All the statistics from RCB vs PBKS

As the Royal Challengers gear up for their opening contest of 2022 IPL, they will be up against the mighty Punjab Kings who will have some unfinished business to tend to.

The Challengers will be raring to start their campaign on a high as they have made a team that promises a perfect blend of youth and experience. Punjab Kings, on the contrary, will rely on their big names to deliver as they have an eclectic combination of roaring overseas players mixed in perfect proportions alongside their Indian counterparts.

Cricket, being the numbers’ game that it is, in this story, we will be bringing you a sequence of stats that has preceded this extended rivalry in the roster of Indian Premier League for a while.

Head-to-head:

The latest edition of the contest saw the Challengers coming out on top as a couple of masterclasses from Maxwell featuring a 33-ball-57 and Chahal’s three- fer left Punjab short of the finishing line.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 13

Punjab Kings: 15

Highest score:

Back in 2015, the Challengers went berserk as Chris Gayle pumped out a blitzkrieg starring a 57-ball-117 while ABD chipped in with a late tempest. Mitchell Starc and Sreenath Aravind managed to plunder eight wickets between them, leaving the Kings stuttering for 88.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 226

Punjab Kings: 232

Highest run-scorers amongst active players:

Virat Kohli – 741 runs

Highest wickets taken amongst active players:

Sandeep Sharma – 16 wickets

Last 5 matches:

Royal Challengers Bangalore won 2 games

Punjab Kings won 3 games

Batting first:

Royal Challengers Bangalore won 7 games

Punjab Kings won 6 games

Batting second:

Royal Challengers Bangalore won 6 games

Punjab Kings won 9 games