Rajat Patidar

2022 - 5 - 25

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Rajat Patidar smashes superlative century against LSG; Netizens ... (Republic World)

Rajat Patidar, who was brought in by RCB as a replacement player, smashed an entertaining and one of the most important knocks in a high-pressure match.

Rajat Patidar occupied the crease and smashed an unbeaten 112 off 54 balls and was supported by Dinesh Karthik (37* off 23) in the end to take the team's total to 207. The IPL 2022 eliminator match was a nail biting and nerve-wracking affair and in the end it was the Royal Challengers Bangalore who defended the target set by them for Lucknow Super Giants to chase down. The Lucknow team had their noses in front after dismissing RCB skipper Faf du Plessis for a duck. Besides scoring his maiden century, Rajat Patidar also etched his name in the history books due to his exciting knock. He came as a replacement player and hit fifty in just 28 ball in his second match and now Century in just 50 ball.✨️— RAj Tripathi🇮🇳 (@Moningstar01) May 25, 2022 He remained unbeaten on 112 in just 54 balls which helped RCB reach a mammoth 207/4 while batting first at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Fans took to social and shared their views on Rajat Patidar's incredible knock.

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Patidar, Rahul and their different high-wire acts (ESPNcricinfo.com)

Two batters walked two different kinds of tightrope, and there was room for only one of them on the other side.

But Rahul - a T20 player capable of every shot, but also one with hardwired longer-format instincts - was batting on the evening of May 25, 2022, for a team that has had middle-order issues all season, and he was trying to win them a match in what he felt was the best possible way. On another day, the ball may have travelled a couple of yards either side of where it ended up, and eluded the fielder's fingertips. Rahul middled the ball, timing it reasonably well but not perfectly, getting a decent amount of power on the shot but not the elevation he desired to safely clear short fine leg. Patidar risked his wicket with every audacious shot he attempted, and the shots didn't look all that risky when they came off because he was batting in a bubble of pure timing. After that quiet period, Rahul, Hooda and Marcus Stoinis hit seven sixes in the space of four overs to bring the equation down to 41 off 18 balls. I think Harshal's two overs in the middle were what pushed us back a little bit, because he went I think two overs for seven or eight runs [eight runs], he didn't give away much, and he really changed his pace well. Patidar was on 59 off 34 when a top-edged swipe off Krunal Pandya ballooned and fell just wide of a diving Mohsin Khan at short third man. With that innings fresh in the mind, it was natural to make comparisons when Rahul was batting. Patidar was playing a blinder of an innings on a day when everything went his way. Patidar stood where he was and punched the ball, meeting it under his eyes with a vertical bat, making contact just as he shifted his weight from front foot to back. On a day like the one Patidar was having, however, it can feel like all you need to do is stand there, watch the ball, and let your instincts take over. Patidar's feet moved when they had to, but never more than strictly necessary, and the overwhelming sense that the innings radiated was of stillness.

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Rajat Patidar Stars With Ton As Royal Challengers Bangalore ... (NDTVSports.com)

Invited to bat, Patidar, the 28-year-old from Madhya Pradesh, produced an innings for the ages as he towered over his more illustrious colleagues with an ...

A sloppy LSG also helped his cause as Patidar, who got reprieves on 59, 72 and 93. For LSG, the only saving grace was Mohsin Khan's superb figures of 1 for 25. First, he showed the glimpses of his stroke-making skills to slam Krunal Pandya for three boundaries and one six inside the power-play to overshadow Kohli in a 66-run partnership from 46 balls.

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Patidar's big-match hundred, Super Giants' poor record vs playoff ... (ESPNcricinfo.com)

All the stats highlights from the Eliminator, such as most hundreds in an IPL season, another 600-plus IPL for KL Rahul, and more.

400 - Runs scored between Royal Challengers and Super Giants in Kolkata, the third-highest aggregate for an IPL playoff game. 5 - Hundreds in anIPL playoff matchincluding Rajat Patidar's unbeaten 112 against Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday. Patidar is the first centurion for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the playoffs. These are thejoint-mosthundreds in an IPL edition, levelling with 2016.

