"Patidar statue needed in Chinnaswamy!" - Twitter showers praise as Rajat Patidar explodes against LSG in IPL Playoffs 2022

Rajat Patidar brought his A-game to arguably the biggest match of his career, at the Eden on Wednesday. His sensational 112*(54) helped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) post a mammoth 207/4 in their IPL 2022 Eliminator against Lucknow Super Giants.

The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) got off to a decent start, picking up the big wickets of Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, and Glenn Maxwell. But they had no answer for the absolute carnage that was inflicted on them by Patidar.

Fans hailed Rajat Patidar for finally living up to his potential and showing what kind of damage he is capable of. Here are some of the reactions:

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Rajat Patidar and Dinesh Karthik set the tone for RCB at the death

Du Plessis has a fantastic record in the IPL Playoffs. So it was a huge blow when RCB lost their captain to a golden duck. But Patidar walked out to bat and straightaway imposed himself on the opposition.

Virat Kohli was happy to play second fiddle at the other end, while Patidar continued upping the ante, especially against the LSG spinners. Lucknow came back in the middle overs with wickets at regular intervals and it looked like they would restrict RCB to the 170-run mark at the most.

However, Patidar smashed 26 runs off Ravi Bishnoi, which helped him go into overdrive. Dinesh Karthik, too, began to go ballistic at the other end as RCB plundered a massive 84 runs in the last five overs.

LSG do have an explosive batting order, but the pressure of a knockout game could easily get to KL Rahul and his men. RCB, on the other hand, will know that a good start with the ball could very well set them up for a clinical win.

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