SMAT, Devdutt Padikkal records his 3rd successive fifty-plus score: Stats
06 Dec 2025

Karnataka batter Devdutt Padikkal was amongst the runs once again in the 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

He hit a solid 46-ball 66 versus Saurashtra in an Elite Group D contest.

Round 6 of the SMAT 2025 season saw Karnataka fall short against Saurashtra in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Chasing a target of 179 runs, Karnataka managed 177/9. Here's more.

Padikkal's knock goes in vain
Fact

Padikkal came to the crease when Karnataka were 0/1. Soon the side were reduced to 21/2 and 49/3. Ravichandran Smaran joined Padikkal next and the two added 54 runs for the 4th wicket. Ankur Panwar dismissed Padikkal in the 13th over.

Padikkal follows up a hundred with successive fifties
Numbers

This was Padikkal's 5th match in SMAT 2025.

He started the season with 15 runs versus Jharkhand. Thereafter, he managed 32 runs versus Rajasthan. In the next contest against Tamil Nadu, the southpaw smashed an unbeaten 102 from 46 balls. It helped Karnataka win by a mammoth 145 runs.

Thereafter, Padikkal smashed 62 runs versus Delhi.

And now, he hit 66 runs versus Saurashtra.

Padikkal smashes his 21st fifty in T20 cricket
Stats

Padikkal's knock versus Delhi had 9 fours and a six.

Playing his 114th T20 match, Padikkal has raced to 3,330 runs at 32.33.

In addition to 4 tons, he has hammered 21 fifties. His strike rate reads 135.80, as per ESPNcricinfo.

In SMAT, the southpaw is closing in on 1,500 runs.

He has raced to 1,486 runs at 49.53 (100s: 3, 50s: 10).