SMAT, Devdutt Padikkal hits his 2nd successive fifty-plus score: Stats
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Karnataka batter Devdutt Padikkal was amongst the runs once again in the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He hit a solid 38-ball 62 versus Delhi in an Elite Group D contest. Round 5 of the SMAT 2025 season saw Karnataka fall short against Delhi in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Chasing a target of 233 runs, Karnataka managed 187/10. Here's more.
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Padikkal's knock goes in vain
Padikkal came to the crease when Karnataka were 11/1. Soon the side lost Mayank Agarwal (32/2) and Karun Nair (48/3). Ravichandran Smaran joined Padikkal next and the two added 76 runs for the 4th wicket. Ishant Sharma dismissed Padikkal in the 14th over.
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Padikkal follows up his hundred with a fifty
This was Padikkal's 4th match in SMAT 2025. He started the season with 15 runs versus Jharkhand. Thereafter, he managed 32 runs versus Rajasthan. In the previous contest against Tamil Nadu, the southpaw smashed an unbeaten 102 from 46 balls. It helped Karnataka win by a mammoth 145 runs later on. And now, he smashed 62 runs versus Delhi.
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Padikkal smashes his 20th fifty in T20 cricket
Padikkal's knock versus Delhi had 8 fours and 2 sixes. Playing his 113th T20 match, Padikkal has raced to 3,264 runs at 32. In addition to 4 tons, he has hammered 20 fifties. His strike rate reads 135.66, as per ESPNcricinfo. Notably, Padikkal has now surpassed 350 fours in T20s (352). In SMAT, the southpaw has 1,420 runs at 48.96 (100s: 3, 50s: 9).