RR vs RCB IPL 2024 Match 72: The Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face each other on Wednesday, 22nd May at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Rajasthan Royals’ chance of ending up as the top two teams was washed out by the rain in a match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Barsapara Stadium. Rajasthan shared the point with the league topper KKR and positioned at 3rd spot with 17 runs.
On the other side we have, Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeating reigning Champion Chennai Super Kings in the home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In a high-intensity IPL Eliminator Match 72, both Rajasthan and Bengaluru franchises will outmuscle each other to continue the IPL 2024 race.
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Discover all the RR vs RCB records and stats for the upcoming IPL Eliminator in the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Stats
RR and RCB have played 31 IPL games in the tournament history. The Rajasthan Royals defeated Bengaluru in 13 games whereas Bengaluru became a winner in the 15 games. There is one RR vs RCB IPL match that has no result.
Let’s check out Key players’ records for the RR vs RCB ahead of the IPL 2024 match 72 Eliminator.
RR vs RCB Player Head-to-Head Battle (T20) & Player Stats
Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have met each other twice at the Narendra Modi Stadium in the IPL tournament history. Both Rajasthan and Bengaluru won a 1-1 match in the Narendra Modi Stadium. The IPL Eliminator match 72 will be the 4th IPL match of RR vs RCB in the Narendra Modi Stadium in the IPL annals.
Let’s take a look at both RR and RCB top batters vs bowlers’ records in the ongoing IPL tournament.
Sanju Samson – Rajasthan Royals
The table has all the records for Sanju Samson vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers in the IPL history.
| Player Name | Matches | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Siraj | 6 | 36 | 31 | 116.1 | 3 |
Riyan Parag – Rajasthan Royals
The table has all the records for Riyan Parag vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers in the IPL history.
| Player Name | Matches | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yash Dayal | 4 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 1 |
Virat Kohli – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
The table has all the records for Virat Kohli vs Rajasthan Royals bowlers in the IPL history.
| Player Name | Matches | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 6 | 69 | 54 | 127.8 | 1 |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 62 | 38 | 163.2 | 2 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 11 | 87 | 67 | 129.9 | 7 |
| R Ashwin | 12 | 176 | 142 | 123.9 | 1 |
Rajat Patidar – Royal Challengers Bengaluru
The table has all the records for Rajat Patidar vs Rajasthan Royals bowlers in the IPL history.
| Player Name | Matches | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 1 |
| R Ashwin | 2 | 17 | 16 | 106.2 | 2 |
Top 3 Key Player Battle Between RR vs RCB Today IPL 2024 Eliminator Match
1. Virat Kohli vs Sandeep Sharma
Whenever Virat Kohli and Sandeep Sharma faced each other in the IPL, the intensity of the match increased in the stadium. RR bowler Sandeep Sharma scalped Virat Kohli 7 times out of 11 IPL games in the tournament history. The Orange Cap holder Virat Kohli has bagged 708 runs in 14 games this season. On the other hand, Sandeep Sharma dismissed 10 wickets with an economy rate of 7.93 in 9 games.
The table shows all the Virat Kohli vs Sandeep Sharma IPL batter vs Bowler records
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 250 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2016 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 213.3 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 84.6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 |
2. Sanju Samson vs Mohammed Siraj
RR captain Sanju Samson will face RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj in the upcoming IPL Eliminator match. For the past few matches, Sanju Samson’s captaincy has been under pressure, struggling with 4 consecutive losses before the last match was abandoned due to rain. So far Sanju Samson has amassed 504 runs with a strike rate of 156.52 and an average of 56.00 from 14 IPL matches.
Mohammed Siraj is back in his form scalping 13 wickets in the 13 IPL games so far. In his IPL career, Siraj scalped Samson 3 times out of six games conceding 36 runs in 31 balls in the IPL tournament.
The table shows all the Sanju Samson vs Mohammed Siraj IPL batter vs Bowler records
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 172.7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 157.1 |
3. Riyan Parag vs Yash Dayal
RR’s top batter Riyan Parag has been one of the top contenders for the IPL Orange cap in the IPL 2024. Only four times did southpaw medium pacer Yash Dayal and Riyan Parag come face to face in the IPL. Out of 4, Dayal dismissed Riyan once while coding overall 9 runs in 10 balls with a 90.0 strike rate. In the previous RCB vs CSK, Yash Dayal played a crucial role in Bengaluru’s 27-run victory over Chennai on home ground at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The table shows all the Riyan Parag vs Yash Dayal IPL batter vs Bowler records
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
