Rajat Patidar Becomes Fastest Indian Batter to Reach 100 Sixes in IPL
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Rajat Patidar Becomes Fastest Indian Batter to Reach 100 Sixes in IPL

Rajat Patidar, captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, became the fastest Indian batter to hit 100 sixes in the IPL, achieving the milestone in 933 balls during a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 22. Despite RCB's 55-run loss, Patidar scored 56 runs from 39 deliveries, including six fours and one six that marked his 100th six. He surpassed Shivam Dube's previous Indian record of 992 balls and joined elite global power-hitters like Andre Russell and Nicholas Pooran in reaching this landmark.

Political Bias
0%100%0%
Sentiment
75%
AI analysis of 2 sources · Published under editorial oversight by The Balanced News
Analysed 23 May 2026· How this analysis is produced· Editorial standards· Corrections

AI Analysis

Political bias across 2 sources
● Left 0%● Center 100%● Right 0%

The articles focus on a sports achievement without political content. Both sources highlight Patidar's record-breaking milestone in IPL cricket, presenting factual information about his performance and statistics. There is no evident political framing or partisan perspective in the coverage.

Sentiment — Positive (75/100)

The tone across the articles is positive and celebratory, emphasizing Patidar's historic accomplishment despite his team's loss. The coverage highlights his individual success and places it in the context of IPL records, reflecting admiration for his performance without negative or critical sentiment.

How 2 sources covered this story

Each source's own headline, political lean, and sentiment — so you can see framing differences at a glance.

SourceTheir headlineBiasSentiment
zeenewsRCB's Rajat Patidar scripts IPL history, becomes fastest Indian batter to...CenterPositive
news18Rajat Patidar Becomes Fastest Indian Batter To Hit 100 Sixes In IPLCenterPositive

Coverage timeline

news18 broke this story on 22 May, 06:21 pm. Other outlets followed.

  1. 1
    news1822 May, 06:21 pm
    Rajat Patidar Becomes Fastest Indian Batter To Hit 100 Sixes In IPL
  2. 2
    zeenews23 May, 06:06 am
    RCB's Rajat Patidar scripts IPL history, becomes fastest Indian batter to...

Lens Score breakdown

28/100
Public interest0/100
Coverage gap100%

Well-covered story — coverage matches public importance.

Story context

Category
Sports
Location
Bangalore, India
Sources analysed
2
Last analysed
23 May 2026
Key entities
Rajat PatidarBatting (cricket)BangaloreSunrisers HyderabadCaptain (cricket)Royal Challengers BangaloreKolkata Knight RidersPunjab KingsBoundary (cricket)Lucknow Super GiantsNicholas PooranShivam Dube