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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 112 runs in match number 60 of IPL 2023, with the help of brilliant bowling performances from Wayne Parnell (3/10), Michael Bracewell (2/16) and Karn Sharma (2/19). RCB batting first posted 171/5 in 20 overs as skipper Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell scored fifty-plus with the bat, and a brilliant cameo from Anuj Rawat ensured they posted a total of more than 170 in the first innings. RR got bundled out for 59 runs, with Shimron Hetmyer being the only lone warrior for his side by scoring 35 runs off 19 balls.
Numbers and stats from RR vs RCB game:
2 - For the second time, both RR openers got out for a duck in an IPL game.
Both RR openers getting out for a duck in an IPL game:
Graeme Smith and Swapnil Asnodkar vs Deccan Chrgers in Port Elizabeth, 2009
Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal vs RCB in Jaipur, 2023
3/10 - Wayne Parnell recorded his best bowling figure in IPL.
Best bowling figure for Wayne Parnell in IPL:
3/10 vs RR in Jaipur, 2023
3/27 vs RR in Jaipur, 2013
3/35 vs KTK in Navi Mumbai, 2011
3/41 vs LSG in Bengaluru, 2023
Wayne Parnell won the Player of the Match award for his brilliant spell of 3/10 (3).
4 - RCB won an IPL game by a margin of hundred-plus run for the fourth time overall.
Teams winning a game most times by a margin of 100-plus runs in IPL:
RCB - 4
MI - 2
SRH, PBKS, RR, KKR - 1
Instances of RCB winning an IPL game by 100 (or) more runs:
by 130 runs vs PWI in Bengaluru, 2013
by 138 runs vs PBKS in Bengaluru, 2015
by 144 runs vs GL in Bengaluru, 2016
by 112 runs vs RR in Jaipur, 2023
4 - Faf du Plessis became the fourth overseas player to complete 4000 runs in IPL.
Most runs by an overseas player in IPL:
David Warner - 6265
AB de Villiers - 5162
Chris Gayle - 4965
Faf du Plessis - 4034
4 - Jos Buttler has recorded the most ducks (4) in IPL 2023 now.
Batters to record four ducks in an IPL season:
Herschelle Gibbs - 4 in 2009
Mithun Manhas - 4 in 2011
Manish Pandey - 4 in 2012
Shikhar Dhawan - 4 in 2020
Eoin Morgan - 4 in 2021
Nicholas - 4 in 2021
Jos Buttler - 4 in 2023
Most ducks in IPL 2023:
Jos Buttler - 4
Sunil Narine - 3
Krunal Pandya - 3
Dinesh Karthik - 3
Jos Buttler ducks in IPL 2023:
0(5) vs GT in Ahmedabad
0(2) vs RCB in Bengaluru
0(3) vs KKR in Kolkata
0(2) vs RCB in Jaipur
16 - Dinesh Karthik has registered 16 ducks in IPL history which is joint-most for any player.
Most ducks for a player in IPL:
Rohit Sharma - 16
Dinesh Karthik - 16
59 - RR recorded the third-lowest total in IPL history.
Lowest total in IPL history:
RCB - 49 vs KKR in Kolkata, 2017
RR - 58 vs RCB in Cape Town, 2009
RR - 59 vs RCB in Jaipur, 2023
105 - Virat Kohli as a fielder has taken 105 catches in IPL.
Most catches as a fielder in IPL:
Suresh Raina - 109
Virat Kohli - 105
Kieron Pollard - 103