Rajat Patidar silenced his doubters in emphatic fashion with a blistering half-century against Mumbai Indians in a crucial IPL 2024 encounter. Taking the Wankhede Stadium by storm, Patidar reached his fifty in a mere 25 balls, leaving the home crowd stunned.
RCB found themselves in early trouble after losing their batting mainstay Virat Kohli and Will Jacks cheaply. However, Patidar stepped up to the challenge, calming the innings with a mature display of strokeplay. He forged a crucial partnership with skipper Faf du Plessis, who also played a vital knock, to steer RCB back into a commanding position.
He tore into the MI bowling attack, finding the boundary with 3 fours and 4 superb sixes at a staggering strike rate of 200. Social media can’t get enough of Patidar’s innings, with fans hailing his comeback.
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