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'A replacement player batted like he's played IPL 10 years': Shastri ... (Hindustan Times)

Former India coach Ravi Shastri was high on praise for young Rajat Patidar, whose match-winning century broke Royal Challengers Bangalore's IPL Eliminator ...

He set the game up for RCB," Shastri said on the Byju's Cricket Live Show after the match. "When you have a special innings, like the one from that young guy Rajat Patidar. A replacement player batted like he's been playing the IPL for the last decade. Shastri was in awe of the batter's innings, saying that it wouldn't look as if he is only into his second IPL season.

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IPL 2022 Eliminator: RCB hero Rajat Patidar shatters records, here's ... (Pragativadi)

Rajat Patidar gave audience plenty to cheer in the IPL 2022 Eliminator between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants.

That is the most scored by any team in this period of a match in the 2022 season. Patidar’s 112 not out is also the fourth highest score ever in the playoffs. He shared a 92-run stand with Dinesh Karthik, who himself scored 37 off 23 balls, and it came in just 41 balls.

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IPL 2022: It wasn't in my control that I wasn't picked at the auction ... (Times of India)

Cricket News: On Wednesday, in the IPL Eliminator, Patidar hit a 54-ball 112 not out, which laid the foundation of Royal Challengers Bangalore's 14-run win ...

"I was busy after the 2021 IPL playing for my club. The last over of the powerplay when Krunal was bowling to me, my execution went fine then and I got confident afterwards. The wicket was pretty good and I played some good shots," he said.

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Watch: Rajat Patidar corrects Virat Kohli how to pronounce his ... (The Indian Express)

Rajat Patidar's unbeaten 112 not out is the highest score by an uncapped player in the IPL knockouts history.

You should understand the excellence of the innings and appreciate as a cricketer to watch an innings like that,” said Kohli. He overtook Manish Pandey’s 94 from the final between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in IPL 2014 final. “I told him as well after the game as well that I have seen many impact innings and many innings under pressure over so many years.

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'Rajat Patidar did what Sanju Samson couldn't': Legendary Australia ... (Hindustan Times)

Matthew Hayden said Rajat Patidar did what Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson could not do in the Qualifier 1 match against Gujarat Titans and that is to ...

Simply superb innings,” said Hayden on Star Sports after the match. Rajat Patidar earned plaudits from the who's who of cricket after he became the first uncapped player to hit a century in an IPL playoff match. "Today was a special day. His hundred was one of the best I have seen in the IPL," said Faf du Plessis in a post-match presentation. Hayden said Patidar did what Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson could not do in the Qualifier 1 match against Gujarat Titans and that is to build on the blistering start and notch up a signficant score by batting long. - Matthew Hayden said Rajat Patidar did what Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson could not do in the Qualifier 1 match against Gujarat Titans and that is to build on the blistering start and notch up a signficant score by batting long.

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'Rajat Patidar did what Sanju Samson couldn't': Hayden lauds RCB ... (Republic World)

Matthew Hayden has lauded RCB batter Rajat Patidar for his 112* runs knock in 54 balls during the RCB vs LSG, IPL 2022 Playoffs Eliminator match on ...

RR ended up scoring 188/6 in 20 overs, riding high on Jos Buttler’s 89 off 56 but failed to defend the total as GT ended up winning the game by seven wickets. Samson was dismissed on 47 against GT, as the Hardik Pandya-led team went on to win the match and reach the IPL 2022 finals. Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League 2022, after defeating Lucknow Super Giants by 14 runs in the IPL 2022 Playoffs, Eliminator match on Wednesday. KL Rahul decided LSG will bowl first after winning the toss and the team was rewarded with the wicket of RCB skipper Faf du Plessis for a duck in the very first over of the match.

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Rajat Patidar's century is the fastest of all seven centuries in this ... (Business Insider India)

Rajat Patidar — 49 balls. Total runs scored: 112 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) uncapped player Patidar slammed 112 runs in 49 balls against Lucknow ...

