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How Many Matches Rajat Patidar Will Miss: The 61st match of IPL 2026 is being played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dharamshala. RCB’s regular captain Rajat Patidar is not playing in the match. In his place, Jitesh Sharma is taking charge of the team. Now the question is arising that how many matches has Patidar been out of?
What did Jitesh Sharma say about Patidar?
At the time of toss, Jitesh told about Rajat Patidar that we can see him in Hyderabad. This means that Patidar can be seen playing in the next match. Bengaluru has to play its next match against Sunrisers in Hyderabad on 22 May (Friday). Therefore, Patidar is out of only one match.
Jitesh also said that Patidars are doing well. Nothing was said about why he was out of the match against Punjab. Has Patidar suffered any kind of injury or has he been given rest? No disclosure was made regarding this.
RCB close to playoffs
Let us tell you that Bengaluru, which has played 12 matches, has secured itself on the top in the points table by scoring 16 points. If Bengaluru wins against Punjab, they will have 18 points. With so many points, it is almost confirmed that he will qualify for the playoffs with ‘Q’ in front of his name.
Runs coming off Patidar’s bat in the season
Batting in 11 innings of 12 matches in the season, Patidar has scored 337 runs at an average of 33.70 and a lightning strike rate of 192.57. During this period, he has scored 3 half-centuries, in which the high score was 63 runs.
Fans expect second consecutive trophy from Patidar
Last season, RCB won the first title under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar. Patidar ended the 18-year trophy drought for the team. Now the fans will obviously expect from Patidar that the team wins the second consecutive trophy under his captaincy. Now it will be interesting to see how close Bengaluru can get to the trophy once again.
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