New Delhi:
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Gujarat Lions by a record 144 runs in their Indian Premier League match here today.
Sent into bat, RCB amassed 248 for three in the stipulated 20 overs, and then bowled out Lions for 104 in 18.4 overs.
AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli jointly orchestrated a mayhem by scoring magnificent centuries against a hapless Gujarat Lions attack as Royal Challengers Bangalore plundered a massive 248 for three with records falling like ninepins.
The score is highest by any team in the Indian Premier League. The previous best was 215 against Mumbai Indians during the last edition.
Teams:
Gujarat Lions Team: DR Smith , BB McCullum (c), Akshdeep Nath , Ravindra Jadeja , Dinesh Karthik (wk), AJ Finch , DJ Bravo , Praveen Kumar , DS Kulkarni , Shivil Kaushik , Pravin Tambe
RCB Team: Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers , Lokesh Rahul (wk), SR Watson , Sachin Baby , STR Binny , VR Aaron , YS Chahal , Sreenath Aravind , Chris Jordan
