IPL 2024, SRH vs RCB: VIDEO | 6,6,6,6 - Rajat Patidar hits Mayank Markande for four consecutive sixes

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Rajat Patidar displayed shotmaking of the highest order on Thursday (Apr 25) by smashingSunRisers Hyderabad's (SRH) Mayank Markande for four consecutive sixes during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match. Patidar shrugged off his poor form and enthralled the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium crowd that had considerable RCB support.

Patidar's liftoff came in the 11th over of the innings when Markande came to bowl his third over. Havingconceded only 15 runs and picked Will Jacks' wicket, Markande was carted over the long off boundary for an 86m maximum on the second ball of the over. From thereon, it was a procession as Patidar pummeled everything bowled in his arc.

In the end, Markande conceded 27 runs in the over, providing RCB the much-needed momentum. Having got the rhythm, Patidar continued the onslaught and brought his fifty in only 19 deliveries, becoming the second-fastest RCB batter to achieve the feat.

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Faf opts to bat first

Having won the toss, RCB captain Faf du Plessis opted to bat first and put up a strong total against the stacked SRH bowling.

"We are gonna bat first. We feel like our fans go with us everywhere. These boys (SRH) have been playing some amazing cricket, especially batting. Hopefully we can put some scoreboard pressure on them," said du Plessis.

The decision paid off as RCB finished with 206 on board as both Virat Kohli and Patidar hit half-centuries. Useful contributions came from the skipper himself as well as All-rounder Cameron Green.

Fastest 50s for RCB in IPL by balls faced

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Playing XI's:

SunRisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal