Virat Kohli vs Rajasthan stats and last 5 innings list: Virat Kohli would want to return to form in the IPL 2023 game between RCB and RR.
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Rajasthan Royals will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 60th league game of Indian Premier League 2023. Both sides produced a brilliant encounter when they met each other earlier this season.
All the eyes will be on Virat Kohli in this game, who has been in decent touch this season but his numbers against the Royals are not that great.
Virat Kohli vs Rajasthan stats and last 5 innings list (Updated on May 14, 2023)
Virat Kohli has played 28 games against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, where he has managed to score 600 runs at 26.09, courtesy of four half-centuries. In the last five innings against Rajasthan Royals, Virat Kohli has scored just 46 runs.
Although, it is worth mentioning that the bowling attack of Rajasthan Royals has improved significantly over the last two seasons. With the addition of players like Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin and Trent Boult, the bowling attack of the Royals is quite potent this season.
When both teams met earlier this season, Kohli got out on a golden duck.
| Score | Balls | Year |
| 0 | 1 | 2022 |
| 7 | 8 | 2022 |
| 9 | 10 | 2022 |
| 5 | 6 | 2022 |
| 25 | 20 | 2021 |
Virat Kohli vs Ashwin IPL record (Updated on May 14, 2023)
The battle between Virat Kohli and R Ashwin can be an intriguing one to watch out for. Virat bats at the top-order, whereas R Ashwin can be used in the powerplay overs by the Rajasthan Royals side. In the head-to-head battle, Virat Kohli has batted well against the veteran off-spinner.
If Virat Kohli opens for RCB in this scenario it’s good for him as well the team balance!
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 26, 2022
Kohli has scored 160 runs in 125 balls of R Ashwin at a strike-rate of 128.00. R Ashwin has managed to dismiss Virat just once in the history of the IPL. Ashwin would definitely want to improve his performance this time around.
Virat Kohli has performed well this season, and he has managed to score 420 runs at an average of 42.00. Even Ashwin has also also bowled well with taking 14 wickets at an economy of 7.44.
