Royal challengers Bangalore are one of the most loved teams in the IPL . RCB has had players of supreme level, which is one of the reasons for it being so popular . RCB has been winning the hearts of their fans since the beginning of the IPL . Even though RCB has not been able to win a single trophy yet , there is still a different craze for RCB matches among the fans . Virat Kohli , the former captain of RCB , led it to what it is today, along with players like Chris Gayle , AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal etc. Have a look at the following table to get to know about some of the records made by Royal Challengers Bangalore :
Highest IPL score by a batsman
Chris Gayle , the former West Indies hitter , played the most unforgettable innings in IPL history ever . The match was held between Royal challengers Bangalore vs. Pune Warriors on 23rd April 2013 at the M Chinnaswamy stadium . Chris Gayle smashed 175 runs on 66 balls , out of which he hit 13 fours and 17 sixes at the strike rate of 265.15 ( not out ). The audience had witnessed a performance like this in IPL history for the first time .
Highest score recorded by a team in the IPL
Royal challengers Bangalore also holds the record of scoring the highest total in IPL history ever . The RCB batsmen scored 263 runs in the 20 overs against Pune warriors on 23rd April 2014 at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium . The audience experienced one of the lifetime experiences . It was only with the help of Chris Gayle (175) that RCB was able to make such a high total . Royal challengers Bangalore won the match by a margin of 130 runs .
Royal Challengers Bangalore (20 ovs maximum)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | not out | 175 | 66 | 102 | 13 | 17 | 265.15 | ||
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Murtaza b Wright | 33 | 36 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 91.66 | ||
| Virat Kohli (c) | run out (Dinda) | 11 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 122.22 | ||
| AB de Villiers | c Manhas b Marsh | 31 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 387.50 | ||
| Saurabh Tiwary | c Marsh b Dinda | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Ravi Rampaul | c Marsh b Dinda | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 3, nb 2, w 6) | 11 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 13.15) | 263/5 | |||||||
Lowest total scored by a team in the IPL ever
RCB holds the highest total as well as the lowest total in the history of the IPL . The stats seem very contradictory as a team which made the highest total also holds a record like this . It was when they played a match against Kolkata Knight Riders in the year 2017 that they ended up having an undesirable score. The whole RCB got all out on 49 runs while chasing 132 runs . It was such a shocking moment for all the RCB players as well as the fans .
Royal Challengers Bangalore (T: 132 runs from 20 ovs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | c Coulter-Nile b Woakes | 7 | 17 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 41.17 | ||
| Virat Kohli (c) | c Pandey b Coulter-Nile | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Mandeep Singh | c Pandey b UT Yadav | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| AB de Villiers | c †Uthappa b Coulter-Nile | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 | ||
| Kedar Jadhav † | c Woakes b Coulter-Nile | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 | ||
| Stuart Binny | c †Uthappa b Woakes | 8 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 88.88 | ||
| Pawan Negi | lbw b de Grandhomme | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| Samuel Badree | lbw b Woakes | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Tymal Mills | c Kuldeep Yadav b de Grandhomme | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Sreenath Aravind | not out | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 | ||
| Yuzvendra Chahal | c Pandey b de Grandhomme | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 3, nb 2, w 2) | 7 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 9.4 Ov (RR: 5.06, 59 Mins) | 49 | |||||||
Highest partnership recorded in IPL history
It seems like the Royal challengers Bangalore have all the good records signed up . One of the most exciting records , the highest partnership ever in IPL history, is still held by RCB . The Virat Kohli – AB De Villiers duo played an exceptionally unbelievable partnership of 229 runs . Virat Kohli scored 109 runs whereas AB De Villiers smashed 129 runs against Gujarat Lions in the year 2016 . The duo is still believed to be the best duo in IPL history .
Most runs by an individual in the IPL season
Virat Kohli , the former captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore , set this record in 2016 and is still unbroken . It makes the RCB the first team whose player has scored the most runs in the IPL season . Virat Kohli took his team to the final by making 973 runs in the IPL 2016 with an average of 81.40 . Nevertheless , Virat Kohli, as a captain, has the highest runs in the IPL history for his franchise .
Conclusion
In conclusion , Royal challengers Bangalore have had a very strong foundation since the beginning of the IPL only . RCB, without being a champion of any season, having numerous records, shows the hard work and efforts the team players put in for their team performance . Even the loyalty and constant support of the RCB fans have always been a boost for the players to perform better than before . According to the stats , fans are expecting some more big records to be broken by RCB . The Royal Challengers Bangalore are truly the record makers .