Total runs scored: 103 Total runs scored: 140 Total runs scored: 112

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Rajat Patidar: 'My focus was about cashing in on the opportunity ... (Firstpost)

Rajat Patidar's mind-boggling 112 off just 54 balls led RCB to a 14-run win on Wednesday as debutants LSG were eliminated from IPL 2022.

"My focus was about cashing in on the opportunity and looked to play with the straight bat and time it. Single, dot and dot off the last three balls from Harshal. "I have been timing the ball and that was the focus, instead of powering the ball. I wasn't picked up in the auction but was involved in my practice and that helped," he said. He explained how the over against Krunal helped him realise that he was in for a big innings. He completed his fifty in 28 balls and and got to his maiden IPL hundred in just 49 balls.

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Centurion Rajat Patidar chose IPL over wedding after receiving late ... (The New Indian Express)

With no major cricketing events scheduled in the country during the Indian Premier League (IPL), Patidar's family wanted to make use of the break he got ...

"I was concerned and asked him why he was not picked, but he was not perturbed. Even when he was a kid, he used to be disciplined and focussed. But as he didn't find a buyer, a decision was made to solemnise the marriage in May. "He was really not worried. Madhya Pradesh will take on Punjab in the fourth quarter final of the Ranji Trophy which is scheduled from June 6 to 10. The plan was to get him married on May 9.

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IPL 2022 Eliminator: Rajat Patidar Slams 49-ball Ton To Make Up ... (NDTVSports.com)

Royal Challengers Bangalore needed an innings of character, spunk and adventure to create an impact in the Eliminator against Lucknow Super Giants at the ...

His next 'break out of jail' over was the 16th one of RCB's innings as he hit three sixes and two fours. Virat Kohli at the other continued to be an unrecognisable shadow of his attacking self of the past, many have perhaps started recognising this new version of Kohli though; after what has been a jaded season for the star. He was dropped again in the 18th over, a difficult catch in the third man region and Patidar made the most of it by slamming the next delivery for a massive six to reach his century in just 49 balls.

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'An innings we'll never forget': Reactions to Rajat Patidar's incredible ... (Scroll.in)

Patidar hit 12 fours and 7 sixes during his stunning unbeaten 54-ball knock of 112.

and at Eden Gardens, in front of packed stands, in RCB’s biggest game of the season so far, he produced one of the all-time great playoff batting efforts. But by that point he had already played a blinder and the three-figure mark was the icing on the cake. He received two reprieves from LSG fielders, once in the 70s and once in the 90s.

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Full list of milestones crossed by Rajat Patidar in whirlwind Eden ... (Hindustan Times)

Rajat Patidar produced arguably one of the greatest playoff innings of all time by smashing an unbeaten 112 off just 54 balls to lead Royal Challengers ...

That is the most scored by any team in this period of a match in the 2022 season. Patidar's 112 not out is also the fourth highest score ever in the playoffs. Rajat Patidar produced a blinder of an innings on a day when Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) big guns failed to fire.

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IPL 2022: Rajat Patidar notches 'career defining' second half-century ... (DNA India)

IPL 2022: Rajat Patidar notches 'career defining' second half-century vs LSG - Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Rajat Patidar played a crucial knock ...

The youngster notched his second half-century of the season versus Lucknow, and netizens were thrilled by his display. Rajat Patidar, what a revelation he has been for us....Came in as an injury replacement and playing in the eliminators like a dream#IPL2022 #LSG #RCB— ChandraAshutosh (@ChandraAshutos2) May 25, 2022 Rajat Patidar sitting in front of Kohli, Maxwell and Du Plessis - pic.twitter.com/Z7rAFWDLJd— (@rishu_1809)— (@rishu_1809) May 25, 2022

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Who is Rajat Patidar, RCB player who smashed 100 off 49 balls in ... (Sportstar)

Rajat Patidar struck RCB's first hundred of IPL 2022 in the Eliminator against Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Patidar, who represents Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket, was part of the Royal Challengers set-up last year after being picked up at his base price of Rs 20 lakh in the auction. Patidar was severe on Ravi Bishnoi, clobbering him for 26 in his last over with three sixes and two fours. Just a ball earlier, Patidar was put down by Manan Vohra at short third man.

