Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batters put up 206/7 on the board in their innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The game took place in Hyderabad, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss. He chose to bat first. Du Plessis played a short but quick innings of 25 off 12 balls. Virat Kohli was aggressive too. He helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru reach 61/1 at the end of powerplay overs.
However, Kohli (51 in 43 balls) slowed down after six overs and was demoted to the anchor role. Rajat Patidar kept the run rate strong by hammering a 19-ball half-century, demonstrating his excellent hitting form. Patidar and Kohli died after hitting their half-centuries, allowing the middle-order to do the job.
Cameron Green supplied the final blitz with a vital 37* (20) to assist the Royal Challengers break the 200-run barrier. Jaydev Unadkat was SRH’s standout bowler, finishing with 4-0-30-3.
Fans appreciated the high-scoring first innings of SRH’s 41st IPL 2024 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They responded to the action by posting humorous memes on X and Instagram.
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Rajat Patidar Comments on Pitch Conditions After Scoring Rapid Half-Century in IPL 2024 Match Against SRH
At the mid-innings break, Royal Challengers Bengaluru middle-order hitter Rajat Patidar reflected on the events of the first innings, saying:
“The surface is two-paced, especially for the fast bowlers. You can use cutters well on this wicket. The spinners should try to bowl back of a length as much as possible.
Rajat Patidar
He continued:
“I was just trying to plan my innings. I was not thinking about it (the fastest fifty for Royal Challengers Bengaluru record). It was not a plan (to attack Markande). I started well in the over, so I was trying to maximise the over. My plan playing the spinners is to pick up as many runs and put pressure on them.”
Rajat Patidar