RCB vs RR, IPL 2023: Stats and Records at M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Rajasthan Royals, after a shocking home defeat will now travel to Bengaluru as they lock horns against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in match number 32 of IPL 2023 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on 23^rd April, 2023.

Rajasthan Royals will be coming to contest after losing a close encounter against the Lucknow Super Giants in their previous game. Despite losing against LSG, they currently sit at the top of the points table with four wins out of six games, thanks to their superior net-run-rate of +1.043. It’s the entire team performance that has put them in the top of the table.

Jos Buttler has been the leading run-scorer for RR with 244 runs at an average of 40.67 while Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson have accounted to two important half-centuries at crunch situations and Shimron Hetmyer has been magnificent at lower order for RR, he has aggregated 185 runs in 6 games at an average of 92.50. In the bowling department Yuzvendra Chahal has taken 11 wickets in 6 games, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Trent Boult have managed to pick 8 and 7 wickets respectively. RR would look to bounce back the winning ways.

Royal Challengers Bangalore on the other hand, will be coming into the contest after a comfortable win over Punjab Kings in their previous game. With three wins out of six games, they sit at fifth position of IPL points table. As far as RCB battering is concerned, it’s all about the big three in the form of Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell. Skipper du Plessis has aggregated 343 runs in six games with four half-centuries, he currently holds the Orange Cap.

While Kohli has aggregated 279 runs in same number of games and he has also scored 4 half-centuries, Glenn Maxwell has contributed with couple of crucial fifties. In the bowling department Mohammed Siraj has been phenomenal with 12 wickets and currently holds the Purple Cap of IPL 2023. RCB would look to carry the winning momentum going.

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals Head-to-Head, IPL 2023:

In as many as 27 games played between the two teams, RCB have won 13 games and RR have won 12 games. Two games hasn’t yielded results.

Matches Played	27
Rajasthan Royals	12
Royal Challengers Bangalore	13
NR	2

Stats and Records at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, IPL 2023.

Spinners have thoroughly enjoyed bowling here with bowling average of 29.3 compared to pacers who averages 30.0, but in IPL 2023 Pacers have averaged 28.9 and struck at 19.1 compared to spinners who average 37.6 at a strike rate of 23.9. Teams winning batting second have upper hand over teams batting first with 46 wins over 35 wins in as many as 85 games, four matches have not yielded results. Chasing is preferred by teams winning toss. In IPL 2023, both batting first and batting second have won two games each Average first innings total in IPL 2023 is 195.8, which means a high scoring contest can be expected between RR and RCB.

M. Chinnaswamy	Stats
Matches Played	85
Number of wins batting first	35
Number of wins batting second	46
Average First Innings score	170.4
Average powerplay Score	45.8
Average death overs score	53.7

 Tactics and Match-ups:

Sandeep Sharma has dismissed Virat Kohli seven times in IPL in just 58 balls and has given away only 78 runs, Samson will probably use Sandeep Sharma for three overs in Powerplay to counter Virat Kohli. Trent Boult has dismissed Faf du Plessis thrice in 80 balls and ha given 84 runs. Another interesting matchup is between Sanju Samson and Wanindu Hasaranga, Samson has been dismissed thrice against Hasaranga in just 23 balls and has scored 23 runs, du Plessis will ploy with Hasaranga once Samson come to play.