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IPL 2022: Fans Went Berserk After Rajat Patidar Scored A Stunning ... (The Cricket Lounge)

"Rajat Patidar. Whether he ends on either side of the result [of the game], this is one of the best innings," said Ian Bishop, someone who.

Take a bow#RajatPatidar. Was a replacement player for Bangalore and has played a blinder in the eliminator. — Yashvi (@BreatheKohli)May 25, 2022 — aay (@kanpur105)May 25, 2022 — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)May 25, 2022 — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)May 25, 2022 Take a bow Rajat Patidar you made all of us proud today.#RCBvsLSG #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/W4susn3obJ — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)May 25, 2022 Came in with the new ball still fresh, batted in the middle overs to overshadow the fancied stars and then finished on a high too. They eventually got him as a replacement for the injured Luvnith Sisodia. His scintillating knock included 12 fours and 7 sixes, the big ones each sweeter than the previous one. Whatever he did, most of his shots were middled. Today’s score, 207, however, was much more than what they managed – below 140 – in those two losses.

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LSG vs RCB, Eliminator: Rajat Patidar rides his luck to hit maiden ... (India Today)

LSG vs RCB, IPL 2022 Eliminator: Rajat Patidar hit his maiden Indian Premier League hundred off just 49 balls in an IPL 2022 match against Lucknow Super ...

Last year, he scored 71 runs in four innings for RCB, with his highest score being 31. The RCB dugout and the crowd were on their feet to applaud Patidar's stupendous knock. Patidar's scintillating hundred helped Royal Challengers Bangalore post 207 for 4 against Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL Eliminator on Wednesday. Invited to bat, Patidar hit 12 fours and 7 sixes during his stunning unbeaten 54-ball 111-run knock to anchor the innings.

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IPL 2022: Rajat Patidar smashes century, Virat Kohli, RCB players ... (DNA India)

IPL 2022: Rajat Patidar smashes century, Virat Kohli, RCB players give him standing ovation, see pics - Rajat Patidar smashed a century in 49 balls against ...

Patidar remained unbeaten at 112 after facing 54 balls, and he was ably supported by Dinesh Karthik the finisher who played an unbeaten 37-run knock as RCB mustered up a total of 207/4 in their respective 20 overs, after KL Rahul won the toss and chose to bowl. Such was the impact of Patidar, who joined RCB as a replacement player, that Virat Kohli, along with all of the RCB players in the dugout stood up to give the Indian youngster a standing ovation after he notched his century. Rajat Patidar gave an excellent account of himself, as he notched a century in 49 balls, to become the first uncapped Indian to score a ton in the playoffs of IPL history.

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Rajat Patidar Was Insulted In The Last Match And He Replied Back ... (The Cricket Lounge)

Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Rajat Patidar got himself in the record books on Wednesday by becoming the first uncapped batsman.

Two dropped catches notwithstanding, Patidar was the star for most of RCB’s innings until Dinesh Karthik (37 off 23 balls) whacked a few in the death overs. As nobody came in, he himself then started clapping. A Twitter user named CA Ruchit Shah, and Twitter handle ‘RoohHitHai’, uploaded it, with the caption: “Look at the guy in the background it’s Rajat Patidar! It’s from RCB’s last game when no one Hi-fived him and this time he made sure everyone stands up and saluted him.”

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LSG vs RCB: Twitter Erupts As Rajat Patidar Becomes First ... (Cricket Addictor)

The Madhya Pradesh batter Patidar, who had previously represented Royal Challengers Bangalore in several IPL seasons, was initially not part of the Faf du ...

