IPL 2025: RCB skipper Rajat Patidar avoided a possible serious injury vs MI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar should thank his luck and modern cricketing gear, as he had just avoided a possible serious injury during the clash of the two juggernauts of the Indian Premier League, match number 20—Mumbai Indians (MI) vs. RCB.

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During the third delivery of the 13th over of RCB's innings, MI skipper Hardik Pandya, then with his bowling duties, the ball went straight to Thudd in Patidar's helmet grill, which pushed him into a discomfort position for a while. Medical assistants rushed into the field for precautionary check-ups. Patidar was ready to bat after taking some treatment, and the match went on. At the following delivery of the incident, Patidar replied with a solid boundary. In fact, he executed a perfect ramp shot to send the ball to the fence.

 A delivery later, the right-handed batter again tried to do some heroics, but he missed the ball. Patidar misjudged the bounce this time. In this over, despite the incident, RCB fetched 11 runs without any hesitation.

RCB put a fighting total of 221 runs against MI

The match witnesses a returning Jasprit Bumrah from a long injury spell and MI's former leader Rohit Sharma, who missed their previous game. Bumrah produced a 4-over spell without claiming any wickets but didn't allow the batter to run freely. The star Indian pacer offered only 29 runs in his 4 matches with an economy rate of 7.25.

Despite losing the match to Phul Salt (4), RCB batters did not show any intention to gear down. Virat Kohli scored 67 off 42, giving his team the solid foundation for a mammoth total on the scoreboard. Fearless Patidar scored 64 with a 200.00 strike rate, and at the lower order, it was Jitesh Sharma who stitched a 40-run innings, allowing RCB to put 221 on the scoreboard.