Royal Challengers Bangalore set an unwanted record on Sunday as they became the first team in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to fail to defend a total of 200-plus total on 4 occasions. RCB achieved a new low when Punjab Kings gunned down a 206-run target with an over to spare in their opening match of the 2022 season at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
RCB’s era under their new captain Faf du Plessis got off to a disappointing start as familiar bowling woes came back to haunt them. The South African star’s stunning 88 from 57 balls went in vain as RCB failed to collect 2 points despite posting a mammoth total.
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings set a new record for the most successful chases of targets more than 200 runs. Sunday’s stunning chase was the 4th time PBKS did so in the history of the IPL.
PBKS went ahead of 4-time champions Chennai Super Kings’ tally of 3 successful 200-plus chases in the IPL.
Meanwhile, RCB also set another unwanted record, conceding the most number of wides in an IPL match. The 2016 finalists conceded as many as 21 in their 4-wicket defeat to PBKS on Sunday in Mumbai.
