Right-arm fast bowler Harshit Rana comes from Delhi and represents the stats cricket team in the Domestic. Standing at 5 feet and 11 inches tall, Harshit Rana consistently delivers bowl over 140-plus km/h speed with variations which is enough to intimidate any batsman on the field. Harshit Rana represents Delhi in the Domestic across various formats including 2022–23 Vijay Hazare Trophy and Ranji Trophy. He was a member of the winning team of India in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. However before making his senior debut, Harshit Rana entered the IPL in 2022 at the age of 20.
He joined the KKR as a replacement of injured Rasik Dar Salam for the base price of Rs 20 Lakhs. Harshit Rana slowly established himself from a replacement to top pacer of KKR team. As of 2025, the Kolkata franchise retained one of their leading wicket-takers Harshit Rana for the amount of Rs 4 crore in the IPL Mega Auction at Jeddah.
Here is an overview of the Harshit Rana IPL 2025 profile-
In 2022, Harshit Rana made his IPL debut with Kolkata Knight Riders. He played his debut match against Delhi Capitals on April 28 at Wankhede stadium. Harshit Rana delivered three overs and scalped one wicket while conceding 24 runs at an economy rate of 8.00.
24-year-old Harshit Rana is one of the most intimidating pacer from Delhi in the Indian Premier League. He made his debut with Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2022 season and emerged as one of the household names in the tournament. His towering stature, ability to bowl at such angles to achieve swing and bounce especially in death overs makes him one of the leading wicket takers in the IPL.
Once again Kolkata franchise retained their one of the promising fast bowler Harshit Rana for the IPL salary of Rs 4 Crore in the IPL Mega 2025 auction. The right-arm fast bowler has been a consistent top performer since his debut. In the 2024 IPL season. Harshit Rana was the joint fourth leading wicket taker in the tournament and the second highest wicket taker of the franchise only behind Varun Chakravarthy.
Since his debut 2022, Harshit Rana has been integral part of the Kolkata Knight Riders. Before IPL, Rana was a net bowler for the KKR’s team during the 2022 session. He joined amid the season as a replacement and appeared only in 2 matches and 5 in the following season. He finally got his breakthrough in the IPL 2024 became the one of the highest wicket taker of the team with 19 wickets in 13 matches. In 2025, Harshit has played 13 matches and scalped 15 wickets so far.
Harshit Rana went unsold during the 2022 IPL auction but made his debut as replacement of Rasik Dar Salam who suffered a lower back injury and was ruled out from the rest of the season. On the advice of Nitish Rana, the Kolkata franchise purchased Harshit Rana for his base price of Rs 20 Lakhs. After his standout season in 2024, the KKR decided to retain their top pacer for the price of Rs 4 Crore in the IPL Mega 2025 Auction.
Harshit Rana is known for his speed, delivering at speed between 140 to 150 Km/h, ability to deliver yorkers, swing, and slower ball at such pace makes him one of the key players of the KKR.
Apart from his bowling skills, Harshit Rana often made headlines due to his excessive fine of his match fees for breaching the IPL code of conduct. In one game against SRH, Rana was fined 60% of his match fees for giving aggressive send-offs to dismissed players. And one time he charged 100% in a match against Delhi Capitals.
So here’s Harshit Rana 's IPL batting and bowling stats-
Harshit Rana has scored a total of 59 runs with an average of 9.83 and a strike rate of 105.36. He bagged his highest IPL score of an unbeaten 34 runs off 21 balls. In domestic cricket Harshit Rana is a well known bowling allrounder, amassed 122 runs not out from 86 balls in the 2023 Duleep Trophy quarter final while representing North Zone.
Below is the table that shows all of Harshit Rana 's IPL batting stats from the 2022 to 2025 seasons.
Harshit Rana played his best IPL season in 2024, taking 19 wickets in 13 matches, averaging 20.16 at an economy rate of 9.08. He also achieved his career’s best bowling figures of 3 wickets for 24 runs in the season. In the following season, despite the team’s failure to make it to the top, Harshit Rana continued his best in the 2025, picking up 15 wickets from 13 matches with a 10.18 economy rate in 2025.
The table shows all of Harshit Rana 's IPL bowling stats from the 2022 to 2025 seasons.
Overall, Harshit Rana has played 34 matches in the IPL. During his IPL career, Harshit Rana has picked up 40 wickets, including his best bowling figure of 3 wickets for 24 runs. Speaking of his batting score, Rana has scored only 59 runs from his 10 innings. His highest score is 34 runs in the IPL.
The table shows the Harshit Rana IPL records-
Harshit Rana has taken 40 wickets from 34 matches played during his IPL career. He bowled 649 deliveries with an average of 25.73 at an 9.51 economy rate. Harshit Rana’s best IPL bowling figure is 3 wickets and 24 runs.
Harshit Rana ’s best IPL bowling figure is 3 wickets for 24 runs in the 2024 IPL season. He achieved his best figure with an economy rate of 7.58 in a match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants at BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium. He delivered 3 overs and dismissed KL Rahul, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi and contributed to KKR’s triumph over LSG by 98 runs.
Harshit Rana hasn’t scored a five-wicket haul in his IPL career yet. His best bowling figure is 3 wickets for 24 runs in the IPL so far.
The table shows the last 10 batting stats of Harshit Rana in the IPL 2025:
The table shows the last 10 bowling stats of Harshit Rana in the IPL 2025:
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