IPL 2022, RR vs RCB Stats and Records Preview: Samson, Buttler and Karthik closing in on milestones

Sanju Samso, Jos Buttler and Dinesh Karthik close in on milestones heading into RR vs RCB in IPL 2022

Mumbai, April 4: Form side Rajasthan Royals (RR) will look to maintain winning run when they face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match 13 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday (April 5).

Sanju Samson's RR opened their campaign with back to back wins over Sunrisers Hyderabad and most recently against Mumbai Indians. Both the times when defending a total which shows the strength of their bowling attack.

RCB, meanwhile, opened their season with one win and one loss. Faf du Plessis side were unable to defend a total of 205 in the their season opener against Punjab Kings, but bounced back thanks to their bowlers in a low-scoring thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Both teams will be confident heading into the match at the Wankhede, where RR has enjoyed more success compared to RCB.

However, the last meeting between the two sides at the venue in Mumbai turned out to be a one sided contest in favour of RCB, who also hold a slight advantage in the overall head-to-head battles.

Now, we take a look at the stats and records preview, interesting facts and players chasing milestones ahead of RR vs RCB:

RR vs RCB Head-to-Head

In the 25 meetings between the two sides in IPL so far, RCB lead 12-10 against RR, while 3 matches have ended in No Result in the head-to-head battles so far. Also, RCB hold a clear lead of 4-1 in their last 5 meetings against RR including the double in the last two seasons.

This will be the second meeting between the two at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday (April 5). In the first meeting, RCB defeated RR by 10 wickets, chasing down a target of 178 with 21 balls to spare. Devdutt Padikkal, the star of that day with a century, is now part of the Royals.

RR vs RCB stats

STAT	For RR vs RCB	For RCB vs RR
Highest Total	217	200
Lowest Total	58	70
Wins Batting 1st	4	3
Wins Chasing	6	9
Highest Batting 1st Total	217	200
Lowest Batting 1st Total	92	70
Highest Batting 2nd Total	191	198
Lowest Batting 2nd Total	58	93
Highest Successful Chase	191	181
Lowest Total Defended	164	133
Most Runs	Ajinkya Rahane (347 runs)	Virat Kohli (579 runs)
Highest scorer	Akinkya Rahane (103*)	Devdutt Padikkal (101*)
Most wickets	Shreyas Gopal (14)	Yuzvendra Chahal (18)
Best Bowling	Shreyas Gopal (4/14)	Anil Kumble (5/5)

RR and RCB record in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

STATS	RR in Wankhede	RCB in Wankhede
Matches	13	11
Wins	6	4
Defeats	7	7
Highest Total	217/7 vs PBKS in 2021	235/7 vs MI in 2015
Lowest Total	134/4 vs KKR in 2021	122 All Out vs CSK in 2021

Other interesting stats involving current players from RR vs RCB

Most Runs vs RCB: Sanju Samson - 299 runs in 17 matches (for RR and DD)

Most Sixes vs RCB: Sanju Samson - 21 sixes in 17 matches (for RR and DD)

Highest Scorer vs RCB: Sanju Samson - 92* off 45 balls in 2018 (for RR)

Most Wickets vs RCB: R Ashwin - 17 wickets in 22 matches (for CSK, DC, RPSG and KXIP)

Best Bowling vs RCB: R Ashwin - 3 for 16 in 4 overs in 2011 (for CSK)

Other interesting stats involving current players from RCB vs RR

Most Runs vs RR: Virat Kohli - 579 runs in 24 matches (for RCB)

Most Sixes vs RR: Dinesh Karthik - 22 sixes in 27 matches (for KKR, MI, RCB, DD and KXIP)

Highest Scorer vs RR: Dinesh Karthik - 97 not out off 50 balls in 2019 (for KKR)

Most Wickets vs RR: Harshal Patel - 13 wickets in 7 matches (for RCB and DC)

Best Bowling vs RR: Harshal Patel - 3 for 34 in 4 overs in 2021 (for RCB)

Upcoming Milestones in RR vs RCB 2022

▶ Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals) is 81 runs away from completing 5000 runs in T20 cricket (overall).

▶ Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bangalore) is 2 dismissals away from 150 dismissals in IPL.

In doing so, he will become the second wicketkeeper after MS Dhoni to achieve the feat.

The wicketkeeper-batter is also 3 sixes away from 200 sixes in T20 cricket (overall).

▶ Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) is 2 sixes away from 100 sixes in IPL.

▶ Ravichandran Ashwin (Rajasthan Royals) is 4 wickets away from 150 wickets in IPL and moving to the fifth position in the IPL highest wicket-takers list.

▶ Siddharth Kaul (Royal Challengers Bangalore) if selected has a milestone in sight as the pacer is 3 wickets away from 150 wickets in T20 cricket (overall).

Story first published: Monday, April 4, 2022, 15:45 [IST]

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