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In the first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Devdutt Padikkal played a half-century (61) while batting brilliantly against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). This was the 12th half-century of his IPL career and the first half-century of IPL 2026, which he completed in 21 balls. It was because of his innings that RCB was helped in recovering from the initial setback. Let’s take a look at his innings and statistics.
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How was Padikkal’s innings and partnership?
While chasing the target of 202 runs, RCB got the first blow on the total score of 9 runs. After that, Padikkal, who came to bat, batted aggressively with Virat Kohli and made a century partnership of 101 runs in 45 balls for the second wicket. During this, Padikkal scored a lot of runs against all the bowlers. Padikkal returned to the pavilion after scoring 61 runs in 26 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes.
How has been Padikkal’s IPL career?
25-year-old Padikkal made his IPL debut in September 2020 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Since then he has played 75 matches. He has scored 1,867 runs in 75 innings at an average of 25.93 and a strike rate of 128.23. He has 197 fours and 60 sixes in his name in the league. His highest score in this league is 101 runs. Apart from this, he has also scored 12 half-centuries.
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