Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar reach unique IPL milestone of 50 as SRH vs RCB

Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 206 runs in a must win. The intense pulsating light 2024 game will be played on Thursday. Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar scored 50 goals each and entered the IPL record books at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Patidar boosted RCB’s innings after losing Will Jacks at the end of the game. Patidar made his 50 off just 20 balls to keep his side in the total and needed just 19 balls to reach his third fifty in the last four overs.

The 30-year-old batsman scored the joint-second-fastest fifty for Royal Challengers Bangalore and became the first player to score a fifty in 20 balls or less in 11 years. Patidar missed former RCB opener Chris Gayle’s record 17 against Pune Warriors in IPL 2013. say fifty

RCB’s fastest 50 in IPL history

1. 17 Goals – Chris Gayle vs PWI Bangalore 2013
2. 19 goals – Robin Uthappa vs PK Bengaluru 2010
3. 19 Goals – Rajat Patidar vs SRH Hyderabad 2024 *
4. 21 goals – AB de Villiers vs RR Jaipur 2012
5. 21 Goals – Rajat Patidar vs KKR Kolkata 2024

Virat Kohli top scored with 51 off 43 balls and became the first player to reach 400 runs in IPL 2024. Kohli became the first cricketer in the history of the tournament to record more than 400 runs in 10 different editions. RCB Atal also completed 4,000 runs as an opening batsman in IPL.

Most of the IPL is played as an opener

1. Shikhar Dhawan – 6362 points in 202 innings
2. David Warner – 5909 runs in 162 innings
3. Chris Gayle- 4480 runs in 182 innings
4. Virat Kohli- 107 innings 4041

After an impressive batting performance, Royal Challengers Bangalore also took advantage by one ball, restricting Sunrisers Hyderabad to 171/8 to win by 35 runs. Patidar was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant fifty to celebrate RCB’s only second win in IPL 2024.