Kolkata Knight Riders batting order and playing 11, IPL 2026
KKR most often opened with Ajinkya Rahane and Tim Seifert in IPL 2026, with Angkrish Raghuvanshi at No. 3.
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Batting order
Each batter at their most frequent position this season
| Pos | Batter | Positions batted (innings) | Inns | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajinkya Rahane | 1 (11), 2 (2), 3 (1) | 14 | 335 | 135.1 |
| 1 | Tim Seifert | 1 (2), 2 (1) | 3 | 19 | 105.6 |
| 2 | Finn Allen | 2 (10), 1 (1) | 11 | 349 | 214.1 |
| 3 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 3 (9), 4 (3) | 12 | 422 | 146.5 |
| 3 | Manish Pandey | 3 (2) | 2 | 70 | 142.9 |
| 4 | Cameron Green | 4 (10), 3 (2), 5 (1), 6 (1) | 14 | 322 | 145.7 |
| 5 | Rinku SinghMoved around | 5 (5), 6 (4), 4 (1), 7 (1) | 11 | 295 | 149.0 |
| 5 | Rovman Powell | 5 (5), 6 (1), 7 (1) | 7 | 190 | 134.8 |
| 7 | T Dahiya | 7 (2) | 2 | 12 | 80.0 |
| 8 | Anukul RoyMoved around | 8 (3), 6 (2), 7 (1), 9 (1) | 7 | 52 | 133.3 |
| 8 | Ramandeep SinghMoved around | 8 (3), 7 (2), 6 (1) | 6 | 82 | 120.6 |
| 9 | Sunil NarineMoved around | 9 (2), 2 (1), 8 (1) | 4 | 40 | 125.0 |
| 9 | Kartik Tyagi | 9 (2), 10 (1) | 3 | 11 | 110.0 |
| 10 | Vaibhav Arora | 10 (1), 11 (1) | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 10 | Varun Chakravarthy | 10 (1), 11 (1) | 2 | 5 | 83.3 |
| 11 | Saurabh Dubey | 11 (1) | 1 | 4 | 200.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for KKR in IPL 2026?
KKR most often opened with Ajinkya Rahane and Tim Seifert in IPL 2026, with Angkrish Raghuvanshi at No. 3.
Who batted as KKR's finisher?
Rinku Singh batted most often at No. 5 (11 innings, 295 runs).
How settled was the KKR top order?
Ajinkya Rahane batted at No. 1 in 79% of their innings; Tim Seifert batted at No. 1 in 67% of their innings.