Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) fans were happy that their record for the highest total in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was safe after a display of brutal hitting from Kyle Mayers and Marcus Stoinis fired Lucknow Super Giants to 257/5, the second highest total in IPL history.
Mayers (54 off 24) went on the rampage in the Powerplay before Stoinis (72 off 40) effortlessly collected boundaries at will to help his team set a massive target against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Friday. The other important contributions came from Ayush Badoni (43 off 24) and Nicholas Pooran (45 off 19).
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had scored 263/against Pune Warriors at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 23 April, 2013, which still remains the highest total in IPL.
RCB fans were relieved:
No matter how well you play, you can’t reach RCB 263No matter how worse you play, you can’t get bundled out for 49This is RCB heritage pic.twitter.com/l1MewRd7Zw
— leisha (@katyxkohli17) April 28, 2023
Highest team total in IPL history:RCB - 263/5 Vs PWI.
LSG - 257/5 Vs PBKS*.
RCB - 248/3 Vs GL.
263 is unbreakable, Only RCB can break this! pic.twitter.com/kYdVxY7CjA
— Lokesh Saini (@LokeshViraat18K) April 28, 2023
No matter how well you play, you can’t reach RCB 263No matter how worse you play, you can’t get bundled out for 49This is RCB heritage pic.twitter.com/D5BXtKVmP0
— Virat Fan Girl ❤️ (@JerseyNo_18) April 28, 2023
RCB 263 pic.twitter.com/M1DkUHG0zn— Lokesh Saini (@LokeshViraat18K) April 28, 2023
me and my twitter friends tonight as RCB 263 record is safe and still unbroken. #LSGvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/LhVN5b0v2f— Akshat (@AkshatOM10) April 28, 2023
Highest ever totals in IPL history:RCB - 263/5 vs PWILSG - 257/5 vs PBKSRCB - 248/3 vs GL
Still RCB have the highest score.#LSGvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/IfY30eqgJA
— Virat⁷⁵ (@virat_anushka) April 28, 2023
RCB 263 still record#PBKSvsLSG pic.twitter.com/SNs2D4Rs65— KING (@SahisahilS) April 28, 2023
RCB 263 record safe pic.twitter.com/zbSJbVUzUj— VJ MSD fanatic ßℓσσ∂Y $ωєєT (@MSD_CJV) April 28, 2023
RCB 263 highest safe pic.twitter.com/mATCK7U6z8— ✰ ™⚡ (@RC_CULT_CHERRY) April 28, 2023
RCB (263) record safe#RCBVSLSG #LSGvsPBKS #IPL2O23 #stoinis #KLRahul @imVkohli @henrygayle @ABdeVilliers17 @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/XhUtX6w2Pd— Balaji Gowda (@younger_lord) April 28, 2023
Top 2 Highest total IPL history2013 - RCB 263/5 Chris Gayle 175*2023 - LSG 257/5 Marcus Stoinis 72 pic.twitter.com/MKxeyrhTWk— Shubham Yadav (@ShubhamfCricket) April 28, 2023
Rcbians rnRCB 263 marked safe pic.twitter.com/9ro8zddD6D— Juhi Jain|| live happily ❤️ (@juhijain199) April 28, 2023
Lucky RCB, 263 Record is Safeit’s their only way to Defend Iconic 49 runs #RCB #LSGvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/p3aQwupq6G
— Pandu Raj #IPL2023 (@CSKianPanduRaj) April 28, 2023
Highest Total in IPL
| Total | Team | Against | Place | Year |
| 263/5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pune Warriors India | Bangalore | 2013 |
| 257/5 | Lucknow Super Giants | Punjab Kings | Mohali | Today |
| 248/3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Gujarat Lions | Bangalore | 2016 |
| 246/5 | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 2010 |
| 245/6 | Kolakata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Indore | 2018 |
LSG skipper K L Rahul (12 off 9) was the only batter, who could not make use of ideal batting conditions. He was dropped on the first ball of the match off debutant Gurnoor Brar but could not make it count.
Mayers looked in menacing tough from the get go as he smashed Arshdeep for four boundaries in his opening over. He started with a gorgeous drive through point before using his long levers to target the long on and deep mid-wicket region, collecting seven fours and four sixes in total.
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Such was his confidence and he took a couple of strides forward to dispatch Rabada just over his head.
After Mayers fell inside the Powerplay, Stoinis and Badoni shared an 89-run stand off only 47 balls to maintain the momentum created by Mayers.
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Stoinis played some breathtaking strokes in his belligerent knock that included five sixes and half a dozen boundaries.
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Stoinis could have been dismissed in the 13th over but Liam Livingstone touched the boundary while trying to take a regulation catch at long on.
Pooran began his innings with three back-to-back off drives off Livingstone. LSG hammered 73 runs off the last 30 balls.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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