Royal Challengers Bangalore smashed the Gujarat Lions by 144 runs, the highest victory margin in the history of the tournament at the Chinnwaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Bangalore scored an eye-popping 248/3 and then bowled Gujarat out for just 104.
Chris Gayle was dismissed for just eight but it was the Virat Kohli-AB de Villiers show after that. The two put on a 229-run partnership, the highest in Twenty20 cricket, with both the batsmen getting centuries, the second time it has ever happened in a Twenty20 match. Kohli finished on 109 off just 55 bals while de Villiers slammed 129 in his 52 balls. The total of 248/3 was the second-highest in IPL history.
The Lions seemed stunned by Bangalore's onslaught and could hardly recover. They slipped to 44/3 and apart from Aaron Finch's 37, only managed to get to 104. Chris Jordan picked up 4/11 for Bangalore, with Yuzuvendra Chahal also chipping in with 3/19.
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