Rajat Patidar roared back to form with a scintillating half-century against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Thursday at Wankhede Stadium. The right-hand batter smashed a 25-ball fifty to revive Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) from a precarious situation as they lost the likes of Virat Kohli and Will Jacks within the Powerplay.
MI vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2024
The visitors had a tough start after they were asked to bat first. Jasprit Bumrah bagged the prized wicket of Virat Kohli in the third over while Akash Madhwal got rid of Jacks who was on his debut for the Royal Challengers. RCB were reduced to 23 for 2 when skipper Faf du Plessis was joined by Patidar and the duo took the Mumbai bowlers to the cleaners, stitching an 82-run partnership for the third wicket.
Patidar smashed 4 sixes and 3 boundaries during his 50-run knock. He hammered back-to-back sixes to Gerald Coetzee to reach his first fifty this season. He looked to make it 3 in 3 but couldn’t time his pull and holed out to Ishan Kishan off a short delivery.
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Before reaching the milestone, Patidar had hit MI skipper Hardik Pandya for a massive six as the ball landed into the second tier of the Wankhede. The gorgeous shot left Kohli impressed who jumped off his seat and was seen celebrating Patidar’s clean hit.
THE CLASS OF RAJAT PATIDAR. pic.twitter.com/3MXhdtbQJ8— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 11, 2024
Virat Kohli is impressed with the six hitting skills of Patidar. pic.twitter.com/VBvfMuRmwF— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 11, 2024
Earlier, Bumrah removed Kohli for the fifth time in the IPL history.
It was the third over when Bumrah came into the attack and started troubling Kohli with his varied lengths. The pacer set up the RCB opener with a short ball and then bowled fuller before pitching one at a good length. Kohli looked to swing across the line but the ball caught an inside edge and MI stumper Ishan Kishan dove to his left and completed a fine catch.
MI vs RCB in IPL
Both teams have played each other on 32 occasions so far with Mumbai Indians winning 18 and RCB emerging victorious in 14. Mumbai have a great record at the Wankhede, having won more than 50 matches at home. At the Wankhede, both teams have played 10 times with MI emerging victorious on seven occasions while RCB won three games.
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