Nitish Rana is an Indian left-handed batter who plays for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. He was previously a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders, but ahead of IPL 2025, he was picked by the Rajasthan Royals and will represent them in the upcoming season.
Nitish Rana from Delhi made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in July 2021. Nitish is the most touted middle-order batter in the RR.
In this article, we will cover Nitish Rana’s IPL career and scores for IPL season, IPL Stats, IPL 2026 Price, and Team.
Nitish Rana IPL Profile
| Name | Nitish Rana |
|---|---|
| TEAM | Rajasthan Royals |
| IPL Debut | 2016 |
| Matches | 117 |
| Runs | 2844 |
| IPL 2026 Price | INR 4.20 Cr |
| Role | Batter |
| Age | 31 Years (27 Dec 1993) |
Nitish Rana IPL 2026 Price and IPL Team
Nitish Rana made his IPL debut with the Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016. However, Nitish Rana was bought by the franchise for INR 10 Lacs in 2015 but didn’t play a single game.
In 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders picked up Nitish Rana and acquired his services for INR 3.40 crore. Since then Nitish Rana has been an integral part of the Kolkata franchise and contributed as a prominent middle-order batter of the squad.
The list of Nitish Rana Auction prices from IPL 2018 to IPL 2026-
| Year | IPL Team | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 3.40 Cr |
| 2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 3.40 Cr |
| 2020 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 3.40 Cr |
| 2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 3.40 Cr |
| 2022 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 8 Cr |
| 2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 8 Cr |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | INR 8 Cr |
| 2025 | Rajasthan Royals | INR 4.20 Cr |
| 2026 | Rajasthan Royals | INR 4.20 Cr |
Nitish Rana IPL Career Stats
Nitish Rana bagged 2844 runs in 117 matches with an average of 28.16 including 20 half-centuries. Nitish Rana has a high score of 87 and hit 259 fours and 141 sixes in the overall IPL career.
The table shows Nitish Rana’s IPL 2016 to IPL 2026 stats-
| Year | Mat | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0/9 | – | 9.00 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 53 | 75 | 3 | 2/17 | 25.00 | 8.49 | 17.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0/9 | – | 11.50 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0/5 | – | 6.00 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0/7 | – | 11.50 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 48 | 72 | 3 | 1/8 | 24.00 | 9.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 37 | 44 | 4 | 2/11 | 11.00 | 7.13 | 9.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0/3 | – | 3.00 | – | 0 | 0 |
Nitish Rana Last 10 IPL Innings Batting Stats
The table shows Nitish Rana’s last 10 IPL batting innings stats and records-:
| S.No | Match | Opponent | Runs (Balls) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Match 50 | MI | 9 (11) |
| 2 | Match 47 | GT | 4 (2) |
| 3 | Match 42 | RCB | 28 (22) |
| 4 | Match 36 | LSG | 8 (7) |
| 5 | Match 32 | DC | 51 (28) |
| 6 | Match 28 | RCB | 4 (1) |
| 7 | Match 23 | GT | 1 (3) |
| 8 | Match 18 | PBKS | 12 (7) |
| 9 | Match 11 | CSK | 81 (36) |
| 10 | Match 6 | KKR | 8 (9) |
