Royal Challengers Bangalore put on a great show as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 45 runs in their first match of this year’s IPL.
After put into bat, the hosts lost the wicket of Chris Gayle early on in their innings, but skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers pulled things back with a 157 run partnership for the second wicket. Kohli got out for 75 and De Villiers followed him soon after for 82. India’s under 19 star Sarfaraz Khan scored 35 off 10 balls and took his team for a formidable total of 227 in 20 overs.
Chasing a record 228, Sunrisers were never in the hunt as they lost Shikhar Dhawan early in their innings. Skipper David Warner scored 58 off 25 balls and when he got out, Sunrisers’ hopes of chasing the total was dashed. Yuzvendra Chahal and Watson picked two wickets apiece. Here are some of the stats from this match
9- Ninth instance of Royal Challengers Bangalore scoring over 200. Only Chennai Super Kings (12) and Kings XI Punjab (10) have more 200+ scores in IPL.
227- Royal Challengers Bangalore's 227 is now the 8th highest total in IPL.
227- Royal Challengers Bangalore's 227 is their third highest in IPL
28- 28 runs conceded by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 19th over, equals the most number of runs conceded in the 19th over of an innings in IPL
1000- AB de Villiers crosses 1000 IPL runs in Bengaluru
16- Chris Gayle’s average against Sunrisers Hyderabad, his lowest against any team in IPL.
73.20- Virat Kohli’s average against Sunrisers Hyderabad, his highest against any team in IPL.
157- Partnership between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, the highest for any wicket against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL.
157- The 157-run stand between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers is the 4th best for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL.
2130- Number of runs Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle have scored as a pair in IPL, the most by any pair.
350- The strike-rate of Sarfaraz Khan's 35 off 10 is the joint third for an innings of 30 or more in the IPL.
23- Number of sixes scored in this match, 2 more than the combined total of 21 in the first three matches in this year’s IPL.
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