IPL 2023: Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis Broke All Partnership Records in RCB vs CSK Match With 126-Run Stand

IPL 2023, RCB vs CSK: The 24th game of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) saw an incredible exhibition of six-hitting when two strong teams locked horns with each other. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings produced a high-scoring, epic clash on Monday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, with 444 runs scored in just 40 overs. Not just that, a total of 33 sixes were combined in two innings, which is the joint-most in an IPL match.

The four-time champion batted first after losing the toss. They did an excellent job and scored 226/6 in the first inning and hit 17 sixes in their inning. Devon Conway was the highest run scorer with 83 off 45, with six sixes and four boundaries. Shivam Dube also enjoyed batting on that track and scored a 27-ball 52, including two fours and five sixes, with a 111-meter six.

IPL 2023: Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell break IPL partnership record in RCB vs CSK match

It needed a good start for the home team to set the tone. But in-form Virat Kohli (6) got out in the very first over. He got dismissed in one of the most unfortunate ways. His wicket brought Mahipal Lomror, but he too got out for a duck in the second over. Glenn Maxwell joined the crease with skipper Faf du Plessis, and both batters took on the CSK bowlers.

In fact, they succeeded in their plans, and CSK came under pressure because both batters were scoring boundaries at will. They added a vital 121-run third-wicket stand, which came off just 61 balls. From 15/2, they took the team to 141/3 in 12.1 overs. Both batters were scoring boundaries in the partnership. Maxwell made 76 off 36, with 8 sixes and three fours at a strike rate of 211.11. Du Plessis hit four sixes and five boundaries in his 33-ball 62 in the IPL 2023 game.

The pair registered the biggest partnership for the third wicket in IPL history. They went past the pair of Virat Kohli-KL Rahul, who made 121 unbeaten against the Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016. It was also the highest partnership for Bangalore for any wicket against the four-time champion. Earlier, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal held the record, which they made in the IPL 2021 in Sharjah. But it didn’t help RCB win the game, as they fell short by 8 runs and made 218/8 in their chase.