1957 Runs added by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers as a pair in the IPL. Only one other pair – Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle - has aggregated more runs in the IPL – 2144.

1302 Runs scored by Virat Kohli in T20 matches in 2016 – most by any batsman other than Chris Gayle in a calendar year. Gayle holds the first four places in this list with 1665 runs in 2015, 1532 in 2012, 1497 in 2011 and 1344 in 2013.

677 Runs scored by Virat Kohli in VIVO IPL 2016 – most by an Indian batsman in a single IPL season. The previous record was held by Robin Uthappa with 660 runs in 16 matches in 2014. Virat’s tally of 677 runs is also the fourth highest by any batsman (Indian or overseas) in a single IPL edition.

229 Runs added by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers for the second wicket - the highest partnership for any wicket in all T20 matches. The previous best was an unbroken 215 – also between them against Mumbai Indians at
the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in 2015.

184 Runs scored by RCB batsmen in boundaries (16 fours and 20 sixes) – most by any team in the IPL. The previous record was 178 runs, by Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals at Chennai in 2010.

144 Victory margin (by runs) for Royal Challengers Bangalore – biggest ever in an IPL match. The previous biggest was 140 by Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore in the first ever IPL match in 2008. This was also the fifth biggest win achieved by a team in all T20 cricket.

143 Matches after which Suresh Raina missed an IPL match for the first time. He had appeared in all 132 matches for Chennai Super Kings and all 11 for Gujarat Lions.

112 Runs scored by RCB batsmen in last 5 overs of the innings – most by any team in the IPL. The previous record was 88, also by RCB against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in 2015.

40.72 Virat Kohli’s average in T20 cricket – highest for any Indian batsman with 1000 or more runs in this format.

9 Number of bowlers used by RCB in the match – most ever used by one side in an IPL match. This is also the joint-most in a T20 match.

8 Number of consecutive T20 innings in which Chris Gayle has not reached double figures since scoring 100* against England in a World T20 match. Gayle’s scores since then - 4, 5, 4, 1, 0, 7, 5 and 6.

3 Number of centuries scored by Virat Kohli in VIVO IPL 2016- joint-most by any batsman in a T20 tournament. Michael Klinger also scored three centuries in NatWest T20 Blast in 2015.

2 Number of instances of two batsmen scoring hundreds in same T20 innings. The only other instance was when Kevin O’Brien and Hamish Marshall scored centuries together for Gloucestershire against Middlesex in 2011.