RCB vs GT: Royal Challengers Bengaluru registers its highest PowerPlay score

Against Shubman Gill and Co. host managed a score of 92/1 in the first six overs, with skipper Faf du Plessis’ wicket falling off the penultimate delivery of the final over of the PowerPlay.

RCB’s Faf du Plessis plays a shot during an IPL 2024 match against GT. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K / The Hindu

Royal Challengers Bengaluru recorded its highest ever PowerPlay score during a match against Gujarat Titans at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

Against Shubman Gill and Co. the host managed a score of 92/1 in the first six overs, with skipper Faf du Plessis’ wicket falling only off the penultimate delivery of the final over of the PowerPlay.

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Prior to this, RCB’s 79 runs against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 15 had been its joint-best mark. It had also scored 79 against the now-defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala on May 8, 2011.

This also happens to be the second-best PowerPlay score ever at Bengaluru in the Indian T20 league, with RCB falling short of Kolkata Knight Riders’ 105 against itself on May 7, 2017.