In the IPL 2024 season’s 25th match, Rajat Patidar of the Royal Challengers Bangalore showcased a sizzling half-century against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.
Although Rajat Patidar hasn’t been able to ignite IPL 2024 with his batting, he caught Virat Kohli’s attention by smashing a massive six in the ongoing match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
In the tenth over of the RCB innings, facing MI skipper Hardik Pandya, Patidar took the strike after two dot deliveries to Faf du Plessis. Kohli then rotated the strike with a single, giving Patidar the opportunity to showcase his batting prowess.
On the fourth delivery of the over, the RCB batsman scored two runs before smashing Hardik Pandya’s fourth delivery for a massive six. Pandya pitched one just outside off stump at a good length, and Rajat Patidar swung forcefully at it.
He made solid contact, sending the ball soaring over the second tier in the long-on stands. As soon as he struck the six, the cameras captured Virat Kohli, who appeared highly impressed with the shot.
You can watch the video here:
In his arc and out of the park it goes.
Rajat Patidar with a maximum off Hardik Pandya.
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Regarding the match, RCB made a shaky beginning with the bat after MI won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Bangalore team lost the wickets of Virat Kohli and debutant Will Jacks during the powerplay.
Jasprit Bumrah removed Kohli for a mere three runs, while Akash Madhwal dismissed Jacks for eight, leaving RCB struggling at 23 for 2. Du Plessis and Rajat Patidar stabilized the innings with an 82-run partnership for the third wicket.
Gerald Coetzee ended the partnership by dismissing Patidar for 50 runs in the 12th over. Shortly after, RCB faced another setback as Shreyas Gopal dismissed Glenn Maxwell without scoring any runs. At the time of writing, RCB were 113/4 in the 14th over.
Current IPL Squad of RCB
Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Mayank Dagar, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.
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