Strike Rates 181.94

Delhi Premier League, 2025 · T20

Highest Average 65.50

Delhi Premier League, 2025 · T20

Most Centuries 1

Delhi Premier League, 2025 · T20

Most Fifties 2

Indian Premier League, 2026 · T20

Most Fours 37

Ranji Trophy, 2024 · FIRSTCLASS

Most Sixes 34

Delhi Premier League, 2025 · T20

Top Wicket Takers 5

Delhi Premier League, 2025 · T20

Best Economy Rates 3.12

Ranji Trophy, 2024 · FIRSTCLASS

Best Bowling Figures 2/19

Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite, 2025 · LISTA

Best Strike Rates 22.50

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2024 · T20

Best Averages 23.50

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2024 · T20

Maidens 9

Ranji Trophy, 2024 · FIRSTCLASS

Indian Premier League·T20

Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals

75/10

Result

77/1

RCB won by 9 wickets April 27, 2026 7:30 pm

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Indian Premier League·T20

Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals

264/2

Result

265/4

PBKS won by 6 wickets April 25, 2026 3:30 pm

Punjab Kings Punjab Kings

IPL 2026, Match 43: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XIs

823

Shreyas Iyer Leads Record Chase as PBKS Hunt Down 264 vs Delhi Capitals

196

IPL 2026, DC vs RCB Match Prediction: Who Will Win, Fantasy Picks, Top Batters and Bowlers

378

IPL 2026, Match 39: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Playing XIs

308

IPL 2026, Match 35: Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings Predicted Playing XIs

442

IPL 2026 Points Table Update: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s all-round performance helps them beat Delhi Capitals

139

Sunrisers Hyderabad Crush Delhi Capitals by 47 Runs as Abhishek Sharma Smashes 135*

IPL 2026, Match 31: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XIs

IPL 2026, Match 26: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XIs

127

IPL 2026, Match 18: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XIs

356

Gujarat Titans Beat Delhi Capitals by 1 Run in Last-Ball Thriller

IPL 2026, Match 14: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans Predicted Playing XIs

International Career

International Debuts

ODI Debut: July 23, 2021 vs. Sri Lanka (Colombo)
T20I Debut: July 28, 2021 vs. Sri Lanka (Colombo)

Recent International Matches

His last international matches were during the same Sri Lanka tour in July 2021.
Last ODI: July 23, 2021 vs. Sri Lanka
Last T20I: July 29, 2021 vs. Sri Lanka

IPL Journey

MI (2015-2017): Roped in 2015; exploded in 2017 as MI won the title.
KKR (2018-2024): Became an integral middle-order batsman and bowler.
RR (2025): Acquired by Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2025 season.

Salary Of Nitish Rana

– IPL 2025- INR 4.2 crore

Net Worth (Approx) – INR 40 crore

Favourites Of Nitish Rana

Batsman	Sachin Tendulkar
Actor	Ranveer Singh
Actress	Aishwarya Rai
Food	Churros
Athlete	David Beckham
Beverage	Cocoa

Wife Of Nitish Rana

On 18 February, 2019, Nitish married with his long-term girlfriend Saachi Marwah.

Controversies Of Nitish Rana

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Rana was one of the 22 players who were, in 2015, barred from taking part in age-group tournaments because of the allegations of age fudging.

Records Of Nitish Rana

Debutant Rana in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy scored 557 runs at an average of 50.63 and stood as the leading run-scorer for Delhi.
Rana was the second-highest run-scorer for Delhi in the 2015-16 Vijay Hazare Trophy with 218 runs in his bucket.
In the 8 matches of the 2015-16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he scored 299 runs at an average of 42.71 and a strike rate of 175.88.
While playing against Andhra in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match, he led Delhi to a score of 236 for 9 in 20 overs in the otherwise situation of 40 runs with the top 4 batsmen back in the dugout.
Rana once again proved his will after Delhi were three down without even getting to 10 runs. He struck 53 off just 29 balls helping his team chase the Baroda’s total of 153.
While playing against Jharkhand, he stunned everyone with his unbeaten innings of 60 runs off just 44 balls in a situation where Delhi had lost the first 3 wickets for just 14 runs. Delhi went to taste a 5-wicket win in the match after Rana’s much-needed contribution.

Teams Nitish Rana Played For

Domestic: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh (Captain)
IPL: Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders (Captain in 2023), Rajasthan Royals (acquired 2025)
India: ODI & T20I Debut (2021)
Other: India A, India B, India Red, North Zone

Nitish Rana

Nitish Rana

Nitish Rana’s cricketing journey: A story of perseverance and controversy

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Stats

Matches

News

Photo Gallery Of Nitish Rana

International Career

IPL Journey

Salary Of Nitish Rana

Favourites Of Nitish Rana

Wife Of Nitish Rana

Controversies Of Nitish Rana

Records Of Nitish Rana

Teams Nitish Rana Played For