For the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, the dream of winning the IPL title for the first time has almost been shattered this season. RCB’s defeat by 1 run in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 was their 7th defeat in 8 matches this season, after which it has become very difficult for them to reach the playoffs. In this match, KKR team batted first and scored 222 runs in 20 overs. Whereas RCB, chasing the target of 223 runs to win, fell short after scoring 221 runs on the last ball of its innings. Even though RCB had to face defeat in this match, they definitely made a big record in T20 cricket.
The record of being all out on the biggest total is now in the name of RCB
When the RCB team came to chase the target in this match, they lost both their opening batsmen till the score of 35. From here, a partnership of 102 runs was seen between Will Jacques and Rajat Patidar for the third wicket. With Jacques returning to the pavilion after scoring 55 runs, RCB started losing wickets at a rapid pace. Due to which, in the last over, RCB needed 21 runs to win and had lost 8 wickets. In such a situation, Karan Sharma made the match exciting by hitting three sixes in the first 4 balls of Starc’s over but he was out on the fifth ball. Now RCB had to score three runs on the last ball to win, but it could score only one run and in an attempt to complete the second run, it also lost the last wicket of its innings. Even though RCB had to face defeat after being reduced to a score of 221, they definitely got the record of being all out on the highest score in T20 cricket.
Teams who got all out on the highest score in T20 cricket
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – 221 runs (vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2024)
- Sri Lanka Army – 218 runs (vs Negambo CC, 2018)
- Kent – 217 runs (vs Gloucestershire, 2015)
- Surrey – 215 runs (vs Glamorgan, 2015)
- Jamaica Thallaws – 211 runs (vs St Lucia Kings, 2021)
KKR recorded its 50th win at Eden Gardens Stadium
With Kolkata Knight Riders winning the match against RCB by a margin of 1 run, it was their 50th win in the IPL at their home ground Eden Gardens Stadium. KKR has now become the second team after Mumbai Indians to win 50 matches on one ground in IPL history. At the same time, this is the closest win by KKR by margin of runs in IPL history. Earlier, in the 2014 IPL season, he had won the match against RCB by a margin of 2 runs.
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