The third match of IPL 2022 was played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Batting after losing the toss, RCB scored 205 runs in 20
The third match of IPL 2022 was played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Batting after losing the toss, RCB scored 205 runs in 20 overs for the loss of just 2 wickets. While Faf du Plessis (88), captaining the IPL for the first time, was the top scorer, former captain Virat Kohli scored 41 not out and wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik scored 38 not out. Despite the brilliant innings of these players, RCB had to face defeat, but the team's batsmen made many records in their names. Let us tell you about those records...
Records rain in RCB's innings
During the innings of Royal Challengers Bangalore, records were rained continuously from the first over to the 20th over. The team made a score of 205/2. This was the 21st time in the IPL, when Bengaluru scored 200 or more in the first innings.
At the same time, RCB scored a score of 200+ against Punjab Kings for the sixth time. Bengaluru became the first team in IPL to score 200+ six times against a team. Before RCB, Mumbai Indians had scored 200 or more against Delhi Capitals five times.
Kohli's 200th IPL Innings
Virat Kohli has become the first player to play 200 innings for a team in IPL. Overall, Kohli is only the third player after Rohit Sharma (209) and Suresh Raina (200) to bat in the 200th innings of the IPL. Let us tell you that after 9 years, Virat Kohli is playing IPL matches as a player instead of captain.
In the match, RCB captain Faf
du Plessis scored 88 runs in 57 balls. During this innings, he also made many big records.
- Faf's 3,000 runs in IPL : Faf du Plessis completed his 3,000 runs in IPL with the 65th run of his innings. Faf became the overall 20th and sixth overseas player to achieve this feat in the IPL.
- 100 Sixes in IPL : Apart from the record of 3 thousand runs, his 100 sixes in IPL were also completed with 4 sixes. Faf became the 25th overall and only the second player from South Africa to score a six in the IPL. Before him comes the name of AB de Villiers (251) for South Africa.
- Fourth biggest debut innings as a captain : Faf du Plessis (88) became the fourth player to play the biggest innings on captaincy debut in IPL. First Sanju Samson (119 vs Punjab), second Mayank Agarwal (99* vs Delhi) and third Shreyas Iyer (93* vs Kolkata).
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