(UTV | INDIA) – Devdutt Padikkal hit an unbeaten 101 as Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets in the Indian Premier League.
The 20-year-old’s innings came off only 52 balls as RCB reached their target of 178 with 3.3 overs to spare.
RCB captain Virat Kohli – who scored 72 not out – also became the first man to reach 6,000 IPL runs.
Kohli has now scored 6,021 runs from 196 IPL matches since making his debut in 2008, with Chennai Super Kings batsman Suresh Raina second in the list of all-time IPL run-scorers with 5,448.
Earlier, having lost the toss and been put in to bat, the Royals fell to 43-4 after 7.2 overs.
Royals went on to posted 177-9 from 20 overs, with Shivnam Dube scoring 46.
RCB seamer Harshal Patel – the top wicket-taker in this season’s competition so far with 12 dismissals – picked up 3-47.
Top of the table RCB have now won all four of their matches in this season’s IPL, while the Royals remain second from bottom with a solitary win.
