Bengaluru (Karnataka), India, April 18 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru ( RCB ) captain Rajat Patidar has carved his name into the Indian Premier League (IPL) records by achieving the second-quickest Indian tally of 1000 runs in the competition’s annals. Patidar accomplished this feat in 30 matches, ranking him just below Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan, who attained the same milestone in 25 innings.
The elegant right-handed batsman narrowly surpassed distinguished players like Sachin Tendulkar and Ruturaj Gaikwad, who each required 31 matches to achieve this mark. Following close behind for the Mumbai Indians is Tilak Varma, reaching over 1000 IPL runs in just his 33rd outing.
What distinguishes Patidar is his remarkable accomplishment—being the inaugural Indian batsman in IPL records to amass more than 1000 runs with an average exceeding 35 and maintaining a strike rate higher than 150. This feat highlights both his reliability and influence, particularly when facing intense pressure moments, positioning him as one of India’s most promising talents within today’s T20 league landscape.
With RCB banking on his leadership and explosive batting, Patidar's form will be key to their campaign going forward. Though he could not contribute much to today's game in Bengaluru against the Punjab Kings , as he could manage 23 off 18 balls.
Punjab Kings ' bowlers stuck to their plans and restricted Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 95/9 in the rain-curtailed match in which each side will get to play 14 overs.
Punjab Kings ( PBKS ) skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru ( RCB ) in the Indian Premier League The (IPL) game taking place at the M Chinaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The pair consisting of Virat Kohli and Phil Salt began the batting for RCB Arshdeep Singh dismissed Phil Salt in the opening over of the match for just 4 runs. RCB skipper Rajat Patidar Virat Kohli joined him in the middle.
In the second over, Rajat Patidar Crossed 1000 IPL runs and achieved this milestone as the second quickest Indian batsman to accomplish this feat. Arshdeep claimed early scalps by dismissing Virat Kohli in the third over for just 1 run off three deliveries, after which Liam Livingstone paired up with Patidar at the crease.
Xavier Bartlett dismissed Livingstone in the fourth over for 4 runs. PBKS In the power play, players made excellent catches, and Jitesh Sharma also joined in. RCB skipper. Veteran spinner Yuzvendra Chahal removed wicketkeeper/batter Jitesh Sharma for two in the 7th over. RCB constantly lost wickets at frequent intervals. RCB 's impact player Manoj Bhandage didn't make any impact with the bat as he was removed by Jansen for one in the ninth over.
In his inaugural appearance this season, Harpreet Brar claimed consecutive wickets in his opening spell. He dismissed Bhuvneshwar for 8 runs and later bowled out Yash Dayal during the 12th over.
David was the sole fighter against RCB In batting, he hit three massive sixes in the last over and reached a half-century.
Marco Jansen (2/10) was the standout performer among the bowlers. PBKS Arshdeep, Chahal, and Brar claimed two wickets apiece, with Xavier Bartlett taking one wicket. (ANI)
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