IPL 9, Match 35: RCB v RPS – Statistical Highlights

Royal Challengers Bangalore kept their playoffs hopes alive in this IPL edition following their 6-wicket win at their home ground against Rising Pune Supergiants. After been put into bat, RPS posted 191/6 in their 20 overs. Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 74. Virat Kohli, with a captain inning led his side in the chase by scoring yet another century in this IPL edition. RCB reached the target with 3 balls to spare. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

1 – Virat Kohli became the first player to score more than one century as captain in IPL.

2 – Number of centuries Virat Kohli has scored in this IPL. He became only the 2nd batsman to score 2 centuries in an IPL edition. Chris Gayle scored 2 tons in 2011 season. However, Kohli is now the first captain to score more than 1 century in an IPL season.

4 – Virat Kohli now has more than 500 runs in 4 different IPL editions, the most by any player. Chris Gayle and Suresh Raina did it in 3 seasons.

5 – Number of 75+ scores Virat Kohli has recorded in this IPL, the joint most in a season. Chris Gayle had 5 scores of 75+ in 2012 season.

6 – Number of fifty plus scores Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have recorded in this IPL, the joint most in a season. Chris Gayle had 5 scores of 75+ in 2012 season.

8 – Number of innings Virat Kohli has taken to complete 500 runs in this IPL, the fewest by any player. Chris Gayle took 9 innings to complete 500 runs in 2011 season.

34 – Balls taken by Ajinkya Rahane to complete his fifty in this game. This is his 3rd fastest fifty in IPL.

100 – Number of players Royal Challengers Bangalore has field with in IPL. They are the first team to field all 100 players in the league. Chris Jordan is the 100th player to represent RCB in IPL.

108* – Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 108 is the 2nd highest score by an Indian as captain while chasing in Twenty20 cricket. Virender Sehwag’s 119 in 2011 vs DC is the highest score by a captain while chasing in Twenty20s.

192 – RCB’s chase of 192 is their 2nd successful run chase over 190 in IPL. Both have come at M. Chinnaswamy, Bangalore. Highest in 204 vs KXIP in 2010.

2276 – Runs scored by Virat Kohli as captain in Twenty20 cricket. Only 3 players have scored more than Kohli as captain in this format.

3005 – Runs scored by Virat Kohli while chasing in Twenty20 cricket. He became only the 8th player and 2nd Indian after Gautam Gambhir to complete 3000 runs while chasing in this format

6013 – Runs scored by Virat Kohli in Twenty20 cricket. He became the 8th player to complete 6000 runs in this format and the 2nd fastest to do so.

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