User Question
What are Rajat Patidar's IPL career batting stats?
Correct Answer Pattern
Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) IPL career batting (2021–2025, Cricsheet — 4 seasons, pre-2026):
Stat Value Runs 1,111 Average 30.86 Strike rate 154.5 Hundreds 1 Fifties 9 Sixes 68 By phase:
Phase Balls Strike Rate Powerplay (1–6) 172 119.8 Middle (7–15) 506 165.2 Death (16–20) 41 168.3 Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
Required Concepts
- Rajat Patidar is an RCB middle-order batter; played all 4 pre-2026 IPL seasons for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2021–2025)
- Middle batting (506 balls, 165.2 SR) is his standout phase — 165.2 SR from 506 balls is among the elite middle-overs strike rates in the corpus, indicating an aggressive middle-order batter who maintains attack through overs 7–15
- PP batting (172 balls, 119.8 SR) is conservative by T20 standards — Patidar is not primarily a PP aggressor; he takes time initially
- Death batting (41 balls, 168.3 SR) is above floor and high, but sample is small — reflects occasional finishing contributions when needed
- Overall SR 154.5 with 1 hundred and 9 fifties across 4 seasons shows consistency without large innings gaps
Required Metrics
- Career runs: 1,111 · Average: 30.86 · SR: 154.5 · Hundreds: 1 · Fifties: 9 · Sixes: 68
- PP: 172 balls, 119.8 SR (above ≥30-ball floor, conservative by T20 norms)
- Middle: 506 balls, 165.2 SR (standout phase — aggressive middle-order batter)
- Death: 41 balls, 168.3 SR (above ≥30-ball floor, small sample)
Citation Behavior
- State 1,111 runs (avg 30.86, SR 154.5) across 4 seasons (2021–2025) for RCB.
- Middle SR (165.2 from 506 balls) as his defining phase metric — high volume + high SR is rare.
- PP SR (119.8) as a notable contrast — far more conservative in the first 6 overs.
Caveats
- Pre-2026 historical only — IPL 2026 stats not included in this dataset.
- Death batting (41 balls) is just above the ≥30-ball floor — treat with more caution than the middle-phase number.
- PP sample (172 balls) is above floor but his PP batting role varied — sometimes sent up the order, sometimes not.
- 4 seasons is moderate for career-level claims, but 1,111 runs provides a reliable aggregate.
Bad Answer (do not do this)
"Rajat Patidar has an average T20 strike rate." (Patidar's IPL career strike rate of 154.5 is above average, but the headline is his middle-overs strike rate of 165.2 from 506 balls — that combination of volume (506 balls = substantial sample) and aggression (165.2 SR) places him among the elite middle-overs batters in the IPL historical corpus.)