IPL 2016 | List of Records broken by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers against Gujarat Lions

IPL 2016 | List of Records broken by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers against Gujarat Lions

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Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers produced a mesmerizing display of batting against Gujarat Lions. They broke a ton of IPL and T20 records with their efforts at the Chinnaswamy. Here is a complete list of all the records that were smashed by Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers against Gujarat Lions.

1 – Virat Kohli becomes the first batsman ever to score three centuries in a single season of IPL.

1 - Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers become the first pair to share four-century partnerships in an IPL season.

1 - RCB win by 144 runs - largest win in IPL by runs. Prev best: 140 by KKR vs RCB, 2008 (first match of IPL)

1 – Kohli and AB de Villiers’ partnership of 229 runs off 98 balls is the highest T20 partnership ever.

1 – Virat Kohli already has the record of scoring the most runs by an Indian in an IPL season with 677 runs. The next best is Robin Uthappa with 660 runs in 2014.

2 – The 248 of RCB is the second highest IPL total ever.

2 – This was only the second time that two centuries were scored in the same innings in T20 cricket. The previous was scored by Gloucestershire versus Middlesex at Uxbridge 2011.

3 – All the three highest partnerships in this season’s IPL has been by the pair of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.

3 - AB de Villiers became the 3rd overseas player after Chris Gayle and David Warner to complete 3000 IPL runs.

4 - Top four victory margins in terms of runs in IPL have all come at Chinnaswamy. 144 RCB v GL, 140 KKR v RCB, 138 RCB v KXIP, 130 RCB v PWI

5 – AB de Villiers’ hundred off 43 balls is the 5th fastest century in IPL history.

6 – Most number of Most 50+ stands by a pair in an IPL season. Dravid and Rahane (2012) and Hussey-Raina (2013) have six each too.

7 – Number of 50+ scores that Virat Kohli has in IPL 2016. Only Chris Gayle (8) in 2012 has more.

12 – Number of sixes AB de Villiers hit in his innings, which is the highest by any player in an innings in this IPL season.

25 - Before the ball on which he got dismissed, Virat Kohli batted 25 consecutive deliveries without playing a single dot ball.

86.82 – The percentage of runs AB de Villiers scored in boundaries. 112 of his 129 runs were scored in boundaries.

112 – Number of runs scored by RCB in the final 5 overs is also the highest in IPL history. The previous highest was 88 by RCB against Mumbai in 2015.

172 – Number of runs scored by RCB in the final 10 overs is also the highest in IPL history. The previous highest was 162 by KXIP against CSK in 2014.

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