Royal Challengers Bengaluru entered the historical past e book after scoring an enormous whole of 218 in opposition to Chennai Super Kings in the 68th match of the IPL 2024 on Saturday. RCB shattered varied information after posting a difficult whole at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in a must-win recreation for a playoff berth.
RCB registered 16 sixes and 14 fours to obtain their joint-highest whole in opposition to the defending champions. After registering their ninth six of the sport, Bengaluru grew to become the primary workforce in the world to record 150 or extra sixes in a T20 competitors.
Faf du Plessis-led Bengaluru broke Sunrisers Hyderabad’s record of 146 sixes which they achieved this season. Royal Challengers struggled for consistency in the primary half of the season however have been in red-hot kind these days with 5 consecutive wins and one other victory will enhance them to playoff berth.
Most sixes by a workforce in a T20 competitors
- 157 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024
- 146 – Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024
- 145 – Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2018
- 144 –Â Surrey in T20 Blast 2023
- 143 – Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2019
Faf top-scored with 54 runs off 39 balls and in-form Virat Kohli contributed with 47 runs off simply 29 balls. Kohli registered 4 sixes as he continues to show his power-hitting expertise in the IPL 2024. The former RCB captain additionally topped the sixes chart this season and accomplished 700 runs as effectively.
Most sixes in IPL 2024
- Virat Kohli (RCB) – 37 sixes in 14 innings
- Nicholas Pooran (LSG) – 36 sixes in 14 innings
- Abhishek Sharma (SRH) – 35 sixes in 12 innings
- Sunil Narine (KKR) – 32 sixes in 12 innings
- Travis Head (SRH) – 31 sixes in 11 innings
Royal Challengers Bengaluru additionally matched Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders’ record for 200-plus totals for many occasions, six, in an IPL season.Â
