Yuvraj's 83 off 38 Balls His Career-best in T20

Yuvraj's 83 off 38 Balls His Career-best in T20
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Statistical highlights of the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals here.

  • Steven Smith (48 not out off 21 balls) posted his highest score for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
  • A B de Villiers' 58 off 32 balls is his third half-century in the IPL 2014 -- his 13th in the IPL.
  • De Villiers, with 282 runs (ave.47.00) in nine matches, is the leading run-getter for Bangalore in the IPL 2014.  Overall, he has aggregated 1273 (ave.38.57) in 55 matches for Bangalore in the IPL.
  • James Faulkner (41 not out off 17 balls) recorded his career-best score in Twenty20. His impressive strike rate of 241.17 is the highest by a Rajasthan batsman in the IPL 2014.
  • Faulkner has got his fourth Man of the Match award in the IPL.
  • Three times in the IPL, Rajasthan have successfully chased a total of 190 or more.
  • Rajasthan have won seven games and lost six out of 13 played vs Bangalore in the IPL - winning rate of 53.84 per cent.
  • Bangalore (190/5) have registered their highest total in the IPL 2014, eclipsing the 168 for eight vs Mumbai at Mumbai on May 6.
  • Bangalore's score is their highest vs Rajasthan in the IPL.
  • Yuvraj Singh (83 off 38 balls) recorded a career-best score in Twenty20. The said innings is his seventh fifty in the IPL overall -- his second in the present tournament.
  • Yuvraj's knock is the highest for Bangalore vs Rajasthan in the IPL. His superb strike rate of 218.42 is the highest by a Bangalore batsman in the present competition.
  • Yuvraj became the first all-rounder to record an innings of 80 and bag four wickets in the same IPL match.
  • Yuvraj (4/35) has recorded his second four-wicket haul in the IPL - his best are four for 29 against Delhi at Mumbai on April 17, 2011.
  • Yuvraj became the first all-rounder to post 50 or more  and claim four wickets in the same IPL match twice - his first occasion being 66 and four for 29 for Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils at Mumbai (DYP) on April 17, 2011. Paul Valthaty and Kieron Pollard have accomplished the all-round feat of 50 and four wickets once each.
  • Virat Kohli's performance in the present competition is below average - his tally being 144 (ave.18.00) in nine innings.
  • Chris Gayle could not get going in the IPL 2014 - his aggregate being 108 (ave.21.60) in five innings.
  • De Villiers and Yuvraj were associated in a fourth-wicket stand of 132 off 10.5 overs - the first century stand for Bangalore in the IPL 2014.
  • The above stand is the highest fourth-wicket stand for Bangalore in the IPL. The said partnership is also Bangalore's highest for any wicket against Rajasthan in the IPL. The 132-run stand is the highest fourth-wicket partnership by any pair against Rajasthan in the IPL.
  • Pravin Tambe is the leading wicket-taker for Rajasthan in the IPL 2014 - 14 at 16.92 runs apiece.
  • Karun Nair (56 off 39 balls) has recorded his third fifty in Twenty20 - his career-best is an unbeaten 73 50 balls vs Delhi at Delhi on May 3, 2014.
  • James Faulkner and Steven Smith were involved in a stand of 85 (unbroken) for the sixth wicket -- Rajasthan's highest in the IPL, eclipsing the 83 (unbroken) between Graeme Smith and Yousuf Pathan vs Delhi at Centurion on April 28, 2009.
  • Rajasthan players, Off their last 17 balls, made 65 runs to register an exciting victory.

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