MI vs RCB: 5 sixes, 4 fours… Rajat Patidar destroyed the Mumbai bowlers, hit a stormy fifty in 17 balls.

MI vs RCB: The 20th match of IPL 2026 was played between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. In this match played at Wankhede, RCB captain Rajat Patidar blasted the Mumbai bowlers with his explosive batting. In this match, Patidar batted at a strike rate of 265 and scored a stormy fifty in just 17 balls.

Rajat Patidar hit a stormy fifty

Rajat Patidar, who came to bat at number three against Mumbai Indians, showed aggressive attitude as soon as he came and took the Mumbai bowlers seriously. In this match, he played an explosive inning of 53 runs in 20 balls with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes. During this, he completed his half-century in just 17 balls. Let us tell you, this is Patidar’s 11th half-century in IPL.

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Equaling Gayle’s record

Let us tell you, Rajat Patidar has become the joint second batsman to score the fastest half-century for RCB in IPL. He has equaled the record of Chris Gayle, who scored a half-century in 17 balls against Pune Warriors in 2013. Romario Shepherd tops this list, who scored a half-century in 14 balls against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025.

Rajat Patidar IPL Career

Talking about the IPL career of the current captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajat Patidar, he made his IPL debut against Mumbai Indians in the year 2021. This 32-year-old batsman has played a total of 46 matches in IPL so far, in which he has scored 1306 runs in 42 innings. During this period, he has scored 1 century and 11 half-centuries.