Watch the highlights of RCB vs PWI 31st Match IPL 2013 - Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament of the 31st T20 match played between Pune Warriors India and Royal Challengers Bangalore at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru in 23rd April 2013.
Chris Gayle celebrates his 30-ball hundred © BCCI / IPL |
Majestic Chris Gayle's record-breaking 175* powers to Royal Challengers Bangalore's record 130-run victory over Pune Warriors India in the one-sided game of the 31st match of a Indian Premier League.
* Royal Challengers Bangalore's 130-run win was their largest victory by terms of runs in Indian Premier League and the second biggest victory in IPL.
* Chris Gayle became the first batsman to score four centuries in Indian Premier League history.
* Chris Gayle plundered 175* - the highest score in Indian Premier League history and also the highest-score by any batsman in Twenty20 matches cricket history, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 158* held by Brendon McCullum against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru in the inaugural 2007 IPL.
* Chris Gayle hammered a 30-ball fastest century in Indian Premier League history surpassing the previous record of 37-ball hundred held by Yusuf Pathan (RR) against Mumbai Indians at Mumbai in 2010.
* 17 : Chris Gayle hit the most sixes in an innings in Indian Premier League history, surpassing the previous record of 13 by Brendon McCullum against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kolkata in the inaugural IPL 2007.
* 167 : Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan set up the record first-wicket partnership in Indian Premier League history, surpassing the previous record held by the 163-run stand between Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith against Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur in 2012 and the joint fourth highest any-wicket stand in IPL, jointly unbeaten 167 held by between Herschelle Gibbs and Rohit Sharma (MI) against KKR at Kolkata in 2012.
* Royal Challengers Bangalore's 21-sixes was the most sixes in an innings in Indian Premier League history, surpassing the previous record of 17 by Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals at Chennai in 2010.
* Royal Challengers Bangalore's 263 was the highest score in Indian Premier League history, surpassing the previous record of 246 by Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals at Chennai in 2010.
RCB scored 263/5 (20 overs) with top scorer by Chris Gayle* 175 (66) - which was his 4th IPL hundred and Tillakaratne Dilshan 33 (36)
PWI best bowler by Ashok Dinda 2/48 (4) and Luke Wright 1/26 (4)
PWI scored 133/9 (20 overs) Steven Smith 41 (31) and Mitchell Marsh 24 (23)
RCB best bowler by Chris Gayle 2/5 (1) and Ravi Rampaul 2/21 (4)
Chris Gayle named Player of the match for his power-hitting batting performance to smashed a record-breaking unbeaten 175-runs knocked off facing 66-balls including 17-sixes and 13-fours with strike rate of 265.15.
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