Royal Challengers Bangalore are one of the few teams that have yet to lift the title since the inception of India’s premier T20 tournament. They are also the only team that failed to crack the code despite making it to the finals on three occasions.

RCB failed to qualify for the playoffs in the last season by finishing sixth on the table. They won seven games and lost as many games. It is no secret that RCB’s batting and bowling have been poles apart for ages.

While their batting hasn’t been much of an issue, their bowling is what needs to be thought about. History tells us that the bowlers have often been on the receiving end, leaking too many runs. Rightly so, the opposition batters took advantage of it and piled up plenty of runs.

However, in the IPL 2024 auction, RCB’s think-tank bolstered their bowling unit by recruiting four pacers - Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Tom Curran, and Yash Dayal. The aforementioned names will look to contain runs and give the opposition batsmen a run for their money. Let’s now take a look at the three batsmen who mustered the most runs against RCB in IPL history.

1. David Warner

David Warner has inflicted a truckload of damage on RCB in the Indian Premier League not just as a batsman but also as a captain. It was under his captaincy, that SRH defeated RCB in the IPL 2016 final to clinch the maiden title. Besides that, Warner has scored the most runs against RCB in IPL history, essaying 861 runs in 22 games, laced with 1 century and 9 fifties.

2. MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni has haunted RCB on many occasions in the cash-rich IPL. Under his captaincy, CSK got the better of RCB in IPL 2011 final. Besides that, Dhoni has helped CSK ace memorable run-chases against RCB so far. Notably, the CSK captain is the second-leading run-scorer against RCB with 839 runs to his name. His career-best score of 84* also came against RCB.

3. Rohit Sharma

Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma also loves batting against RCB. He has piled up plenty of runs against them, especially at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The senior pro is the third-leading run-getter against RCB as he aggregated 793 runs from 31 games, with a highest score of 94.