Monday night's Indian Premier League (IPL) high-scoring game saw Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) upset Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by a margin of 25 runs. At the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl. In 20 overs, SRH amassed 287 runs while dropping 3 wickets. In the second inning, RCB managed to score 262 runs but lost 7 wickets and was unable to reach the target.
The match saw the most runs scored in T-20 history—549 runs in total. Earlier, SRH and MI scored 523 runs in their play. SRH also set a record for the greatest IPL score, surpassing their own record by 19 days. The squad defeated MI on March 27 with 277 runs scored.
At the same time, RCB scored the most ever in T-20 cricket during the second innings. This season, the team surpassed MI's record. In addition to runs, every possible boundary was hit during the game. Complementary Records...
1. In an IPL innings, SRH hit the most sixes.
With 22 sixes against RCB, Sunrisers Hyderabad set a record for most sixes in an IPL innings. The group shattered RCB's record. The squad smashed 21 sixes in the 2013 encounter against the Pune Warriors. This record was likewise produced solely in Bengaluru.
2. In T20 cricket, the second-highest score
Against RCB, SRH scored the second-highest in professional T-20 cricket. The group shattered Afghanistan's mark. Afghanistan scored (278/3) against Ireland in 2019. Hazratullah Zazai scored 162 runs in this game with the aid of 16 sixes. In T-20 cricket, Nepal currently holds the record for the highest score. Nepal scored 314 runs versus Mongolia at the Asian Games in 2023 itself.
3. SRH scored the highest in the IPL.
The highest IPL score was achieved by SRH. Against RCB, the team scored 287 runs. In a little over 19 days, SRH shattered its own records. The team had scored 277 runs against the Mumbai Indians in the same IPL. RCB scored 263 runs against Pune Warriors India earlier in the 2013 season. Chris Gayle played a perfect inning with 175 runs in this. Gayle continues to hold the IPL record for most runs scored in an inning.
4. The third-most costly IPL spell was bowled by Reece Topley.
Reece Topley, a bowler for RCB, bowled the third-most expensive IPL spell. In 4 overs, Topley conceded 68 runs in all. The name of the most expensive IPL spell belongs to Basil Thampi of SRH. 2018 saw the RCB batsmen score 70 runs against Thampi of the SRH.
5. In the second inning, RCB scored the most in the IPL.
The RCB batsmen made the highest IPL score in the second innings, i.e., chase, despite failing to match SRH's total. With seven wickets lost, the side managed to score 262 runs. The group shattered MI's record for this season. MI outscored SRH by 246 runs, although they trailed by 277 runs.
6. The highest powerplay score for the RCB squad.
In the IPL powerplay, RCB scored the most runs of any team. The squad amassed 79 runs in the first six overs of their chase of the score against SRH without losing a wicket. The group tied the 2011 record. The RCB batsmen then lost one wicket while scoring 79 runs against the Kochi Tuskers.
7. Most boundaries in an IPL match: The combined record for most boundaries in an IPL match was set by the batsmen of SRH and RCB. Together, the two sides struck 81 boundaries, which include both fours and sixes. The group shattered the CSK vs. RR match record. In the 2010 encounter between CSK and RR, 69 boundaries were struck on the Chepauk field. In the 2024 encounter between SRH and MI, the record of 69 boundaries was tied.
8. On the Bengaluru field, the batters from SRH and RCB combined to hit 38 sixes, matching the record for most sixes in a Twenty20 cricket match. In the IPL this year, the squad smashed 38 sixes in the SRH vs. MI match. In all T-20 cricket matches, this is the highest score. In Monday's encounter, this record was matched.
9. In a T-20 cricket match, 549 runs were scored for the first time.
Together, SRH and RCB amassed 549 runs at the Bengaluru stadium. In all T-20 cricket matches, this is the highest score. RCB scored 262 runs, while SRH scored 287. Nineteen days later, the squad broke the record for most runs in a match. Combined, the batsmen from Hyderabad and Mumbai had amassed 523 runs in this IPL. wherein Mumbai scored 246 runs while SRH scored 277 runs.
10. The longest six of the season was hit by Dinesh Karthik.
Dinesh Karthik, the RCB batsman, struck a six at 108 meters. The season's top six are this group. Heinrich Klaasen struck the biggest six earlier in the same match. After hitting a six at 106 meters,. Earlier this season, 106-meter sixes were also hit by Nicholas Puran and Venkatesh Iyer. Puran scored this six on Bengaluru's own ground against the RCB.
