{"id":15128,"date":"2026-05-31T23:05:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T17:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/record-shattered-virat-kohli-and-venkatesh-iyer-script-fastest-fifty-in-ipl-final-history-as-rcb-storm-chase-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T23:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T17:35:40","slug":"record-shattered-virat-kohli-and-venkatesh-iyer-script-fastest-fifty-in-ipl-final-history-as-rcb-storm-chase-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/record-shattered-virat-kohli-and-venkatesh-iyer-script-fastest-fifty-in-ipl-final-history-as-rcb-storm-chase-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Record shattered! Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer script fastest fifty in IPL final history as RCB storm chase | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131426189,imgsize-42146,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/virat-kohli-and-venkatesh-iyer.jpg\" alt=\"Record shattered! Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer script fastest fifty in IPL final history as RCB storm chase\" title=\"Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer (Pic credit: IPL)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer (Pic credit: IPL)\">Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer (Pic credit: IPL)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru launched a stunning assault in the IPL 2026 final, rewriting the record books as <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/virat-kohli\/3993\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Virat Kohli<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/venkatesh-iyer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Venkatesh Iyer<\/a> raced to the fastest team fifty ever recorded in an IPL final on Sunday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Chasing 156 for victory against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, RCB reached the 50-run mark in just 3.3 overs, eclipsing the previous record of 4 overs set by Chennai Super Kings in the 2023 final at the same venue.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The blistering start put defending champions RCB firmly in control after their bowlers had earlier restricted Gujarat to 155 for 8.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Kohli-Iyer unleash carnage<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The opening pair came out with clear intent and immediately took the attack to Gujarat&#8217;s bowlers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Kohli, whose iconic No. 18 jersey dominated the stands, was at his aggressive best. The batting superstar hammered 23 runs off just eight deliveries, finding boundaries with remarkable ease and sending the packed crowd into a frenzy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>At the other end, Venkatesh Iyer matched him stroke for stroke. The left-hander smashed 26 off only 13 balls as the duo tore into the Gujarat attack during the powerplay.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>By the time RCB crossed the fifty-run mark in the fourth over, the previous record had already been consigned to history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The explosive opening stand underlined Bengaluru&#8217;s determination to finish the job after producing a near-perfect performance with the ball.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Bowlers set the platform<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rajat-patidar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rajat Patidar<\/a>&#8216;s decision to bowl first paid immediate dividends.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>RCB&#8217;s pace attack dismantled Gujarat&#8217;s top order, with Josh Hazlewood removing captain Shubman Gill for 10 before Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Sai Sudharsan for 12 in the very next over.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Unheralded pacer Rasikh Salam emerged as the standout performer, claiming 3 for 27 from his four overs. Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar chipped in with two wickets apiece, while Krunal Pandya delivered a crucial breakthrough by stumping Jos Buttler for 19.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Only Washington Sundar offered significant resistance, carrying his bat for an unbeaten 50 off 37 deliveries to help Gujarat post a fighting total.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/record-shattered-virat-kohli-and-venkatesh-iyer-script-fastest-fifty-in-ipl-final-history-as-rcb-storm-chase\/articleshow\/131426194.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru launched a stunning assault in the IPL 2026 final, rewriting the record books as Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer raced to the fastest team fifty ever recorded in an IPL final on Sunday.Chasing 156 for victory against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}