In the 51st game of IPL 2018, the hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) clinched an important 14-run victory in the high-scoring game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru).

SRH captain Kane Williamson sent RCB to bat first after winning the toss. RCB batsmen dominated the visiting bowlers as they put a huge total of 218/6 on the board at the end of 20 overs.

In reply, Kane Williamson and Manish Pandey’s huge partnership brought SRH to the closer of their target. However, they ultimately failed to get that as they were restricted on 204/3 in 20 overs.

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Brief Scores: RCB – 218/6 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 69, Moeen Ali 65, Rashid Khan 3/27)

SRH – 204/3 in 20 overs (Kane Williamson 81, Manish Pandey 62*, Moeen Ali 1/21)

Result – RCB won by 14 runs

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

i) RCB batsmen AB de Villiers and Moeen Ali put a 107-run partnership for the third wicket.

• The second highest third-wicket IPL partnership for any team against SRH. The record is the 112-run partnership between Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings) at Hyderabad (Deccan) on April 22, 2018.
• Third highest IPL partnership for RCB against SRH.

ii) RCB batsman Moeen Ali completed his half-century in just 25 balls.

• Joint second fastest IPL half-century by an RCB batsman against SRH.

iii) RCB scored 218/6 in 20 overs.

• The second highest IPL total for RCB against SRH. Their record is 227/4 (20 overs) at Bengaluru on April 12, 2016.
• Third highest IPL total for any team against SRH.

iv) SRH pacer Basil Thampi had an expensive bowling figure of 4-0-70-0.

• Most runs conceded by a bowler in an IPL match. The previous record was conceding 66 runs (4-0-66-0) by Ishant Sharma (SRH) against Chennai Super Kings at Hyderabad (Deccan) on May 8, 2013.
• Joint third most runs conceded by a bowler in a T20 innings history.

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v) SRH leg-spinner Rashid Khan had an impressive bowling figure of 4-0-27-3.

• Joint second best IPL bowling figure by an SRH bowler against RCB.

vi) SRH batsmen Kane Williamson and Manish Pandey put a brilliant 135-run partnership for the third wicket.

• In a losing cause, it was the highest IPL partnership for any wicket during chasing. The previous record was the 121-run partnership for the opening wicket between Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa (Kolkata Knight Riders) against Rajasthan Royals at Ahmedabad on May 5, 2014.
• The second highest IPL partnership for any wicket between the matches of RCB and SRH. The record is the 157-run partnership between AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli (RCB) for the second wicket at Bengaluru on April 12, 2016.

vii) SRH skipper Kane Williamson scored 81 runs.

• The second highest IPL knock by an SRH batsman against RCB. The record is 92 runs by David Warner at Hyderabad (Deccan) on April 30, 2016.
• The second highest IPL knock by a visiting captain against RCB at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru). The record is 85* by Adam Gilchrist (Kings XI Punjab) on May 14, 2013.

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viii) SRH skipper Kane Williamson has scored total 625 runs in IPL 2018.

• Third most runs scored in an IPL season by an SRH batsman.

ix) At the end of this match, SRH skipper Kane Williamson has scored 1,036 runs for the franchise team in IPL career.

• Third batsman to score 1,000 or more IPL runs for SRH. The first two batsmen were David Warner (2,579 runs) and Shikhar Dhawan (2,408 runs).