Glenn Maxwell together with AB de Villiers set the tone for Royal Challengers Bangalore because the crew piled a big 204/4 in their 20 overs towards Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) conflict in Chennai on Sunday afternoon.
The overseas cricketers accomplished their respective half-centuries and in addition went on to script a unique report in the history of the match. Maxwell was dismissed by Pat Cummins on 78 (49), which included 9 fours and three sixes.
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De Villiers, alternatively, remained unbeaten on 76 from 34 balls, guiding his aspect to an unlimited 204 in a tough Chepauk observe.
This was the first time in the history of the match that the quantity 4 (Maxwell) and quantity 5 (De Villiers) batsmen of a franchise scored 75-plus particular person scores in the identical match.
Glenn Maxwell 78 (49)
AB de Villiers 76* (34)First time the No.4 and No. 5 batsmen of a crew have scored 75+ in the identical innings in IPL history. #RCB #IPL2021 #RCBvKKR
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“It was nice to get in early. It became hard to time the ball as the innings went on, looked to cash in against the new ball. He (AB de Villiers) did it in the first game, showed his class, was an extraordinary knock, just shows that if you give yourself some time, you can play shots on this surface. Looking to make the most of the form. We’ll have to bowl well, use the variations, be accurate, playing shots is easy when there is plenty of pace on the ball,” Maxwell mentioned throughout the mid-innings break.
