Royal challengers Bangalore has been the most entertaining team in franchise league history. Everytime they give their fans joy , suspense & heartbreak with their performance. They created many records in the IPL history from good to worst. In between there are instances where they ended up being in loosing side when win seems to be there juggling in their hands. We will 3 such instances where they lost the game from winning position.
3) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2012
With CSK needing 43 runs off the last two overs, it seemed that the result of the match was a mere formality. With Virat Kohli bowling the penultimate over, RCB were set to get one over their southern rivals. However, Albie Morkel launched into the youngster, smashing 28 runs off the 19th over.
He rode his luck on a few occasions as a couple of edges went to the boundary. However, with 15 runs still needed from the last over, it still needed some hitting from the CSK batters against the experienced Vinay Kumar. The match seemed to be done when Morkel was dismissed in the second ball of the last over.
With 14 needed off just four balls, RCB seemed to have the upper hand until Dwayne Bravo hit a four off a no-ball and a six to change the course of the match. A dot ball and a single followed. With two runs needed off the last ball, Ravindra Jadeja edged one to the fence and took his side home, giving the RCB fans yet another heartbreak.
2) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL Final, 2016
Chasing 209 in the final, RCB were cruising at 140/2 in 12.5 overs through half-centuries from Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli. With the likes of Shane Watson, AB de Villiers and KL Rahul all in form and with the pitch at Chinnaswamy being a belter for batting, the stage was set for a fairytale end to an incredible year for RCB and skipper Kohli. However, none of the batters beyond the openers could make a noteworthy score as RCB fell short by eight runs for yet another heart-breaking loss.
1 )Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers, IPL Final, 2009
Chasing a target of just 144, thanks to a brilliant 4-fer earlier by captain Anil Kumble, RCB were on course to win their first IPL title. At 99/4 in 14.1 overs, RCB were still favorites, with Virat Kohli and Ross Taylor at the crease and the likes of Mark Boucher and Robin Uthappa yet to bat. However, the middle-order, which had produced the goods throughout the season, failed to close out the game as RCB went on to lose the final by six runs.
