Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) delivered a historic performance against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2026, posting one of the competition’s highest totals and producing a string of remarkable statistical milestones. Here’s a breakdown of the match in numbers.
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Key Match Numbers
- 250 for 3 – RCB’s total stands as their third-highest in IPL history. It is also the highest score recorded against CSK, surpassing 231 for 4 by Kings XI Punjab in 2014 and 231 for 3 by Gujarat Titans in 2024.
- RCB now have three totals of 250-plus in the IPL, the second-most by any team after Sunrisers Hyderabad (five). Across all T20 cricket, only India (seven) and SRH have more such scores.
- 4 – RCB registered their fourth consecutive win over CSK in the IPL, all while defending totals exceeding 190. This marks their longest winning streak against CSK, bettering the previous run of three victories between 2009 and 2010. The current sequence began in 2024 and included their first-ever double over CSK in 2025.
- 97 – Runs scored by RCB in the final five overs, the joint-second-highest in IPL history. The record remains 112 by RCB against Gujarat Lions in 2016, while Delhi Capitals also posted 97 in the last five overs against GT in 2024.
- 16 – Sixes struck by RCB in the final ten overs, the second-highest tally in the IPL, behind the 18 they hit against Gujarat Lions in 2016. They accumulated 159 runs in the last ten overs, the joint-third-highest total in that phase.
- 16.82 – RCB’s run rate after Phil Salt’s dismissal in the 11th over. They added 157 runs in just 9.2 overs, marking the highest run rate for any IPL side scoring 100-plus runs after losing their second wicket.
Tim David’s Historic Knock
- 70* – Tim David’s unbeaten score after arriving in the 15th over is a rare feat. Only one other batter has scored 70 or more after coming in at that stage or later in a men’s T20: Daniel Sams, who made 71 against Sussex in 2022 (where fall-of-wickets data is available).
- 68 – Runs scored by David in the death overs (17–20), the most by any batter in an IPL innings. Only four players have scored more in the death overs across all men’s T20 matches with ball-by-ball data.
Individual and Team Records
- 202 – IPL wickets for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, making him just the second player to reach the 200-wicket mark in the competition after Yuzvendra Chahal (224).
- 50 – Sarfaraz Khan became the first player in IPL history to score 50 runs in the powerplay while batting at No. 4 or lower. The previous highest was 43 by Tilak Varma against GT in 2023.
- Before Sarfaraz, only one batter in men’s T20s had achieved a 50-plus powerplay score from No. 4 or lower: Sahil Chauhan, who made 66* off 17 against Cyprus in 2024 (where ball-by-ball data is available).
Six-Hitting Spree
- 9 – CSK batters hit at least one six during the chase, with only Ayush Mhatre and Matt Henry failing to clear the ropes. This is the first instance in T20 cricket where nine batters from one side hit a six in an innings.
- Earlier, all five RCB batters struck at least one six. This match became only the second instance in T20 cricket where 14 different batters hit sixes, the other being a Big Bash League 2020–21 game between Melbourne Stars and Sydney Thunder.
