Watch the highlights of RCB vs PWI 31st Match IPL 2013 - Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament of the 31st T20 match played between Pune Warriors India and Royal Challengers Bangalore at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru in 23rd April 2013.
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| Chris Gayle celebrates his 30-ball hundred © BCCI / IPL |
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Chris Gayle's record-breaking 175* powers to Royal Challengers Bangalore's record 130-run victory over Pune Warriors India in a one-sided game of the 31st match of a Indian Premier League.
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- Royal Challengers Bangalore's 130-run win was their largest victory by terms of runs in Indian Premier League, previous biggest win by 85-runs against Kings XI Punjab at same venue in the 2011 IPL edition and the second biggest win in IPL after Kolkata Knight Riders's 140-run win against RCB at same venue in the inaugural 2008 IPL edition.
- Chris Gayle became the first batsman to score four centuries in Indian Premier League history.
- Chris Gayle plundered 175* - the highest score ever in Indian Premier League history and also the highest-score by any batsman in Twenty20 matches cricket history, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 158* held by Brendon McCullum against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru in the inaugural 2008 IPL edition.
- Chris Gayle hammered a 30-ball fastest hundred ever in Indian Premier League history surpassing the previous record of 37-ball hundred held by Yusuf Pathan (RR) against Mumbai Indians at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai in the 2010 IPL edition.
- 17 : Chris Gayle hit the most sixes in an innings in Indian Premier League history, surpassing the previous record of 13 by Brendon McCullum against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kolkata in the inaugural IPL 2008 IPL edition.
- 167 : Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan set up the record first-wicket partnership in Indian Premier League history, surpassing the previous record held by the 163-run stand between Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith against Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur in 2012 and the joint fourth highest any-wicket stand in IPL, jointly unbeaten 167 held by between Herschelle Gibbs and Rohit Sharma (MI) against KKR at Kolkata in the 2012 IPL edition.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore's 21-sixes was the most sixes in an innings in Indian Premier League history, surpassing the previous record of 17 by Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals at Chennai in the 2010 IPL edition.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore's 263 was the highest score in Indian Premier League history, surpassing the previous record of 246 by Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals at Chennai in the 2010 IPL edition.
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RCB smashed record total of 263-5 in 20 overs with top scorer by Chris Gayle hammered a career-best unbeaten 175 off 66-balls - which was his 4th IPL hundred and his first century against Pune Warriors India in IPL.
Tillakaratne Dilshan cracked a 33 off 36-balls including 5-fours, AB de Villiers hammered a 31 off 8-balls included 3-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 387.50.
PWI best bowler by Ashok Dinda took 2-wickets and one for Luke Wright - Mitchell Marsh.
PWI scored 133-9 in 20 overs Steven Smith struck 41 off 31-balls including 6-fours.
Mitchell Marsh struck 24 off 23-balls including 2-sixes, Aaron Finch hit 18 off 15-balls included 4-fours and Yuvraj Singh scored 16 off 14-balls contained two boundaries.
RCB best bowler by Chris Gayle captured 2-wickets for 5-runs in an over, Ravi Rampaul, Jaydev Unadkat both took 2-wickets, RP Singh, Vinay Kumar and Murali Kartik each took one-wickets.
Chris Gayle named Player of the match for his power-hitting batting performance to smashed a record-breaking unbeaten 175 off facing 66-balls including 17-sixes and 13-fours with strike rate of 265.15.
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