Royal Challengers Bengaluru managed to put up a difficult complete of 206 towards Sunrisers Hyderabad in a must-win IPL 2024 sport on Thursday. Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar recorded the fifties every and entered the IPL report books at Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium.
Patidar accelerated RCB’s innings after they misplaced Will Jacks within the occasion over. Patidar smashed 50 runs off simply 20 balls to maintain his group on monitor for a giant complete and wanted solely 19 balls to register his third fifty within the final 4 innings.
The 30-year-old batter recorded the joint-second quickest fifty for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and have become the primary participant within the final 11 years to provide a fifty in 20 or fewer balls for his group. Patidar missed out on the previous RCB opener Chris Gayle’s report who had registered a 17-ball fifty towards Pune Warriors within the IPL 2013
Quickest fifties for RCB in IPL historical past
- 17 balls – Chris Gayle vs PWI Bengaluru 2013
- 19 balls – Robin Uthappa vs PK Bengaluru 2010
- 19 balls – Rajat Patidar vs SRH Hyderabad 2024 *
- 21 balls – AB de Villiers vs RR Jaipur 2012
- 21 balls – Rajat Patidar vs KKR Kolkata 2024
Virat Kohli top-scored with 51 runs off 43 balls to turn into the primary participant to succeed in the 400-run mark within the IPL 2024. Kohli grew to become the primary cricketer in match historical past to report 400+ runs in ten completely different editions. RCB stalwart additionally accomplished 4,000 runs in IPL whereas taking part in as an opener batter.
Most IPL runs as an opener
- Shikhar Dhawan – 6362 runs in 202 innings
- David Warner – 5909 runs in 162 innings
- Chris Gayle – 4480 runs in 182 innings
- Virat Kohli – 4041 in 107 innings
After a powerful batting efficiency, Royal Challengers Bengaluru additionally dominated with a ball to limit Sunrisers Hyderabad to 171/8 to earn a 35-run win. Patidar claimed the Participant of the Match award for his stellar fifty to rejoice RCB’s solely second win of the IPL 2024.
