AB De Villiers 133*(59 Balls 4x19 & 6x4) and Virat Kohli added 215 runs for the second wicket with the
former getting his second IPL century and his partner, Virat Kohli remaining
unbeaten on 82 - 19th half-century in IPL
They broke the previous record set by the Australian duo of Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh, of 206 runs for the second wicket.Gilchrist and Marsh had added 206 runs and ironically the Royal Challengers Bangalore were on the receiving end back then, in the IPL 2011 at Dharamsala.
The previous record for RCB of the highest partnership for any wicket
was between Chris Gayle and Kohli, who added 204 runs for the second
wicket against the Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2012
5 highest partnerships in T20 cricket:
| Batsmen | R | W | For | Vs |
| AB de Villiers & Virat Kohli | 215* | 2nd | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians |
| Adam Gilchrist & Shaun Marsh | 206 | 2nd | Kings XI Punjab | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Chris Gayle & Virat Kohli | 204* | 2nd | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi Daredevils |
| Manpreet Juneja & Abulahad Malek | 202* | 4th | Gujarat | Kerala |
| Peter Ingram & Jamie How | 201 | 1st | Central Districts | Wellington |
Match REsult -RCB won by 39 Runs
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