IPL 2022: RR vs RCB, Stats Preview – Upcoming records and approaching milestones

Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be facing each other in the 13th match of IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. While Rajasthan Royals have won both their matches, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have won one and lost one. Last season, Rajasthan finished seventh with five wins, while Bangalore reached the eliminator. Rajasthan Royals have lost both their tosses and yet won both their games after being put in to bat first. RCB, on the other hand, have lost once while batting first, and won once while chasing, too. Both teams will play their first game at the Wankhede Stadium this season.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 13 between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2022:

24 – Sanju Samson needs to score 24 more runs to reach 2500 IPL runs for Rajasthan Royals. He will become the second player to score as many or more runs for the franchise, after Ajinkya Rahane.

2 – Dinesh Karthik needs two more dismissals to become the second wicketkeeper to affect 150 dismissals in the IPL, after MS Dhoni.

2 – Jos Buttler needs two more sixes to reach 100 sixes in the IPL.

4 – Sanju Samson needs four more dismissals to become the first wicketkeeper or fielder to affect 50 dismissals for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.

4 – Harshal Patel needs four more wickets to overtake Vinay Kumar and become RCB’s most-successful pacer.

4 – R Ashwin needs four more wickets to become the fifth player to take 150 wickets in the IPL. He will then be tied with Harbhajan Singh on the fifth place in the record for most wickets in the league.

68 – Devdutt Padikkal (932) needs 68 runs to complete 1000 runs in the IPL.

2 – Nathan Coulter-Nile (48) requires two scalps to reach 50 wickets in the league.