IPL 9, Match 44: RCB v GL – Statistical Highlights

By Sampath Bandarupalli

Updated - 14 May 2016, 22:56 IST

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Royal Challengers Bangalore kept their playoffs hopes alive following a huge win against Gujarat Lions at home. On the other hand, Gujarat need to win their next games after damaging their Net Run rate badly today. After being put into bat, RCB smashed GL bowlers and posted a huge total of 248/3. AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli scored centuries and shared a double century stand. Gujarat Lions’ batsmen fell to the scoreboard pressure and were bowled out for just 104 runs. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

2 – This is only the 2nd instance where two centuries have been recorded in a team’s innings in Twenty20 cricket. Gloucestershire’s batsmen scored two centuries when they played Middlesex in 2011.

2 – Virat Kohli became the first captain in Twenty20 cricket to score more than 600 runs in two different tournaments as captain.

2 – Number of times Virat Kohli has scored 600 and more runs in an IPL season. Only Chris Gayle (3) has done it more times than Kohli.

3 – Number of centuries Virat Kohli has scored in this IPL as captain. He became the 2nd player to score 3 centuries in a Twenty20 tournament as captain. M Klinger has also scored 3 centuries as captain in 2015 Natwest T20 Blast.

3 – Number of centuries Virat Kohli has scored against Gujarat Lions. He became only the 6th player in Twenty20 cricket to score two centuries against the same opponent.

3 – Number of centuries Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers have scored in IPL, joint 2nd most. Only Chris Gayle has more than them.

3 – Number of centuries Virat Kohli has scored in this IPL, the most by any player in an IPL season.

3 – Number of centuries Virat Kohli has scored in Twenty20 format as captain, the 2nd most by any player in this format.

4 – Number of century stands Kohli-AB pair has recorded in this IPL. They are now the first pair to record 4 century stands in an IPL season.

6 – Number of century stands Kohli-AB pair has recorded in IPL, joint most by any pair.

6 – Number of fifty-plus stands Kohli-AB pair has recorded in this IPL. They became the 3rd pair to record 6 fifty-plus stands in an IPL season.

9 – Number of bowlers RCB used in this game, the most a team has used in an IPL game. These are also the joint most by any team in a Twenty20 game.

14 – Number of Man of the match awards AB de Villiers has received in IPL, joint 2nd most for any player in IPL.

16 – Number of bowlers that bowled in this game. This is the first time more than 14 bowlers were used in an IPL game. These are also the joint 2nd most by in a Twenty20 match.

19 – Number of maidens Praveen Kumar has bowled in T20 cricket, the most by any player.

20 – Number of sixes RCB hit during their innings, joint 2nd most by a team in a Twenty20 inning.

43 – Number of balls AB de Villiers took to bring up his century. His century is the 5th fastest century in IPL.

50 – Virat Kohli completed 50 centuries in his professional cricket career. He has 29 centuries in List A, 18 in first-class cricket and 3 in Twenty20s.

104 – Innings AB de Villiers took to complete 3000 runs in IPL. He is the 4th fastest among the 9 players who have scored 3000 IPL runs.

112 – Runs scored by RCB in last 5 overs. These are the most runs scored in last 5 overs by a team in an IPL game. Previous best was 88 runs by RCB vs MI at Wankhede last year.

144 – RCB’s 144-run win is the highest margin of victory in terms of runs in IPL. Top 4 biggest margins in IPL have come at Bangalore.

172 – Runs scored by RCB in last 10 overs. These are the most runs scored in last 10 overs by a team in an IPL game. Previous best was 162 runs by KXIP vs CSK at Cuttack in 2014.

184 – Runs scored by RCB in fours and sixes. These are 2nd most runs in boundaries scored during a team’s innings in IPL and joint 4th most in T20s.

229 – Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers’ 229-run stand for the 2nd wicket is the highest stand for any wicket in T20 cricket. Previous highest was 215 also between Kohli and ABD which came in 2015 IPL for RCB vs MI at Wankhede.

248 – RCB’s total of 248/3 is the 2nd highest team total in IPL history. Highest is 263/5 also by RCB and also at Bangalore vs PWI in 2013.

248 – RCB’s total of 248/3 is the highest team total in T20 cricket which includes a maiden over. Previous highest was 242/3 by Essex vs Sussex in 2008 and 242/4 by Otago vs Perth Scorchers in 2013.

677 – Runs scored by Virat Kohli in this IPL, the most by any Indian in an IPL season. These are also the most runs scored by a player as captain in IPL.

779 – Partnership runs between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in this IPL. They are now the first pair to score over 650 in an IPL season.

3108 – Runs scored by AB de Villiers in IPL. He became the 3rd overseas and 9th player in overall to score 3000 IPL runs.

3814 – Runs scored by Virat Kohli in IPL, 2nd most by any player in IPL.

5007 – Runs scored by AB de Villiers in T20 cricket. He became the 2nd South African to score 5000 runs in T20 cricket.

20046 – Runs scored by Virat Kohli in his professional cricket career. He completed 20000 runs during this innings.

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