On September 27, 2020, the ninth match of this edition of the IPL was played between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals. KXIP posted 223 for 2 in 20 overs, only to see RR chase it down, as they reached 226 for 6 with three balls to spare. In the process, RR broke the record for the highest successful chase in IPL history, a record that was already theirs.
Smith, Samson and Tewatia combined for 188 runs in the chase, scoring the bulk of their 226 for six in the end. While the big hitting was expected from Smith and Samson, Tewatia’s knock came from nowhere.
What made it more incredible was the fact that he scored just 17 runs off the first 23 balls he faced and the remaining 36 in his last eight balls. He also scored five sixes off a single over from Sheldon Cottrell (18th over of the match).
In 2020, it was KXIP’s Mayank Agarwal who scored a hundred. His 50-ball 106 included 10 four and seven sixes, but he finished on the losing side.
Agarwal was involved in an opening partnership of 183 with his skipper KL Rahul, who scored a 54-ball 69. This is the third highest opening stand in the IPL and the highest partnership for any wicket in the IPL to end up on the losing side.
In 2008, it was Australian Andrew Symonds who ended up with defeat despite scoring a century. Symonds scored 117 from 53 balls, with 11 fours and seven sixes. Symonds had the added agony of bowling the last over off which the winning runs were scored by RR.
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