IPL 2021: RCB vs RR – Match 16 – Stats and numbers you need to know
Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to continue their winning run when they take on Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Royal Challengers Bangalore have won all their matches in the tournament while the Royals have lost two of their three games. Ahead of their match, let us look at some of the important stats ahead of the match.
RCB vs RR head to head
RCB and RR have been neck and neck against each other. Both have won 10 games against each other while three games have ended in no results. Since 2013, the Royals are in the 3-2 lead.
Numbers to watch out for
200 – This will be the 200th IPL game for RCB. They will become the second team after Mumbai Indians (207) to play 200 games in the league.
26 – AB de Villiers has scored 4974 runs in 159 innings so far. He needs 26 more runs to complete 5000 IPL runs, and become the second overseas player after David Warner to reach this landmark.
99 – Glenn Maxwell has aggregated 1681 runs in 82 IPL innings. He has smacked 99 sixes in the league and is only 1 maximum away from reaching the 100-mark.
51 – Virat Kohli has scored 5949 runs in IPL and needs 51 more runs to become the first player to complete 6000 runs in IPL history.
648 – AB de Villiers has scored the most runs (648) against Rajasthan Royals in IPL at an average of 46.28 and strike rate of 146.60.
Last 5 IPL matches at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Avg first innings score: 171.4
Chasing team won: 3, Lost-2
AB de Villiers vs Shreyas Gopal in IPL
Balls – 34, Runs-30, Dismissals – 4, Avg-7.5, Strike rate- 88.24
Sanju Samson vs Yuzvendra Chahal in IPL
Balls – 33, Runs-30, Dismissals – 5, Avg-6 , Strike rate- 90.91