IPL 2024, Rajat Patidar slams whirlwind fifty versus MI: Stats
What's the story
Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Rajat Patidar smashed a whirlwind half-century versus Mumbai Indians in match number 25 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium.
Patidar arrived in the middle when RCB were 23/2 after 3.4 overs.
He didn't shy away and played well to help the RCB recover. He added 82 runs alongside Faf du Plessis.
Knock
Patidar shows his prowess for RCB
Patidar walked in and hit a boundary straight away against Akash Madhwal. He smashed another four in the sixth over as the RCB scored 44/2 in the powerplay overs.
RCB picked up pace in the middle overs and accelerated. Both du Plessis and Patidar kept rotating the strike and scored quickly.
In the 12th over, Patidar slammed Gerald Coetzee for two sixes before perishing.
Runs
Third IPL fifty from Patidar's blade
Patidar got to his fifty with successive sixes. He finished with 50 from 26 balls (SR: 192.31). He smashed three fours and four sixes.
Playing his sixth match of the season (5 innings), Patidar owns 100 runs. He hit his maiden fifty.
Overall, Patidar has surpassed 500 runs in the IPL (504) at 33.60. He slammed his third IPL fifty (100s: 1).
Information
15th T20 fifty for Patidar
As per ESPNcricinfo, Patidar has raced to 1,740 runs in T20 cricket. He averages 35.51 and his strike rate is 147.95. The talented batter owns 15 fifties and a century.