Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost their fifth match of IPL 2024 and fourth on the trot on Thursday (April 11) against Mumbai Indians.
Image Source : PTIBut even in the loss, they created an all-time record in IPL but are on top in an unwanted list.
Image Source : PTIAfter losing the toss, three of RCB's batters - Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar and Dinesh Karthik - scored brilliant half-centuries
Image Source : PTIHowever, very little or no contribution from other batters meant that they could reach only 196 runs in their 20 overs, falling short of the 200-run mark.
Image Source : PTIThis was the 11th time in IPL history that three batters scored a fifty in an innings. But for the first time, the team couldn't cross the 200-run mark in this aspect.
Image Source : PTIRCB are currently ninth in the points table and cannot afford to lose more than one game to make it to the playoffs of IPL 2024.
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