‘Party Daar’- Twitter erupts as RCB’s Rajat Patidar slams stunning maiden 100 in Eliminator vs LSG
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With a sensational innings from Rajat Patidar, Royal Challengers Bangalore set a huge target of 208 runs to Lucknow Supergiats on Wednesday, May 25 at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.
Uncapped Rajat Patidar scores his maiden IPL hundred when big guns like Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell’s bats remained silent in the big knock-out game. He brought up his century off 49 balls and kept clearing the ropes for fun off the famed LSG’s bowling attack.
The right-handed batsman had warmed the benches in the first half of the season however an opportunity made him show everyone what he is upto. Check Twitter’s praises for this youngster as he played one of the finest knocks in this IPL. He now has the record of fastest hundred by an uncapped player in IPL. He also became the first batsman in IPL history to score a century in the Eliminator.
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Royal Challengers’ first innings
Talking about the match, LSG had won the toss and opted to bowl first. RCB openers Virat Kohli scored 25 runs and Patidar entered the field when RCB skipper Faf du Plessis departed for a duck. It had rained at Eden Gardens and there was dampness on the track.
When big players like Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis left the field, Lucknow must have thought that they had now control over the innings but were oblivious to the fact that Rajat Patidar wouldn’t spare LSG’s famed bowling attack in the likes of Avesh Khan, Dushmantha Chameera.
“I wasn’t looking for my century, I was trying my best to score runs for my team. I didn’t focus on the century,” said Rajat Patidar during the match.
Moreover, RCB narrowly qualified for the playoffs and LSG had finished third in the points table. So the team winning in this Eliminator will reach the Qualifier 2 where Rajasthan Royals is awaiting them. In the Qualifier 1, Gujarat Titans defeated RR to secured a berth in the finals and the winner of Qualifier 2 will join them.
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