Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar gave a great knock in his 20th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Monday, April 7th.
Rajat Patidar played some innovative and unorthodox shots in the innings at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, and in the process he suffered almost brutal injuries.
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Rajat Patar plays sensational innings against MI
The Rajat Patidar-led side, who batted first in the match, was able to register a huge total of 221/5 on the board despite losing Phil Salt first.
First, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal stabilized the innings by playing offensive brand of cricket. Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma then provided the perfect finish for the innings with an exceptional batting show.
Patidar attacked all Mumbai Indian bowlers, but on the 13th he thought to show the innovative aspect of the innings with his counterpart Hardik Pandya.
On the first ball of the overs, Hardik Pandya bowled the full ball to the Patider outside the stump, and the RCB skipper moved for the scoop and lifted four people above the keeper.
On the third ball over, Patider was seriously injured. Pandia roamed towards the Patidar and scooped. He slammed the bat from the bat’s face and hit him straight with the helmet grill. Thankfully, he didn’t take a blow to his neck as things got worse if it happened.
Despite being hit, Patider didn’t stop showing innovation like the fourth ball.
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Rajat Patidar draws out some unorthodox shots against his opposite number 👀
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Patider finished the inning with a 64-run score on 32 balls. His knock was studded with 5 four and 4 six.
RCB – I’ll go with Ambati Rayudu
Speaking about Espncricinfo ahead of Mi vs RCB Clash, Ian Bishop, a cricketer-turned-heir, won the Royal Challengers match at home against Bengaluru, in support of the Mumbai Indians. He said:
“I want to go with MI at Wankhede. From a team perspective, you’re talking about the team. Now they’ve chosen them, they’ll never win. But I’m going with them.
A former Indian cricketer Ambati Raydhu, who was also part of the same panel, predicted that royal challenger Bengaluru will be an informed team and will defeat the Mumbai Indians. He said:
“I’m a fan of RCB, but I played for 8 years in Mumbai. I can’t take Mumbai and CSK from me, but the RCB definitely looks strong. They’re pretty balanced just because Bumra is back, but I’ll go with form.