Our Record is Safe! RCB Fans Rejoice After LSG ‘Come Close’ But Score 2nd Highest IPL Total

Last Update: April 28, 2023, 10:18 PM IST

RCB fans were in a good mood (Twitter)

RCB fans were in a good mood (Twitter)

RCB fans were relieved that their record was safe after Lucknow Super Giants scored 257/5, which was the second highest score in IPL history.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) fans were jubilant that their record for the highest score in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was safe after a brutal hitting display from Kyle Mayers and Marcus Stoinis helped Lucknow Super Giants to 257/1. Got out on 5. Second highest total in IPL history.

Mayers (54 off 24 balls) before Stoinis (72 off 40 balls) effortlessly collected boundaries in the powerplay to help his team set a mammoth target against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Punjab I created a ruckus. Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium Mohali on Friday. Other important contributions came from Ayush Badoni (43 off 24 balls) and Nicholas Pooran (45 off 19 balls).

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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) scored 263/ against Pune Warriors at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 23 April 2013, which is still the highest score in IPL.

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Relief for RCB fans:

Highest total in IPL

Total Team against Place Year
263/5 Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Warriors India Bangalore 2013
257/5 Lucknow Super Giants Punjab Kings Mohali Today
248/3 Royal Challengers Bangalore Gujarat Lions Bangalore 2016
246/5 Chennai Super Kings Rajasthan Royals Chennai 2010
245/6 Kolkata Knight Riders Punjab Kings Indore 2018

LSG skipper KL Rahul (12 off 9) was the only batsman who could not make use of the ideal batting conditions. He was dropped on the very first ball of the match by debutant Gurnoor Brar, but could not make it count.

Mayer looked aggressive from the start as he hit Arshdeep for four fours in his opening over. He began with a grand drive through point, hitting a total of seven fours and four sixes, before using his long levers to target the long on and deep mid-wicket region.

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Such was his confidence and he took a few steps forward to send Rabada straight over his head.

After Mayer fell inside the powerplay, Stoinis and Badoni shared an 89-run partnership off just 47 balls to keep the momentum built by Mayer.

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Stoinis played some breathtaking strokes in his combative innings which included five sixes and half a dozen fours.

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Stoinis could have been dismissed in the 13th over but Liam Livingstone touched the boundary while trying to take a regulation catch at long on.

Pooran started his innings with three back-to-back off drives off Livingstone. LSG scored 73 runs in the last 30 balls.

(with inputs from agencies)

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