At the same time, Rajasthan Royals fans were in Kattakalip during the innings played by Devdut Patikal in the match. Batting at number five, Patikal scored 21 runs off 26 balls in the match where Rajasthan were chasing a target of 198 runs. Patikal, who played such an innings while chasing a huge score, was the main reason for Royals’ defeat. Because of that, the fans are showing great anger against the actor on social media.
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Padikal, who was disappointed in the first game too, got out against Hyderabad by scoring only 2 runs. The fans demand that Patikal, who is pathetic again, should never be included in the playing eleven again.
Chasing a target of 198 runs, Rajasthan were 57/3 when Patikal reached the crease in the fifth over. It was clear from his batting that he was out of touch at all. Sanju on the other hand was batting in good form but Patikal struggled to find runs. This put extra pressure on Sanju. With Padikal struggling to find runs, Sanju was forced to try big shots in succession. Sanju also lost his wicket in such an attempt.
Patikal’s sloppy batting led to the fall of Sanju’s wicket and left fans reeling. Fans say that if Patikal had been able to play at least one run per ball, Rajasthan’s situation would not have been so bad. Considering the fact that Rajasthan lost the game by 5 runs, if Devdat Patikal could have played a little faster, the team would have won the game.
Rian Parag, who came out at number six, scored 20 runs off 12 balls, but Patikal remained wicketless without scoring runs on one side. He managed only one boundary which was caught on the edge. His score was 21 off 26 balls when Nathan Ellis clean bowled Patikal in the last ball of the 15th over. The star, who played at number five for the team that chased 198 runs, had a strike rate of only 80.77.
Playing like this is the responsibility of the team. The fans are clamoring that he should not be included in Rajasthan’s playing eleven as he is a huge loser. In any case, it remains to be seen whether Rajasthan will take tough decisions regarding the star.