Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Rajat Patidar hits the record books when he scored his maiden IPL century last night in the Eliminator of IPL 2022 against Lucknow Super Giants. Meanwhile, Rajat became only the fifth batsman to score a century in the playoffs of the IPL. He also became the first uncapped player to hit a century in the IPL playoffs.
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However, that's not the end, Rajat has also registered the fastest century in the IPL playoffs when he reached the milestone in just 49 balls. The previous record was made by Wriddhiman Saha in the 2014 IPL final. Patidar has remained unbeaten on 112 off 54 balls. A night to remember for young Rajat Patidar.
Now, let's take a look at the fastest century in the IPL playoffs below.
IPL 2022 stats: Fastest Century in the IPL Playoffs
49b - Rajat Patidar*
49b - Wriddhiman Saha
50b - Virender Sehwag
51b - Murali Vijay
51b - Shane Watson
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N.B: Last Updated on 25/05/2022.