IPL 2021: KKR vs RCB, Stats Preview – Upcoming records and approaching milestones

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders will resume their respective Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaigns against each other. The high-voltage encounter takes place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday (September 20). The two teams have developed a sort of rivalry over the years and it would be interesting to see who emerges victoriously in the upcoming contest.

Let’s look at important stats and numbers ahead of the 31st game of the Indian Premier League 2021:

Head to Head record: In the IPL history so far, both teams have played 27 games against each other. In these games, Knight Riders have a slight edge as they won 14 games while RCB emerged victoriously 13 times.

200 – Virat Kohli will become the first player to play 200 IPL matches for a franchise. Overall, he’ll be the fifth to get the feat.

71 – Virat Kohli needs 71 runs to become the first Indian and fifth overall player to complete 10,000 T20 runs.

5 – AB de Villiers is five hits away from becoming the second player after Chris Gayle to hit 250 sixes in IPL.

54 – Dinesh Karthik needs 54 runs to become the 7th Indian and 11th overall to slam 4000 runs in IPL.

2 – Karthik is two grabs away from becoming the wicketkeeper with most catches in IPL. While he has taken 113 catches so far, MS Dhoni (114) is ahead of him.

5 – Mohammed Siraj needs five wickets to complete 50 wickets in IPL. The right-arm pacer has amassed 45 wickets in 42 appearances so far.

98 – Sunil Narine is 98 runs away from completing 1000 runs in IPL. So far, he has scored 902 runs in 124 appearances.