Ranji Trophy is starting from 11th October. A total of 19 matches are being played in Round 1. The teams of Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka are face to face in Indore. MP Rajat Patidar is also participating in this match. He disappointed a lot in this match. RCB batsman Patidar flopped in his first Ranji Trophy match. Due to his poor form, Patidar may also face a setback in the IPL auction.
Patidar was a flop in the first match
Madhya Pradesh is batting first in this match. Patidar could not play a big innings while batting at number six. In this match, Patidar faced 61 balls and played an innings of 31 runs. He hit 3 fours in this innings. He batted at a strike rate of 50.81. Till the time of writing the news, Madhya Pradesh has scored 232 runs in 83 overs. For MP, Harpreet Singh is moving towards a century after scoring 75 runs, while Venkatesh Iyer is batting after scoring 25 runs in 46 balls.
This was the performance in IPL 2024
Patidar has been a consistent flop in the opening matches of IPL 2024. Despite this, captain Faf du Plessis expressed confidence in Patidar. However, he also won the confidence of his captain and batted brilliantly in the lower middle order. So far, he has scored 395 runs for RCB in 15 matches at an average of 30.38. During this period he scored 5 half-centuries in his name. He has played for RCB for three consecutive years. During this period, Patidar has scored 799 runs in 27 matches at an average of 34.74. Apart from 1 century, he also has 7 half-centuries in his name.
Patidar has also played for India
In the year 2024, Patidar got a chance in the five-match Test series against England. But he could not live up to the trust of Rohit Sharma. He has scored 63 runs in 6 innings of 3 matches. Patidar has scored 22 runs in 1 ODI match.