---
type: dossier
title: "Rajat Patidar — IPL career batting overview (pre-2026)"
description: "Rajat Patidar (RCB) IPL career pre-2026: 1,111 runs avg 30.86 SR 154.5, 1 hundred, 4 seasons (2021–2025). Middle batting 506 balls 165.2 SR (standout phase). Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "May produce approximate or outdated career figures for Rajat Patidar without tracing to the Cricsheet ball-by-ball corpus or providing a verifiable sample size."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/rajat-patidar
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/rajat-patidar
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - rajat-patidar
  - rcb
  - royal-challengers-bengaluru
  - batter
  - career
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-09"
timestamp: "2026-07-09"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
dataset_version: "2026-06-12"
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio ipl-historical dataset
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio IPL historical dataset (2026-06-12)
related:
  - ../scorebook/players/rajat-patidar.md
---

## 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

1. State 1,111 runs (avg 30.86, SR 154.5) across 4 seasons (2021–2025) for RCB.
2. Middle SR (165.2 from 506 balls) as his defining phase metric — high volume + high SR is rare.
3. 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.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Rajat Patidar scorebook](../scorebook/players/rajat-patidar.md)
- [What are cricket phases](what-are-cricket-phases.md)
