RCB's 97-run late surge powers record IPL 2026 total
RCB's 97-run late surge powers record IPL 2026 total
RCB blast 97 in the final five overs to post 250/3 vs CSK, led by Padikkal, David and Patidar; a thunderous finish seals a high-scoring IPL 2026 innings.
RCB piled up 250 for 3, the season’s highest total, after a late 97-run surge against Chennai Super Kings. Padikkal led the way with 50 off 29, David blasted 70 off 25, and Patidar remained 48 not out off 19 as they built on a solid platform after Virat Kohli fell for 28, nearly capitalizing on an earlier drop by Shivam Dube off Khaleel Ahmed.
Salt set the pace early, scoring 46, and two key partnerships kept the scoring rate soaring — a 56-run stand with Salt for the second wicket, and a 58-run stand with Patidar for the third. Padikkal’s acceleration came after Salt's dismissal, hitting two sixes and a four and pushing the run rate beyond 10 an over.
With 153 for 3 at the end of 15, Patidar and David added 99 for the fourth wicket in 36 balls, and David then tore into Noor Ahmad in the 17th over, finishing with four sixes in the 19th. The 97 runs in the last five overs matched the joint-second highest in IPL history for overs 16-20, illustrating a death-overs blitz that left CSK with a challenging chase.
