IPL Stats: Top 5 records by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the history of IPL

The M Chinnaswamy Stadium turns red every April and May. The Royal Challengers Bangalore play here. The IPL franchise team is captained by none other than the batting maestro Virat Kohli. Along with AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal, this team has created an enormous fan base all over India. It was this side that enjoyed the rise of Chris Gayle in becoming a T20 legend.

The only thing missing in RCB’s camp is the glinting IPL trophy. In IPL’s 11 seasons, the Bangalore side has entered the final three times but has returned empty-handed on all occasions. The high-profile team headed by Kohli will want to add the silverware to their trophy cabinet at the earliest.

The formidable threesome of Kohli-ABD-Gayle has massacred bowling attacks for a few years. In these seasons, RCB has cruised to uncharted heights and have achieved excellent feats. They do have an embarrassing record on their name as well. Following are the five IPL records owned by Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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#5. Most centuries as a team - 12

Chris Gayle has scored five centuries for RCB

For a team that relies thoroughly on its batting lineup to win the matches, this record should not be a surprise. The holy trinity of Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle (now with KXIP) and AB de Villiers kept challenging the boundaries of M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore and managed to cross it successfully on most occasions.

Scoring a century in T20 cricket is truly a mind-boggling feat. The Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen stand at the forefront with as many as 12 centuries in the IPL.

Seven of those have come at the Chinnaswamy ground. Five centuries from Chris Gayle, four from Virat Kohli (all four scored in 2016), two from AB de Villiers and one from Manish Pandey make up the tally of 12.

The team that comes close to RCB’s total of 12 centuries is Kings XI Punjab which has celebrated 10 IPL hundreds over the years. One of them belongs to Chris Gayle. The West Indian opener also recorded the highest individual score in the IPL while playing for RCB.

#4. Most Sixes by a team in the IPL - 1038 Sixes

AB de Villiers

The combination of explosive batsmen and the Chinnaswamy Stadium is the perfect recipe to produce mammoth sixes. The Bangalore ground has shorter boundaries and being situated at a higher altitude, the ball keeps sailing. Taking advantage of the home conditions, the Royal Challengers Bangalore team leads the all-time sixes tally by quite a margin.

In eleven seasons of the IPL until now, RCB batsmen have cleared the fence on 1038 instances. Their most productive year was 2016 where they lofted as many as 142 sixes. Virat Kohli smashed 38 sixes while scoring record 973 runs in a single season. AB de Villiers provided valuable support with 37 maximums in the season.

No other IPL team has yet crossed the tally 1000 sixes in the IPL. RCB’s closest competitor is Mumbai Indians. Their batsmen have struck 968 sixes in the T20 tournament. CSK is third on the list with 884 sixes despite playing only nine seasons.

#3. Most 200-plus partnerships - 3

ABD and Virat have two 200-plus partnerships in the IPL

RCB’s world-class batting unit has established records that only stand in the IPL but are the leading figures in world cricket as well. The 229-run partnership between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers against Gujarat Lions at Bengaluru in the 2016 season remains an unscaled peak.

There have been only four double-century stands in the IPL history, three of them belong to the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat Kohli remains the common factor in them. His first 200-plus partnership was with Chris Gayle against Delhi Daredevils at Delhi in IPL 2012. Gayle scored 128 not out on that occasion.

Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers joined hands to destroy Mumbai Indians at Mumbai. The duo blazed an unbeaten partnership of 215 runs in 2015 edition of the IPL. Next season, both Kohli and ABD stormed to their individual centuries with a 229-run stand for the third wicket against Gujarat Lions. These two remains the only batsmen to share the 200-run partnership more than once in the IPL.

#2. Lowest team score in the IPL - 49 all out

RCB was all out for only 49 against KKR

Not a record that any team wants on its name but Royal Challengers Bangalore will have to bear the brunt until some other side folds up for less than 49 runs. It was a collapse of monumental proportions that saw a team possessing batsmen like Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Kedar Jadhav score just 49 runs in total. The very debacle made RCB a butt of all jokes.

This was the 27th league match of the 2017 season. RCB were up against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. Spinners from RCB managed to skittle KKR for only 131 runs in 19.3 overs. Gayle and Kohli commenced the chase for RCB.

Australian pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile sent back Kohli on the first ball that the batsman faced. He subsequently dismissed AB de Villiers to reduce RCB to 12/3. Gayle’s dogged resistance came to an end at 40/5 and the team was soon bundled up for 49.

In a surprise move, RCB next year purchased all the KKR bowlers involved (Chris Woakes, Umesh Yadav, Colin de Grandhomme and Nathan Coulter-Nile). 49 remains the lowest total in the IPL. No RCB batsman recorded double figures in the inning, which is also a unique occurrence.

#1. Highest team score in the IPL - 263/5

Gayle's 175 powered RCB to the highest IPL score ever

If the Bangalore team has plummeted to the depths of records, they reign at the peak as well. The man who led them to this enviable height was the Universe Boss, Chris Gayle. In his one inning of 175 not out, he shattered almost every batting record in T20 cricket.

Chris Gayle’s knock of 175 against Pune Warriors in 2013 IPL was scored in 66 balls with 13 fours and 17 sixes. It established following records - Highest individual score in T20 cricket, Most sixes in one inning, Fastest T20 century (30 balls), Most runs in boundaries and more importantly, the highest team total ever.

Riding on Gayle’s world-record inning, Royal Challengers Bangalore notched up a mammoth total of 263/5 in 20 overs. It was then the highest team score in T20s surpassing Sri Lanka’s score of 260/6 against Zimbabwe in 2007.

Australia in 2016 equalled RCB’s total and finished at 263/3 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka. RCB still have the joint-highest team score in T20s and the highest in the IPL history.

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