IPL 6 - Game 31 - Royal Challengers Vs Pune Warriors -Tuesday April 23,2013

Royal Challengers Vs Pune Warriors at the Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bangalore - April 23,2013
PW won the toss and chose to field.Virat Kohli and Aron Finch shake hands during toss

RCB scored 263/5 in 20 Overs
Chris Gayle                             175*(in 66 Balls with 4x13 and 6x 17)

Tillakaratne Dilshan                   33(in 36 Balls with 4x5)

Virat Kohli                                11(in 9 Balls with 6x1)
AB de Villiers                            31(in 8 Balls with 4x3 and 6x3)

Saurab Tiwary                             2(in 2 Balls)
Ravi Rampaul                              0*(in 1 Ball)
Wicket Takers(PW)
Ashok Dinda                           2-48(4 Overs)
Luke Wright                            1-26(4 Overs)
Mitchell Marsh                        1-56(3 Overs)
PW scored 133/9 in 20 Overs
Aaron Finch                            18(in 15 Balls with 4x4)
Yuvraj Singh                            16(in 14 Balls with 4x2)
Steven Smith                           41(in 31 Balls with 4x6)
Mitchell Marsh                        24(in 23 Balls with 4x2)
Wicket Takers(RCB)
Chris Gayle                             2-5( 1 Over)
Ravi Rampaul                          2-21(4 Overs)
Jaydev Unadkat                      2-37(4 Overs)
Rudra Pratap Singh                 1-20(4 Overs)
Vinay Kumar                           1-24(4 Overs)
Murali Kartik                          1-25(3 Overs)

Match Result - Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) won by 130 runs
Player of the Match -Chris Gayle(RCB)

Highlights

• RCB's score of 263/5 in 20 Overs – highest ever in Twenty20 cricket. Previous highest was Sri Lanka’s 260 for six against Kenya at Johannesburg in 2007. Previous highest in an IPL game was Chennai Super Kings’ 246 for five against Rajasthan Royals in 2010.

• RCB's Victory Margin of 130 Runs – second biggest in IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders had beaten Bangalore side by 140 runs in very first IPL game in 2008

• RCB scored 100 Runs in 7.5 Overs – fastest in IPL history. RCB also held the previous record with 8.2 overs against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011.

• Chris Gayle & Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 167 Runs – highest opening partnership in IPL history. Mumbai Indians’ Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith had added 163 runs without being separated against Rajasthan Royals in 2012.

• Chris Gayle scored -   

• 50 Runs (in 17 Balls with 4x6 and 6x4)
• 100 Runs(in 30 Balls with 4x8 and 6x11)
• 150 Runs(in 53 Balls with 4x11 and 6x16)
• 175*(in 66 Balls with 4x13 and 6x 17)

• and surpass -
• the fastest  century scored in IPL by Yusuf Pathan(37 Balls)
• the individual highest score of Brendum McCullum's(KKR) 158* against RCB in IPL 2008

• Chris Gayle scores his fourth century in the IPL 6.The other centuries are -

• 102 Not out Runs(in 55 Balls)against KKR on April 22,2011 in the IPL 4
• 107(in 49 Balls)against KXIP on May 6,2011 in the IPL 4
• 128 Not out(in 62 Balls)against DD on May 17,2012 in the IPL 5