Match Coverage

Marauding Gayle stumps Kings XI
Stirring. Racy. And seemingly easy. Chris Gayle's 117 off 57 balls - the fastest century of this IPL - floored Kings XI Punjab. Here are five takeaways from his innings
Gayle ton sets up crushing RCB win
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Plays of the Day from the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab
Gayle ton leads RCB to their biggest win
Chris Gayle's 57-ball 117 propelled Royal Challengers to 226 before S Aravind and Mitchell Starc snuffed out Kings XI Punjab's pursuit inside 14 overs
Ten minutes of Maxwell v Johnson
Spontaneous? Deliberate? Outrageous? Mad? Glenn Maxwell does not care what you think, or what Mitchell Johnson bowls

Crumbling in the Powerplay

Number of KXIP wickets that fell in the Powerplay, the most this IPL and the second-most in any IPL season.

Number of times in T20 history that a target of more than 225 has been successfully chased down.

Instances of RCB scoring 100+ runs inside 10 overs this IPL. No other team has done it more than once.

Number of 50+ scores for Chris Gayle against KXIP, the most by any batsman against a single opposition in all T20 cricket.

Instances of a player hitting 12 or more sixes in an IPL innings, 3 of those by Chris Gayle. He hit 12 today.

119

Dot balls bowled by Sandeep Sharma in the 2015 IPL, more than any other bowler.

Hundreds scored by Chris Gayle in T20 cricket. The second-most is 6, by Brendon McCullum.

1500+

T20 Runs scored by Chris Gayle at the Chinnaswamy stadium. He is the only batsman to score 1500+ runs at a single venue.

Runs scored by RCB in the Powerplay, their highest this season and third-highest for any season.

Runs scored by Chris Gayle off Mitchell Johnson's first over, the most by any batsman off Johnson in T20 cricket.