Rajat Patidar slams his second IPL fifty vs MI: Stats

Rajat Patidar slams his second IPL fifty vs MI: Stats
07 Apr 2025

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar displayed his batting prowess against Mumbai Indians in Match 20 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

He slammed a quickfire 64 as RCB posted 221/5 while batting first at the Wankhede Stadium.

This was his second fifty of the season and also his second against MI. Here we decode his knock and stats.

Patidar's innings: A blend of aggression and precision
Batting display

RCB were comfortably placed at 95/2 when Patidar arrived to bat.

The RCB skipper made an immediate impact as he attacked bowlers from the outset.

He dominated a 48-run stand with fellow half-centurion Virat Kohli (67) before the latter departed.

The end overs saw Jitesh Sharma (40) and Patidar accelerate the scoring rate with a quick-fire 69-run stand.

Patidar eventually fell to Trent Boult in the 19th over.

Second IPL fifty vs MI for Patidar
Stats

Patidar finished with 64 from 32 balls (5 fours, 4 sixes).

This was his second fifty this season as he has raced to 161 runs from four innings (SR: 175).

Meanwhile, the RCB skipper smoked his second half-century across three innings versus MI.

Overall, Patidar has raced to 960 IPL runs at 35.55. His strike rate is a brilliant 161.34 as this was his ninth fifty (100s: 1).