Royal Challengers Bengaluru scored 97 runs in their last five overs to finish at 250 for 3, their highest total of the season, against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match on Sunday, turning the match around with a strong finish in the first innings.A late surge came from Tim David, skipper Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal, who built on the foundation set earlier in the innings. Padikkal scored 50 off 29 balls, David made 70 off 25 balls while Patidar remained unbeaten on 48 off 19 balls.
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Axar Patel questions Impact Player rule: ‘All-rounders lose value’ Padikkal was involved in two key partnerships — 56 runs in 37 balls with Phil Salt (46) for the second wicket and 58 runs in 21 balls with Patidar for the third wicket.These partnerships helped RCB recover from the early dismissal of Virat Kohli (28), who was dropped by Shivam Dube on a seven off Khaleel Ahmed.Salt led the scoring early, hitting 6 each from Noor Ahmad and Anshul Kamboj as RCB reached 51 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay.After Salt was caught off Dube, Padikkal increased the score. He hit Dube for two sixes and a four, taking the run rate past 10 an over. He reached his fifty with one off Matt Henry but was later dismissed when he tried to turn against Jamie Overton.RCB scored 62 runs between overs 11 and 15 to reach 153 for 3. Patidar and David then added 99 runs in 36 balls for the fourth wicket to remain unbeaten.Patidar attacked Khaleel and hit two sixes and a four in his last over. David faced Noor Ahmad in the 17th over and hit three sixes.In the 19th over, David Overton hit four sixes, including three in a row, as RCB added 97 runs in the last five overs.This total is equal to the joint second-highest runs scored by a team in 16-20 overs in an IPL innings, matching Delhi Capitals’ 97 against Gujarat Titans in 2024. RCB hold the record with 112 runs at this stage against Gujarat Lions in 2016.RCB innings run:Passes 1-6: 51/1Presses 7-15: 102/2Overs 16-20: 97/0Highest aggregates in Overs 11-20 in an IPL innings172/2 – RCB vs GL, Bengaluru, 2016162/2 – PBKS vs CSK, Cuttack, 2014159/2 – SRH vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2024159/2 – RCB vs CSK, Bengaluru, 2026
