Royal Challengers Bengaluru scored 97 runs in the last five overs to finish at 250 for 3, the highest total of this season, against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match on Sunday, turning the game with a strong finish in the first innings.The late surge came from Tim David, captain Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal, who built on the base 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.
Padikkal was involved in two key partnerships — a 56-run stand in 37 balls with Phil Salt (46) for the second wicket, and a 58-run stand in 21 balls with Patidar for the third wicket.These partnerships helped RCB recover after the early dismissal of Virat Kohli (28), who was dropped on seven by Shivam Dube off Khaleel Ahmed.Salt led the scoring early, hitting a six each off 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 scoring rate. He hit Dube for two sixes and a four, taking the run rate past 10 per over. He reached his fifty with a single off Matt Henry but was later dismissed trying a reverse scoop against Jamie Overton.RCB scored 62 runs between overs 11 and 15, reaching 153 for 3. From there, Patidar and David added 99 runs in 36 balls for the fourth wicket, staying unbeaten.Patidar attacked Khaleel, hitting two sixes and a four in his final over. David took on Noor Ahmad in the 17th over, hitting three sixes.In the 19th over, David hit Overton for four sixes, including three in a row, as RCB added 97 runs in the last five overs.This total equals the joint second-highest runs scored by a team in overs 16-20 in an IPL innings, matching Delhi Capitals’ 97 against Gujarat Titans in 2024. RCB hold the record with 112 runs in this phase against Gujarat Lions in 2016.RCB innings progression:Overs 1-6: 51/1Overs 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
