Rajat Patidar gave an excellent account of himself, as he notched a century in 49 balls, to become the first uncapped Indian to score a ton in the playoffs of IPL history.
Royal Challengers Bangalore faced off against Lucknow Super Giants, and the RCB youngster in tandem with Dinesh Karthik put up a special show for fans of the Bengaluru-based franchise.
Such was the impact of Patidar, who joined RCB as a replacement player, that Virat Kohli, along with all of the RCB players in the dugout stood up to give the Indian youngster a standing ovation after he notched his century.
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Patidar remained unbeaten at 112 after facing 54 balls, and he was ably supported by Dinesh Karthik the finisher who played an unbeaten 37-run knock as RCB mustered up a total of 207/4 in their respective 20 overs, after KL Rahul won the toss and chose to bowl.
In reply, Lucknow Super Giants lost Quinton de Kock early in their huge chase, and after 3 overs, they had scored 20 runs, at the time of writing.