Three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) finalists, Royal Challengers Bangalore have been a fan favorite for the neutrals over the last many years. Despite getting a lot of support, they haven’t been able to win the title even once. They came close in 2009 and 2016 against two different Hyderabad-based franchises but couldn’t go further. In 2011, against the then-defending champions, Chennai Super Kings, they had no chance after the first innings.
Meanwhile, despite all of this, the team has been able to come up with great batting performances with them not being the best bowling side traditionally. In this listicle, we will have a look at the three highest team totals for the Red Army.
Top three highest totals for Royal Challengers Bangalore
1. 263/5 against the now-defunct Pune Warriors
In what was the last season for the Pune-based team, they conceded 263/5 in a rain-impacted game in Bengaluru. Started after a delay of an hour, the overs weren’t reduced and also, not the brutality of Chris Gayle, who scored a 30-ball 100 and ended up with an unbeaten 175 off 66 balls.
Apart from him, AB de Villiers scored 31 off eight and helped the team reach not just their highest total but also the tournament’s highest total by any team. In reply, the Blue Brigade managed 133/9, losing the game by 130 runs. For the home team, Ravi Rampaul, Jaydev Unadkat, and Chris Gayle took two wickets each.
2. 248/3 against now-defunct Gujarat Lions
In the reverse fixture between both teams in the 2016 season, the home team lost the wicket of Gayle early. Despite this, one of the greatest batting pairs, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, who had a dream season with the bat, scored a hundred each.
They helped the team reach 248/3 in a pursuit to improve their playoff qualification chances and the Net Run Rate. In reply, the Orange Brigade managed only 104 all-out, losing the game by 144 runs. Eventually, RCB reached the final, losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.
3. 235/1 against Mumbai Indians
Scoring more than 200 against the five-time winners is no mean feat. In 2015, the team had bowlers such as Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McLenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jagadeesha Suchith, and Hardik Pandya.
Despite all of this, the visitors, RCB, managed to get 235/1 in the reverse fixture against the eventual champions. In reply, the home team tried but fell short by 39 runs