Star batsman Devdutt Padikkal is currently in excellent form. He recently brought pride to his team by winning the IPL 2025 title with RCB.
Sports News: Indian cricket boasts a long list of young players, but only a few have consistently distinguished themselves through their performances. Devdutt Padikkal is one such name. This RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) star batsman played a crucial role in leading his team to victory in the IPL 2025. Now, Padikkal has continued his शानदार form in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL 2025) as well.
In the match played on Tuesday, he played a blistering unbeaten innings of 99 runs against the Mangalore Dragons. Although he missed a century by just one run, his innings won the hearts of spectators and cricket fans.
Devdutt Padikkal's Explosive Innings
Devdutt Padikkal, who took to the field as the captain of Hubli Tigers, showed aggressive intent from the start. He attacked every bowler and rained down fours and sixes. During this period, Padikkal changed the course of the game in just a few balls. His innings included:
- 10 magnificent fours
- 5 long sixes
The 25-year-old Padikkal scored runs in almost every over and gave the opposition bowlers no chance. On the second last ball of the innings, he took a run to take his score to 99 runs. After this, it was expected that he would complete his century, but his fellow batsman Manvant Kumar hit a six on the last ball. As a result, Padikkal remained just one run away from his century.
Devdutt Padikkal Leads Team to 110-Run Victory
Thanks to this stormy innings by Devdutt Padikkal, the Hubli Tigers put up a big score and then the bowlers performed brilliantly, bowling out the Mangalore Dragons for just 100 runs. In this way, Hubli Tigers won the match by a huge margin of 110 runs. This victory is being counted among the most one-sided matches of the tournament so far.
Devdutt Padikkal's career has been constantly in the headlines for the past few months. He scored 247 runs in 10 matches while playing for RCB in IPL 2025. Although his performance was not that great during that time, the experience of winning the trophy with the team proved to be an important milestone in his career.
