In IPL 2023, many records were made simultaneously in the match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this match, Chennai Super Kings scored 226 runs while batting first, and the Bangalore team could only score 218 runs in response. A total of 444 runs were scored in this match.
During this match, sixes were raining at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Glenn Maxwell hit the maximum eight sixes. 17 sixes from the Chennai side and 16 from the Bangalore side. A total of 33 sixes were hit in the match.
Even before this, 33 sixes have been hit in two matches, and the special thing is that the Chennai team was playing in both matches. In 2018, in the match between Chennai and RCB, 33 sixes were hit at this ground itself. At the same time, in the match between Chennai and Rajasthan in 2020, 33 sixes were hit at UAE’s Sharjah ground.
Batting first, Chennai Super Kings scored 226 runs losing six wickets. This was Chennai’s third big score in IPL. Chennai’s biggest score in this tournament is 246 runs for five wickets. This score was made in 2010 against Rajasthan. At the same time, Chennai’s second big score is 240 runs against Kings XI Punjab in 2008. With 226 runs scored in this match, Chennai became the first visiting team with the biggest score in the Bengaluru ground. Earlier in 2008, Kolkata scored 222 runs on this ground. It was also the third big score against RCB.
The Chennai team hit 17 sixes in this match. This is the highest number of sixes Chennai hit in a single inning. Even before this, this team has hit 17 sixes in an inning on three occasions. Two of these matches were against Bangalore only.
Chasing the target of 227 runs in this match, RCB scored 75 runs losing two wickets in the power play. This was RCB’s second-biggest power-play score in IPL history. Earlier in 2011, this team had scored 79 runs for the loss of one wicket in the power play against Kochi, which is RCB’s biggest power-play score.
RCB bowler Vijaykumar gave away 62 runs in his four overs in this match. It was the second costliest spell for RCB. Earlier in 2022, Josh Hazlewood gave away 64 runs in a match against Punjab Kings. Hazlewood is the costliest bowler for RCB.
