IPL: Royal Challengers Bangalore nonetheless combating for first IPL identify due to Rajat Patidar’s 49-ball hundred | Cricket Information

Rajat Patidar rankings 49-ball century – his maiden T20 hundred – as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Tremendous Giants by way of 14 runs in IPL eliminator; RCB face Rajasthan Royals on Friday for proper to satisfy Gujarat Titans in Sunday’s ultimate; Tremendous Giants knocked out

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Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Rajat Patidar scored a 49-ball hundred within the IPL, within the eliminator in opposition to Lucknow Tremendous Giants

​​​​Royal Challengers Bangalore’s hopes of a primary IPL identify stay alive after Rajat Patidar’s 49-ball hundred powered them to a 14-run victory over Lucknow Tremendous Giants within the eliminator.

3-time runners-up RCB will face Rajasthan Royals on Friday for the best to stand Gujarat Titans in Sunday’s ultimate however Lucknow had been knocked out, with Patidar their leader destroyer.

The Bangalore batter, uncapped by way of India at senior degree, thumped seven sixes and 12 fours in an innings of 112 now not out from 54 deliveries – his first century in T20 cricket.

Patidar’s hundred, plus a breezy 37 now not out from 23 deliveries from Dinesh Karthik, lifted RCB to 207-4 from their 20 overs at Eden Gardens, because the aspect plundered 84 runs from the overall 5 overs.

Patida’s highlights reel integrated 5 limitations in a row – 3 sixes and two fours – off Ravi Bishnoi within the sixteenth over, even supposing the second one boundary in that series got here as he used to be dropped within the deep on 72, whilst he used to be additionally spilled on 93 within the 18th over forward of a 21-run nineteenth over.

Tremendous Giants – making their IPL bow this season, identical to showed finalists Gujarat – scored 193-6 in answer, captain KL Rahul the select of the batters with 79 from 58 balls.

Lucknow’s hopes successfully ended when RCB seamer Josh Hazlewood (3-43) disregarded Rahul and Krunal Pandya from successive deliveries within the nineteenth over, leaving the requirement 29 from seven balls.

Dushmantha Chameera hit the following ball for 4 and a six within the ultimate over however Tremendous Giants got here up quick as their participation on this yr’s event ended.

Watch the IPL qualifier between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore survive Sky Sports activities Cricket from 2.50pm on Friday. The winners will face Gujarat Titans on Sunday, survive Sky Sports activities Cricket from 2.50pm.