Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants are currently facing each other in the Eliminator of IPL 2022 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. LSG skipper KL Rahul won the toss and invited RCB to bat first. Losing the toss, however, didn’t seem to affect RCB batters as they posted a mammoth total of 207-4 on the board.
The highlight of the RCB innings was the century from Rajat Patidar. The Madhya Pradesh batter slammed 112 not out runs off just 54 balls in his innings. His knock consisted of 12 fours and 7 sixes.
With this, he became the first RCB batter and overall 5th to score a century in the IPL Play-offs. He is also the first uncapped player to hit a hundred in the Play-offs. In the 16th over, Patidar targetted young Ravi Bishnoi smashing 3 sixes and 2 fours.
Here is how twitter reacted to Rajat Patidar’s knock:
Rajat Patidar..
What an innings.. Party Daar #RCBvLSG pic.twitter.com/FjIemT6MG5— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 25, 2022
Hundred for Rajat Patidar from 49 balls in the Eliminator of IPL 2022 – Take a bow, Patidar. pic.twitter.com/aAZ35UR8fM
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 25, 2022
Rajat Patidar (in 49 balls) now has the fastest hundred by an uncapped player in IPL.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) May 25, 2022
Timely reminder that Rajat Patidar went unsold at this year's IPL auctions, and only came in as a mid-season replacement for RCB after Luvnith Sisodia's injury ruled him out.
— Nikhil Naz (@NikhilNaz) May 25, 2022
VVS Laxman is impressed with Rajat Patidar while playing against spin. pic.twitter.com/bBndchh5kh
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 25, 2022
Replacement player this season & makes an impact in one of RCB's biggest match of the season. Take a bow, Rajat Patidar
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) May 25, 2022
His name means silver,
but this knock is pure gold šš¼#Patidar #RCBVSLSG— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) May 25, 2022
Spot the odd name there!! high scores at number 3 for RCB. Something RCB needed for a long time. New guys delivering. Top notch knock by Patidar. #RCBVSLSG pic.twitter.com/nkkDfl71ND
— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar) May 25, 2022
Coming of age performance by Patidar. Given how important the match is and the pressure involved, more so with Faf, Kohli, Maxwell not scoring too many, this is truly an outstanding century !
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 25, 2022
What a player
100* in eliminator š¤²š„
Rajat Patidar unreal man pic.twitter.com/m7IFvbJawf— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) May 25, 2022
Rajat Patidar is probably that one person who gets ready at the last moment and still slays the look šš»āāļø
— Myntra (@myntra) May 25, 2022
* Gujarati surname
* Madhya Pradesh born
* Playing for a Karnataka club
* Taking on an Uttar Pradesh franchise
* Making fireworks happen in BengalEnough content for half of India to watch. : )
What a brilliant knock this has been!!!
STAR š„
— KSR (@KShriniwasRao) May 25, 2022
Patidar and LSG's fielding has heated up the atmosphere. Just want Gambhir and Kohli to grab collars in dug out. #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 25, 2022
Rajit Patidar has played take a bowššš.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 25, 2022
Healy š¤ Haynes
Patidar š¤ Karthik
Landing the knockout punches this season.#CWC22 | #IPL2022
— Annesha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha) May 25, 2022
Who needs Faf, Virat & Maxwell when you have Rajat Patidar in your side. He is playing out of his skin right now š¤Æš±š„š„#IPL2022
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) May 25, 2022
Came in as a replacement for Karnataka Batsman Luvnith Sisodia and is today giving RCB more than a chance to win this eliminator with his century. Take a bow Rajat Patidar you made all of us proud today. #RCBvsLSG #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/W4susn3obJ
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 25, 2022
Reaction of Virat Kohli when Rajat Patidar completed the hundred. pic.twitter.com/CC463lq1xT
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 25, 2022
It is so exciting to see an uncapped player hit a magnificent century in a playoff game. The beauty of #TataIPL unearthing talents š
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 25, 2022
Rising to the occasion #RajatPatidar šš¼šš¼ but on a good pitch dropping catches made a huge difference! #Eliminator #IPL2022 #RCBVSLSG #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/82hTo2y6Sa
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) May 25, 2022
Serious hitting by Rajat Patidar and nicely supported by @DineshKarthik.
Itās a great total but given how the surface is playing and the fast outfield, I feel itāll be a close game.
Well played by @rcbtweets in the first half! #Eliminator pic.twitter.com/NhkErPqv86— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 25, 2022
Can I tweet twice about this Rajat Patidarās inning ? BRILLAINT!
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 25, 2022
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— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 25, 2022
In the mid-innings interview Rajat Patidar said: “Feels good that we have posted such a good total on a good pitch. It won’t be that easy to defent this total, but if we bowl well, we do have a chance to win this game. I just tried to time the ball well and place it in the gaps. I wasn’t looking forward to getting my century, but I was trying to get as many runs as possible.”
Rajat Patidar came in as a replacement player for RCB in IPL 2022
It should be noted that Patidar had initially gone unsold in IPL 2022 auctions. However, during the season, RCB player Luvnith Sisodia got injured and was ruled out. Patidar was signed by RCB for INR 20 Lakhs as his replacement. In the 6 innings Rajat Patidar has played in IPL 2022, he has scored 275 runs at a strike rate of 156.
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