Watch the highlights of RCB vs GL 44th Match IPL 2016 - Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament of the 44th T20 match played between Gujarat Lions and Royal Challengers Bangalore at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru in 14th May 2016.
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| An record 229-run partnership between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers © BCCI / IPLT20 |
Power-hitting centuries from AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli before Chris Jordan's four-for, Yuzvendra Chahal and Sachin Baby's combined 5-wickets helped to Royal Challengers Bangalore record-breaking 144-run victory over Gujarat Lions in a one-sided historic game of the 44th match of a Indian Premier League.
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- Royal Challengers Bangalore's 144-run win was the largest victory by terms of runs in Indian Premier League history, surpassing the previous record of 140-run win by Kolkata Knight Riders against RCB at same venue in 2008.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore's 248 was their second highest score in Indian Premier League after their 263 against Pune Warriors India at Bengaluru in the 2013 IPL and It is their highest total against Gujarat Lions in IPL, previous highest was 180 at Rajkot earlier last month.
- AB de Villiers became the second batsman to score a three centuries in Indian Premier League after Chris Gayle.
- Virat Kohli became the third batsman to score a three centuries in Indian Premier League after Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers.
- This is the first-ever instance of two batsmen (Virat Kohli (109) and AB de Villiers 129*) had made centuries in an innings in Indian Premier League history
- AB de Villiers hammered a 43-ball fifth fastest century in Indian Premier League and the second fastest hundred by an Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman in IPL after Chris Gayle's record 30-ball century against Pune Warriors India at Bengaluru in the IPL 2013.
- AB de Villiers' unbeaten 129 was his second highest score for Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League.
- 12 : AB de Villiers equalled a joint third most sixes hit for Royal Challengers Bangalore in an innings Indian Premier League and the joint fourth most-sixes hit by any batsman in an innings in IPL, jointly with Chris Gayle (RCB).
- Virat Kohli equalled a 53-ball joint sixth fastest century for Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League, jointly with Chris Gayle.
- 229 : Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers set up the record second-wicket partnership in Indian Premier League history and also the record any-wicket stand in IPL history, surpassing the previous record held by the unbeaten 215-run stand between these pair against Mumbai Indians at Mumbai in the last year.
- Chris Jordan's 4 for 11 was the third best bowling figures for Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League and RCB's best bowling figures against Gujarat Lions in IPL, surpassing the previous record of 1 for 21 held by Tabraiz Shamsi at Rajkot in this season.
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RCB scored mammoth total of 248-3 in 20 overs with top scorer by AB de Villiers hammered a unbeaten 129 off 52-balls - which was his 3rd IPL hundred and his first century against Gujarat Lions in IPL.
Virat Kohli blasted a 109 off 55-balls - which was his 3rd IPL hundred and his second century against Gujarat Lions in IPL - including 8-sixes & 5-fours with strike rate of 198.18 and Chris Gayle scored 6 off 13-balls included a boundary.
GL best bowler by Praveen Kumar took 2-wickets and one for Dhawal Kulkarni.
GL scored 104 for all-out in 18.4 overs with top scorer by Aaron Finch cracked a 37 off 38-balls including 3-fours & a six.
Ravindra Jadeja hit 21 off 19-balls including 2-fours & a six and Brendon McCullum scored 11 off 13-balls included 2-fours.
RCB best bowler by Chris Jordan claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 11-runs in 3-overs, Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 3-wickets for 19-runs in 4-overs, Sachin Baby captured 2-wickets for 4-runs in 4-balls and Sreenath Aravind took one-wicket.
AB de Villiers named Player of the match for his power-hitting batting performance to smashed a unbeaten rapid 129-runs knocked off facing 52-balls including 12-sixes and 10-fours with strike rate of 248.08.
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