This article covers all details of Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s IPL stats and records against RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) ahead of the SRH vs RCB match 41th in IPL 2024.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been one of the best bowlers in the Indian Premier League. He has been a consistent performer in the IPL and has done his role quietly. Notably, he is the only Indian bowler to win the Purple Cap in two IPL seasons. Well, he has also bowled well in the IPL 2024 so far.
He has taken three wickets in five innings at an economy rate of 9.32. He has bowled some good spells, but he still hasn’t bowled at his best. Bhuvi relies a lot on his swing, and that is his biggest weapon with the new ball.

He will be bowling to Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis in the coming game on Thursday. Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in match no. 41. SRH has done well so far, and a good spell from Bhuvi can surely put them upfront in the game.
RCB depends a lot on Virat and Du Plessis, and if Bhuvneshwar can dismiss one or both, SRH will be on top. Notably, the veteran Indian pacer has good numbers against RCB, and that will favor him in this match. Here, we will talk about his bowling numbers against RCB and its batters in the IPL.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs RCB IPL Overall Stats and Records
The veteran Indian pacer has played a number of games against RCB, and he is the most experienced bowler from the SRH group in the coming game. Bhuvi has played 21 matches so far against Bangalore. He has taken 18 wickets at a good economy rate of 7.95, including a best bowling figure of 2/16. He will be given a role to provide early wickets in the coming game. His overall numbers against RCB are mentioned in the table below.
Mat | Overs | Wkts | Econ | S/R | 4/5 | BBI | Avg |
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22 | 81.5 | 18 | 8.20 | 27.28 | 0/0 | 2/16 | 37.28 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs RCB Batters
Bhuvi has bowled to many RCB batters in his IPL career and found a good amount of success. He will be up against some big names in the coming game. We have brought here his head-to-head numbers against the current RCB batters whom he is likely to bowl in the coming match.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Virat Kohli Stats
Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
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2012 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 114.3 | – |
2014 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 | 6.0 |
2015 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 222.2 | – |
2016 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 111.8 | 19.0 |
2018 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 | – |
2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
2021 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 137.5 | 11.0 |
2023 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 178.9 | 34.0 |
2024 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 237.5 | – |
Total | 128 | 89 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 143.8 | 32.0 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Faf du Plessis Stats
Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
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2012 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 190.0 | – |
2014 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 | 6.0 |
2016 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 | – |
2018 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 116.7 | – |
2019 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
2020 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | – |
2021 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 200.0 | – |
2022 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 113.3 | – |
2023 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 325.0 | – |
2024 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 225.0 | – |
Total | 92 | 66 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 139.4 | 92.0 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Rajat Patidar Stats
Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
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2022 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 112.5 | – |
Total | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 112.5 | – |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Cameron Green Stats
Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
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2023 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 121.4 | – |
Total | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 121.4 | – |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Dinesh Karthik Stats
Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
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2011 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 | – |
2012 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | – |
2013 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
2014 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120.0 | – |
2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
2017 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | – |
2018 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 140.0 | 21.0 |
2019 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 166.7 | – |
2021 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 210.0 | – |
2024 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 266.7 | – |
Total | 82 | 60 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 136.7 | 82.0 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs RCB IPL Match-by-Match Stats and Records
Bhuvneshwar Kumar played his first game against RCB in 2012, and since then he has been active in the IPL and played every season. He has done well against Bangalore, and you can check all his performances match-by-match in the table mentioned below. It will have all the details between his first and his latest game against RCB.
Match | Date | Ground | Batsman Dismissed | Overs | Spell | E/R |
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1 | 17/04/2012 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 4.0 | 0/27 | 6.75 | |
2 | 11/05/2012 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 4.0 | 0/40 | 8.38 | |
3 | 23/04/2013 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 4.0 | 0/23 | 7.50 | |
4 | 02/05/2013 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 3.0 | 0/20 | 7.33 | |
5 | 04/05/2014 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | P A Patel (b) | 4.0 | 2/16 | 6.63 |
V Kohli (c †N V Ojha) | ||||||
6 | 20/05/2014 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | P A Patel (lbw) | 4.0 | 2/27 | 6.65 |
A B de Villiers (b) | ||||||
7 | 13/04/2015 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | V R Aaron (b) | 3.5 | 2/30 | 6.82 |
A N Ahmed (b) | ||||||
8 | 15/05/2015 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | 1.5 | 0/39 | 7.74 | |
9 | 12/04/2016 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | C H Gayle (b) | 4.0 | 2/55 | 8.48 |
V Kohli (b) | ||||||
10 | 30/04/2016 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | Parvez Rasool (c M C Henriques) | 4.0 | 1/36 | 8.54 |
11 | 29/05/2016 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 4.0 | 0/25 | 8.31 | |
12 | 05/04/2017 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | S T R Binny (c Yuvraj Singh) | 4.0 | 2/27 | 8.17 |
T S Mills (c D A Warner) | ||||||
13 | 07/05/2018 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | C de Grandhomme (b) | 4.0 | 1/27 | 8.05 |
14 | 31/03/2019 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | 3.0 | 0/25 | 8.07 | |
15 | 04/05/2019 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | P A Patel (c M K Pandey) | 4.0 | 2/24 | 7.92 |
A B de Villiers (c M J Guptill) | ||||||
16 | 21/09/2020 | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 4.0 | 0/25 | 7.81 | |
17 | 14/04/2021 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | D Padikkal (c S Nadeem) | 4.0 | 1/30 | 7.79 |
18 | 06/10/2021 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | V Kohli (lbw) | 4.0 | 1/25 | 7.70 |
19 | 23/04/2022 | Brabourne Stadium | Mohammed Siraj (c K S Williamson) | 2.1 | 1/8 | 7.58 |
20 | 08/05/2022 | Wankhede Stadium | 4.0 | 0/34 | 7.63 | |
21 | 18/05/2023 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | V Kohli (c G D Phillips) | 4.0 | 1/48 | 7.85 |