— KSR (@KShriniwasRao)May 25, 2022 Dk is adding the icing. Patidar baked the cake. — KSR (@KShriniwasRao)May 25, 2022 What a hundred.#IPL2022 #rajatpatidar #RCBVSLSG #CricketTwitter Take a bow Rajat Patidar you made all of us proud today.#RCBvsLSG #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/W4susn3obJ Take a bow Rajat Patidar you made all of us proud today.#RCBvsLSG #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/W4susn3obJ IPL 2022 Schedule Rajat Patidar reached his century milestone off 49 balls in style by smashing a brilliant six to left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan in the 18th over. IPL 2022 Teams Meanwhile, Rajat Patidar batted brilliantly against all the Lucknow Super Giants bowlers in the Eliminator and he especially targeted the spinners. IPL 2022 Auction

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Twitter reactions: Rajat Patidar's stunning ton helps RCB knock LSG ... (CricketTimes.com)

In the Eliminator of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 14 runs.

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)May 25, 2022 Take a bow Rajat Patidar you made all of us proud today.#RCBvsLSG #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/W4susn3obJ The Indore-born batter smacked 12 fours and seven humungous sixes during his super entertaining inning. RCB will now meet Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Qualifier 2. Earlier, Rajat Patidar lit up the Eden Gardens with a sensational batting display. Chasing a massive target of 208, Lucknow lost two wickets at 41 in 4.3 overs before captain KL Rahul and batter Deepak Hooda partnered to steady the ship.

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Sachin Tendulkar Shared A Special Tweet For Rajat Patidar (The Cricket Lounge)

Sachin Tendulkar Shared A Special Tweet For Rajat Patidar: Royal Challengers Bangalore's top-batter Rajat Patidar played a terrific kn.

In his Tweet, Sachin Tendulkar hailed the batting prowess of Rajat and Dinesh Karthik and wrote: “Serious hitting by Rajat Patidar and nicely supported by @DineshKarthik. It’s a great total but given how the surface is playing and the fast outfield, I feel it’ll be a close game. Well played by @rcbtweets in the first half! Patidar formed an amazing partnership of 66 runs with Virat Kohli and brought the much-needed momentum back to their side.

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Rajat Patidar: Madhya Pradesh's 'Hanuman' delivers for RCB (The Indian Express)

After years of rescuing his state team when barely anyone was watching, Patidar grabs spotlight with thunderous ton in IPL Eliminator at packed Eden ...

A few years later, he overhauled his batting technique and approach under the guidance of former India batsman Amay Khurasia and has since gone from strength to strength. But the fact was he didn’t have too much experience at that point. A month after the auction, in March, Patidar got a call from RCB head coach Sanjay Bangar, who told him that the franchise was interested in bringing him on board as a replacement player. “He always wanted to play cricket and his interest towards his family business was last,” Pandey says. But having played four games for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2021, he had gone unsold in this year’s auction. “Rajat sankat-mochan hai hamare team ka [Rajat is the problem-solver (another name for Lord Hanuman) of our team]. He has played such kind of innings before but as none came on TV, people didn’t know about him earlier.

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RCB's Rajat Patidar Becomes First Uncapped Player To Smash ... (NDTVSports.com)

IPL 2022 Eliminator: It was a memorable day at the field for Patidar as he smashed an unbeaten 112 off just 54 to guide his side to a massive total of 207/4 ...

After surviving an LBW attempt off Chameera in the 19th over, Karthik took advantage of it by smashing a six and four next. Eight runs were conceded in the over, with fifty runs made in these three overs. The duo also brought up a quickfire 50-run stand in just 23 balls. At the end of 15 overs, RCB stood at 123/4, with 39 runs being made in the last five overs. He continued his onslaught till the final ball of the over with 4,6,4,6, thus racing to 92 off just 44. On the second ball of the 16th over, Patidar hit a six off a Bishnoi delivery. Patidar soon brought up his half-century, his second of the season off just 28 balls. This brought Glenn Maxwell to the crease, who made his intentions clear by smashing spinner Ravi Bishnoi for a six in the 10th over. Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Rajat Patidar on Wednesday became the first uncapped player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) to smash a century in the playoffs. Overall, he is the fourth uncapped player to hit a century in the league. It was a memorable day for the RCB batting lineup as they smashed the opposition hard. So far, five centuries have been scored during the IPL playoffs/knock-out games in the history of the league.

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