Royal Challengers Bangalore is the luckless franchise in the chronicles of the Indian Premier League, which has been defeated all the way & all the time in the finals. They have qualified three times in the ultimate encounter of IPL but failed to pick up the trophy in at least one of them. The Universe Boss Chris Gayle & Mr. 360° AB De Villiers are the prime faces of the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The three legends, Anil Kumble, Daniel Vettori, and King Kohli, have successfully led the team in the three IPL seasons of 2009, 2011, & 2016. The year 2016 was the most memorable one for the team, where the skipper Virat Kohli has conquered the streak of four tons in a solo edition of IPL. The team is solely renowned for its ruthless & vicious batting approach in the tournament.
This is the only side where the blend of consistency & power-hitting can be enjoyed on the same page. The team has registered so many pinnacle batting records in their 14-year-long voyage in IPL. Chris Gayle’s 175*(66) is the topper of them.
So, let’s take a look at 5 best totals of RCB in the history of IPL, which ultimately reflects their vigorous batting power.
#1 RCB (263/5) vs PWI in 2013
RCB registered their best total numbers in the IPL 2013 when the Gayle storm of the highest magnitude rocked the mediocre side of Pune Warriors India. Batting first, Bangalore has scored 263/5 in 20-overs, where the universe boss has slammed 175*(66), including 13 fours & 17 sixes in his innings. Later as PWI came out to pursue the total, their poor batting line-up got rattled on the figure of 133, and in the end, RCB won the match by 130 runs. Gayle has been handed over the trophy of player of the match for his high voltage century knock.
#2 RCB (248/3) vs GL in 2016
In a league battle with Gujarat Lions in 2016, Bangalore has enlisted their second-best total in the history of IPL. That day was completely owned by the majestic ton of AB De Villiers. He has made 129*(52) while hitting 10 fours & 12 sixes with a strike rate of 248.40. With the help of his knock, RCB posted a total of 248/3 in their allotted quota of 20-overs. But, along with the batting, RCB’s bowling unit also proved their mettle on that day. They have laid down the handsome Batting line-up of Gujarat Lions on a minimum score of 104 runs and clinched a big victory by 144 runs.
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#3 RCB (235/1) vs MI in IPL 2015
The third highest aggregate of RCB, which grabs the position of No. 3, has come against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2015. Bangalore has been invited to bat first by the MI skipper Rohit Sharma, but he might be regretted his decision later on. Finally, the best IPL figures of AB de Villiers 133*(59) have guided RCB to 232/1 in 20 overs. And as expected, MI has fought back brawny to pursue the target of 236-runs, but they were clinically curbed on the score of 196/7.
#4 RCB (227/4) vs SRH in 2016
In the first league meet-up with Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2016, RCB thumped Hyderabad with their red hot batting performance. The two reliables of RCB, AB de Villiers & Virat Kohli, have made 82(42) & 75(51), respectively. Their innings guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to the score of 227/4, and when SRH stepped in for the chase, they were effortlessly stopped on the figures of 182/7. In the end, RCB won the match by 45 runs, and the man of the match naturally went to Mr. 360° for his three-figure score.
#5 RCB (226/3) vs KXIP in 2015
Chris Gayle’s fourth IPL ton came in a very hasty manner against Kings XI Punjab in 2015. His brutal cameo of 117(57) assisted RCB in putting up their fifth-biggest tally of 226/3 in the Indian Premier League. In the bowling, the likes of Mitchell Starc & Sreenath Aravind have rocked back KXIP by rattling them on the figure of just 88/10 in 13.1 overs. Finally, Royal Challengers came out with a huge victory of 138 runs and sailed to the top of the points table.
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