IPL history: Top 5 totals by Royal Challengers Bangalore

#3 235/1 vs Mumbai Indians – 2015 (Mumbai)

This was another game where the Kohli-AB duo stole the show. The duo has been involved in numerous stands bailing the team out and putting them in a strong position. This was one of those one instances where they dominated and decimated the opposition.

It’s not easy to play the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. But Kohli and AB de Villiers absolutely thrashed the hosts as they were involved in a stunning unbeaten 215-run stand. After opting to bat first, RCB lost Chris Gayle in the 4th over at the score of 20. That was the time with Kohli and de Villiers got together and deflated the MI attack.

The South Africa star struck a brilliant ton as he finished with a 59-ball 133 while Kohli played second fiddle and made 82 in 50 balls. The duo’s efforts helped RCB get to 235 in their quota of 20 overs. In their chase, MI kept losing wickets and hardly got momentum in their innings as they fell 39 runs short.

Brief Scores: RCB 235/1 (de Villiers 133*, Kohli 82*, Malinga 1/27) beat MI 196/7 (Simmons 68*, Pollard 49, Patel 2/36) by 39 runs