The 32nd match of the ongoing 16th season of the Indian Premier League will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium tomorrow. An afternoon match will witness RCB marking the annual instance of playing in a Green Jersey.
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Having faced each other thrice last year, RR had emerged as the victorious side in the last two occasions. Played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, IPL 2022 Qualifier 2 saw Jos Buttler scoring a fifth IPL century to chase down a 158-run target in the penultimate over.
Historically, Bangalore have a minor one-match lead in RCB vs RR Head to Head Records. That being said, they have won two but lost four home matches against this opposition over the years. Speaking of this venue, these two teams will be locking horns here for the first time since 2019.
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In the 90 matches that they’ve played at this venue, Royal Challengers have won 43 and lost 42 contests. Royals, on the other hand, have won four and lost two out of their eight matches in Bengaluru. Speaking of the average run rate at this high-scoring stadium, the hosts (8.89) have a better numeric as compared to the visitors (8.33).
RCB vs RR Head to Head Record in IPL History
Total number of matches played: 28
Matches won by RCB: 13
Matches won by RR: 12
Matches played in April: 17 (RCB 7, RR 7)
Matches played on Sunday: 3 (RCB 1, RR 2)
Matches played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium: 9 (RCB 2, RR 4)
RCB average score against RR: 146
RR average score against RCB: 143
Most runs for RCB: 600 (Virat Kohli)
Most runs for RR: 320 (Jos Buttler)
Most wickets for RCB: 14 (Harshal Patel)
Most wickets for RR: 4 (Kuldeep Sen & Ravichandran Ashwin)
Most catches for RCB: 7 (Virat Kohli)
Most catches for RR: 9 (Sanju Samson)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).