Devdutt Padikkal hit his first century in the Indian Premier League as Royal Challengers Bangalore thumped Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.
As it happened: IPL 2021 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals
Padikkal hit 11 fours and six sixes in his knock of 101* off 52 and added an unbeaten 181-run stand with Virat Kohli (72 off 47) for the first wicket.
The 20-year-old left-hander from Karnataka had impressed one and all during IPL 2020 too and on Thursday, he put on an exhibition of classy strokeplay against Rajasthan to signal his arrival for the 2021 season. He has been in stellar form in domestic circuit for Karnataka as well.
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Here are reactions to Padikkal’s knock:
#IPL2021 #RCB
— The Field (@thefield_in) April 22, 2021
Virat Kohli on Devdutt Padikkal:
"Great talent, one to watch out for in the future. Tonight I had the best seat in the house and thoroughly enjoyed his innings"#RCBvRR https://t.co/TSUuySlvyo pic.twitter.com/vkySEqSC4a
The student and the master at work. Fabulous viewing. These Southpaws make it look easy - @devdpd07 @imVkohli @RCBTweets #RCBvsRR #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/2HsQKN7nXZ
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 22, 2021
Brilliant 💯 by @devdpd07 it was an inning which was pleasing to the eye.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 22, 2021
Youngest centurions in IPL:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 22, 2021
19y,253d - Manish Pandey, 2009
20y,218d - Rishabh Pant, 2018
20y,289d - DEVDUTT PADIKKAL, 2021
22y,151d - Sanju Samson, 2017
23y,122d - Quinton de Kock, 2016#IPL2021 #RCBvRR
You've got to be a damn good player to outscore Virat Kohli. To do it at the age of 20 whilst scoring a century is even more impressive #IPL #Cricket
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) April 22, 2021
Exciting prospect @devdpd07... another tall smooth lefty... 👏🕺 @RCBTweets #ipl2021
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) April 22, 2021
— Veda Krishnamurthy (@vedakmurthy08) April 22, 2021
What an innings 🔥👏 @devdpd07
— Ridhima Pathak - WEAR A MASK, STAY SAFE (@PathakRidhima) April 22, 2021
Congratulations. This match has been an emotional ride
#RRvsRCB #RCBvRR
Unbelievable knock from @devdpd07 congratulations on your first @IPL 💯. @RCBTweets #RCBvRR #IPL2021
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) April 22, 2021
.@Gmaxi_32 was all praise & a bit of fun when asked about his young @RCBTweets teammate - @devdpd07. 👏 ☺️#VIVOIPL #RCBvRR pic.twitter.com/7JQRUyNm0Z
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 22, 2021
Devdutt Padikkal take a bow!!!!! 😍👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #IPL2021 #RCBvsRR
— Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93) April 22, 2021
Virat Kohli had the best seat in the house for @devdpd07's coming of age IPL knock 👏#RCBvRR | #IPL2021 | https://t.co/3nbiNjFO2s pic.twitter.com/Ni6FbVVu03
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) April 22, 2021
Devdutt Padikkal has played a supremely masterful innings. The sheer power and dominance of his stroke-play was something to behold. And, he enjoys batting with his captain Virat Kohli. Well played @RCBTweets
— Ian bishop (@irbishi) April 22, 2021
So heartening to see @devdpd07 score a hundred. After everything that happened with him in the lead up to the #IPL , that celebration was one of joy and relief. Awesome. #rcb
— RK (@RK_sports) April 22, 2021
Good news: Another fine performance by an Indian youngster.
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 22, 2021
Bad news: Against us. ☹️
CHAMPION INNINGS BY A CHAMPION YOUNGSTER! 🤩🤩#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2021 #RCBvRR #DareToDream pic.twitter.com/DLMOEw5G6K
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 22, 2021
Very very happy for @devdpd07. There is genuine class here
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 22, 2021
Well played Devdutt Padikkal! Super century, hopefully the first of many
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 22, 2021
Devdutt Padikkal is batting at a totally different level. And I love the way Virat has just allowed him to take centre stage, taking singles and putting him back on strike. Feel for RR, fought back superbly while batting, but RCB & their faithful fans deserve a great year
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) April 22, 2021
Padikkal is PROPER
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) April 22, 2021
Padikkal, please stop. 🙂
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 22, 2021
Magical Padikkal 🙇♂️ #RCBvRR #IPL2021
— Wear a Mask. Stay Safe, India (@cricketaakash) April 22, 2021
David Gower like @rohangava9 https://t.co/PVC2GSb7JL
— Jatin Paranjape (@jats72) April 22, 2021
Crafty, stylish, impactful - that’s the batting masterclass from these two players- Padikkal and Virat. #RCB #VIVOIPL
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) April 22, 2021
Imagine having Virat Kohli at the other end cheering your every run... on your way to a first IPL hundred.
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) April 22, 2021
Devdutt Padikkal, at age 20, already has quite a tale for his grandchildren. #IPL2021 #RCBvRR #RCB
Number of centuries for team in IPL:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 22, 2021
14 - RCB
13 - Punjab
10 - Delhi
8 - CSK
8 - RR
4 - MI
3 - SRH
2 - Deccan/RPS
1 - KKR
The top-3 are yet to win an IPL trophy #RCB #PBKS #DC
Such a mighty effort by young #devduttpadikkal !!!
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 22, 2021
Congrats @devdpd07 on a wonderful century and I m sure there is going to be a lot more in the future! Congrats to @imVkohli on crossing 6k runs in IPl! Demolishing act by @RCBTweets of the highest order! #RCBvRR pic.twitter.com/T7QxgjsyFA
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) April 22, 2021