In an official update, KKR said Ravindra has left the squad to focus on red-ball commitments with the New Zealand national team.

The Ajinkya Rahane-led KKR side has not a single match till now and their only point in this year's competition came thanks to their match against Punjab Kings getting washed out.

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New Zealand spinners, led by their mercurial skipper Mitchell Santner, will pose some difficult questions to an English line-up spearheaded by the marauding Harry Brook when the two sides clash in a Super Eight game of the T20 World Cup on Friday.

While Rachin Ravindra scored 32 and also scalped 4 for 19 to win Player Of The Match award, it was skipper Santner's 26-ball 47 that propelled New Zealand to 168 for 7 after being down and out at 84 for 6.

The New Zealand middle-order's ability to mount a strong response when faced with the guile and variety in Pakistan's spin unit will be the deciding factor when the two sides face each other in the opening Super 8 Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup on Saturday.

Chasing 174, New Zealand rode on Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips' stand that came off just 73 balls, overhauling the target in 15.1 overs.

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