The Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad ended their long spell of defeats by beating the in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad with a big 35 run margin in IPL 2024 Match 41. A whole month passed since their previous victory, highlighting RCB’s disappointing run. Winning the toss, RCB elected to bat first. Their batsmen delivered a handy total of 206, thanks to half-centuries from Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli. Despite facing the strong SRH bowling lineup, RCB’s batting order managed a very good score.
In reply, SRH, known for their explosive hitting this season, fell 35 runs short of the objective. While Abhishek Sharma started strongly, the RCB bowlers held things tight in the middle overs, limiting the run flow. The removal of important hitters Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen hampered SRH, who were eventually bowled out for 171 runs.
Here are three milestones that RCB achieved in their stunning triumph over the Sunrisers:
1. First time SRH hit 100+ sixes in an IPL season
The Sunrisers Hyderabad are a powerful team at hitting sixes in the IPL 2024. With many matches still to be played, they have already hit an amazing 100 sixes. This is a big achievement for the team that won the IPL in 2016. It is the first time they have hit over 100 sixes in one IPL season.
At the forefront are Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma. Leading the pack, they’ve smashed 27 and 26 maximums respectively. Not just ruling the SRH records, but they’re the IPL season’s top six-hitters too. In 2022, SRH came closest, clearing 97 sixes.
2. Joint-second-fastest fifty for RCB in IPL
RCB’s innings needed a spark. Rajat Patidar provided it. The aggressive 30-year-old batter swung hard, hammering a blistering fifty off 19 balls.
His stellar knock equals the joint-second-fastest RCB fifty in IPL history. Robin Uthappa also scored a 19-ball half-century in 2010. However, Chris Gayle holds the record with his 17-ball fifty during his incredible 175* versus Pune Warriors in 2013.
Patidar also hit four consecutive sixes in an over bowled by Mayank Markande.
3. Virat Kohli is now the first player to score 400+ runs in ten IPL seasons
Virat Kohli keeps writing records in IPL history books every season. Even though his innings of 43-ball 51 against SRH was relatively slow, Kohli accomplished an amazing feat. He crossed 400 runs for the season.
Reaching 400+ runs in an IPL season is a big deal. Kohli has done it 10 times now, more than any other player ever. This half-century highlighted his consistency over the years.
Virat Kohli dominates this season’s batting charts, soaring high with a staggering 430 runs. He has achieved this feat through just nine matches. Remarkably, his average stands tall at an impressive 61.42. Moreover, his strike rate defies conventions, blazing at a scorching 145.76.