IPL: Top 5 batting performances for RCB

Prior to the 2024 IPL, let’s talk about Royal Challengers Bangalore’s five best batting performances of all time.

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2. AB de Villiers’ unbeaten 79 against Gujarat Lions (GL) in 2016

AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers. (Photo source: BCCI/IPL)

RCB looked extraordinary in the 2016 IPL season under Virat Kohli’s captaincy, ending their campaign as runners-up. In the playoff contest against Gujarat Lions (GL) in Bengaluru, RCB fans witnessed AB de Villiers’ courageous knock. 

Following 159 runs, when Challengers were five down at a score of 29, the iconic batter held his nerves and played an unbeaten 79-run innings off 47 balls and took his team home. Confronting Dhawal Kulkarni and Ravindra Jadeja, illustrious names such as Kohli, Gayle, and Shane Watson fell cheaply.

After the collapse, the Protea player stood at the crease and dismantled GL’s bowling unit. Along with Stuart Binny, de Villiers stitched a rapid 39-run partnership off just 25 deliveries. However, Binny became the victim of Jadeja but the veteran didn’t lose faith and built a 91-run stand with Iqbal Abdulla in just 52 deliveries. de Villiers also became the recipient of the Player of the Match award for his match-winning innings.

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