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In the Eliminator of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalo🍒re (RCB) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 14 runs. RCB will now meet Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Qualifier 2.
Chasing a massive target of 208, Lucknow lost two wickets at 41 in 4.3 overs before captain KL Rahul and batter Deepak Hooda partnered to steady the ship. The duo went oဣn to add a crucial stand of 96 runs for the third wicket.
As Lucknow looked set to cruise through, the Challengers came back in the game with two quick wickets in the form of Hooda (45) and Marcus Stoinis (9).
Captain Rahul tried his best to take the game deep, but in order to speed up the run rate, the right-handed batter lost his prized scalp in the penultimate over, bowled by Josh Hazlewood. Eventually, the Super Giants could only manage to reach 193/6, losing the contest by🧜 14 runs.
Earlier, Rajat Patidar lit up the Eden🐲 Garꦑdens with a sensational batting display. The right-handed batter took LSG bowlers to the cleaners and smashed his maiden century in the cash-rich league.
Patidar, who came to bat when RCB’s score read 4/1 in 0.5 overs, stayed in the middle ♔till the very end, playing an unbeaten knock of 112 runs from just 54 deliveries.
The Indore-born🍌 batter smacked 12 fours and seveꦏn humungous sixes during his super entertaining inning. Riding on Patidar’s fireworks, the Challengers posted 207/4 on the board in their allotted 20 overs.
100s by uncapped players in IPL:
- 120* – Paul Valthaty PBKS vs CSK 2011
- 114* – Manish Pandey RCB vs Deccan 2009
- 101* – Devdutt Padikkal RCB vs RR 2021
- 112* – Rajat Patidar RCB vs LSG 2022
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Rajat Patidar..
What an innings.. Party Daar— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Can I tജweet twice about this Rajat Patidar’s inning ? BRILLAINT!
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Serious hitting by Rajat Patidar and nicely supported𒅌 by .
It’s a great total but given how the surface is playing and the fast outfield, I feel it’ll be a close game.
Well played by in the first half!— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
Came in as a replacement for Karnataka Batsman Luvnith Sisodia and is today giving RCB𒀰 more than a chance to win this eliminator with his century. Take a bow Rajat Patidar you made all of us proud today.
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit)
Rajat Patidar .. talk about producing when it really counts .. Incredible innings ꦚ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Rajat Patidar (in 49 balls) now has the fastes💯t hundred by an uncapped player in IPL.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
Following RCB not for the faint hearted
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Eliminator. Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 1😼4 Run(s) (Qualiဣfied)
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
COMING UP CLUTCH AND HOW! 🔥
Drop a ❤️ for tꦕhis brilliant spell, 1🔯2th Man Army! 🙌🏻
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
💔💪 🏆
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL)