Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) completed a double against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the first time in the league phase in the IPL. CSK have done the double against RCB in three seasons - 2015,

Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Virat Kohli became the first batter to hit 300 sixes for a team in T20s. He also reclaimed the orange cap from Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudharsan.

Captain MS Dhoni took the fall for Chennai Super Kings, surrendering to a narrow 2-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a jaw-dropping thriller at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja had the task of piling up 15 runs from the final over to steer past the finish line.