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KKR vs RCB Head to Head Records | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore H2H Stats | IPL 2020 Match 39

Dixit Bhargav
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KKR vs RCB Head to Head Records | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore H2H Stats | IPL 2020 Match 39

KKR vs RCB Head to Head Records: The SportsRush presents for you the Head to Head statistics for the 39th match of IPL 2020.

The 39th match of the ongoing 13th season of the Indian Premier League will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Abu Dhabi tomorrow.

In the nine matches that Knight Riders have played this season, they have won four and lost five to be at the fourth position on the points table. Royal Challengers, on the other hand, are at the third position with six wins in their nine matches so far.

While RCB still have the cushion of just three losses so far, KKR would be vary of Kings XI Punjab coming back from behind to take the fifth position. The Eoin Morgan-led team would be keen to win a couple of points at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium and increase their lead.

KKR vs RCB Head to Head Records

Total number of matches played: 26

Matches won by KKR: 15

Matches won by RCB: 11

Matched played in India: 22 (KKR 14, RCB 8)

Matches played in UAE: 2 (KKR 1, RCB 1)

KKR average score against RCB: 161

RCB average score against KKR: 152

Most runs for KKR: 308 (Andre Russell)

Most runs for RCB: 707 (Virat Kohli)

Most wickets for KKR: 16 (Sunil Narine)

Most wickets for RCB: 12 (Yuzvendra Chahal)

Most catches for KKR: 4 (Andre Russell)

Most catches for RCB: 9 (Virat Kohli)

The last time Kolkata and Bangalore had locked horns against each other was just over a week ago in Sharjah. Winning the toss and electing to bat had reaped fruits for RCB as captain Virat Kohli and wicket-keeper batsman AB de Villiers joined hands to stitch an unbeaten match-winning 100-run partnership.

In what was his 36th IPL half-century, de Villiers had turned back the clock to score 73* (33) with the help of five fours and six sixes. Performing as good as their batsmen, Bangalore’s bowlers had restricted Kolkata to 112/9 in 20 overs in a 195-run chase.

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Dixit Bhargav

Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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