IPL 2020, SRH vs RCB Major Records: De Villiers Hits 200th IPL Six, Chahal Eclipses Zaheer's Wicket Tally

RCB's win over SRH also happened to be the franchise's first victory in their tournament opener since 2016. RCB had defeated SRH by 45 runs in the opening game of the 2016 edition of the IPL.

AB de Villiers plays during a cricket match of IPL 2020 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. (Image: PTI)

IPL 2020: Kohli-led RCB's victory over Warner-skipper SRH was engineered by the batting heroics of debutant opener Devdutt Padikkal and game changing bowling spells by leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and seam bowler Navdeep Saini. ALSO READ | IPL 13, RCB vs SRH: Padikkal Slams Fifty On Debut, Know More About RCB’s Talented New Opener RCB's win over SRH also happened to be the franchise's first victory in their tournament opener since 2016. RCB had defeated SRH by 45 runs in the opening game of the 2016 edition of the IPL. Here are some major records which were scaled during the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad match: AB De Villiers Becomes Second RCB Batsman To Hit 200 Sixes In IPL AB De Villiers scored his 34th half century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after he notched up a breezy 51 off just 30 deliveries in Royal Challengers Bangalore's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on September 21. AB De Villiers struck his 200th six in the IPL to become only the second RCB batsman after Chris Gayle to achieve the milestone. Gayle leads the all time six hitting list with 239 maximums in his glittering IPL career. Devdutt Padikkal Scores Half Century On Debut, Becomes Fifth RCB Batsman To Achieve Feat Devdutt Padikkal became the fifth Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman to score a half century on IPL debut. The attacking left handed opener scored a belligerent 56-run knock of just 42 deliveries in his very first IPL match for RCB against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday Yuzvendra Chahal Goes Past Zaheer Khan's IPL wickets tally RCB leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal returned with bowling figures of 18-3 which is the best by any Royal Challengers Bangalore bowler against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL history. Chahal produced a game changing spell against SRH as he dismissed the well settled Jonny Bairstow and all-rounder Vijay Shankar in back to back deliveries. The ace leg spinner also went past Indian seamer Zaheer Khan (102) wicket's tally on the all time wicket taking list in the IPL. Aaron Finch Makes IPL Debut For Royal Challengers Bangalore Australian white-ball skipper Aaron Finch made his IPL debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore along with young opener Devdutt Padikkal. A highly experienced T20 campaigner at both the international and franchise cricket, Finch has played for Rajasthan Royals (2010), Delhi Capitals (2011 and 12), Pune Warriors India (2013), Sunrisers Hyderabad (2014), Mumbai Indians (2015), Gujarat Lions (2016 and 17) and Kings XI Punjab (2018) during his decade long IPL career.