KKR vs RCB: This is how the teams stack against each other ahead of today’s match

Sep 20, 2021

By: Vaamanaa Sethi

This is the second match of the IPL second phase, which was postponed due to...

...COVID-19 scare in India, and it will be held in Abu Dhabi.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is yet to win an IPL trophy,...

...whereas Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has won two titles so far in 2012 and 2014.

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KKR had a rough start this season with two wins out of seven matches and stands 7th in the team rankings.

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On the other hand, RCB has won five out of seven matches in this season and stands at the third position.

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The two teams have faced each other 27 times since 2008 out of which,...

...KKR has won 14 matches, while RCB has won 13

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The last match between both the teams was held on April 18 in Chennai, with RCB winning by 38 runs.

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Top performers of both the teams

Kohli is the top scorer amassing 730 runs followed by AB de Villiers with 464 runs against KKR and Andre Rusell with 339 runs against RCB. Yuzvendra Chahal and Sunil Narine are top bowlers who have picked 16 wickets against KKR and Andre Rusell from KKR who picked 7 wickets against RCB.

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Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera are the two new additions in RCB.

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Whereas in KKR, Pat Cummins will be absent from the team due to ‘personal reasons’.

He was the highest wicket taker of the team before the tournament was halted.

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Virat Kohli, who is currently the team captain of RCB,...

...has decided to step down from the captaincy after this season. He will still be part of the RCB, but will no longer be the captain of the team.

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