IPL Qualifier 2 RR vs RCB: Stats Preview

Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be facing each other in the second qualifier of IPL 2022, to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the previous season, RR finished seventh while RCB finished fourth. Both the teams are in the top-3 positions this season but are now looking to seal the final spot. So far in this season, RR won nine and lost five matches in the group stage, before losing in the first Qualifier. RCB on the other hand had won eight and lost six in the group stage and later won the Eliminator. Both teams have faced twice in the season, with each team winning once. This will be the first match played with a full capacity crowd at the world’s largest sports stadium.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler has been incredible this season, comfortably leading the Orange Cap chart. His opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal has also been consistent in the last few matches. Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer have been brilliant in the middle-order. In the bowling departments, RR have Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, and R Ashwin who have been brilliant this season.

Speaking of RCB, former captain Virat Kohli has not been at his best, while his opening partner Faf du Plessis has blown hot and cold this season. Rajat Patidar, who got opportunities late in the season after coming in as a replacement, has been mighty impressive so far. In fact, he stunned LSG in the Eliminator with a remarkable ton. Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik played their roles perfectly in the middle. The trio of Josh Hazlewood, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Harshal Patel have been outstanding with the ball.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Qualifier 2 between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2022:

• Head to head: Both the teams have faced each other in 27 IPL matches, with RCB winning 13 and RR winning 11. Three games ended in no result.
• Sanju Samson needs to take one more catch to reach 50 catches as a wicketkeeper in the IPL.
• Virat Kohli needs to take one more catch to reach 150 catches in T20 cricket. He will be the third Indian fielder to reach the milestone, after Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma.
• Harshal Patel needs to take three wickets to reach 100 wickets in the IPL. If he reaches the milestone in this match, he will become the second-fastest player to take 100 IPL wickets in terms of matches. Lasith Malinga, the fastest to the milestone, took 70 matches, while Harshal has played 77 matches so far.
• Sanju Samson requires 11 runs to reach 3500 runs in the IPL.
• Prasidh Krishna will be playing his 50th match in the IPL.
• R Ashwin (156) needs two wickets to go past Piyush Chawla (157) and become the fifth-highest wicket-taker in the IPL.
• Glenn Maxwell is four fours away from reaching 200 fours in the cash-rich league.
• Prasidh Krishna also requires five scalps to reach 50 wickets in the tournament.
• Yuzvendra Chahal needs two wickets to surpass Amit Mishra (166) and become the third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament.
• Virat Kohli requires four fours to complete 950 fours in T20 cricket.
• Mohammed Siraj is one scalp away from completing 50 wickets for RCB in the IPL.