Stat-blast: Key numbers ahead of RCB vs CSK

As the Royal Challengers Bangalore take on the Chennai Super Kings in the latest installment of the Southern Derby of the IPL, fans at the Chinnaswamy Stadium will gear up to voice their support for the home team vociferously, believing anew after their resonating victory against the Delhi Capitals in the preceding fixture.

The Chennai Super Kings have been in decent form in the tournament and were within touching distance of the finish line against Rajasthan Royals, only to be refuted in the dying embers against a resurgent Sandeep Sharma who would frequent the yorker length to secure a thrilling win for the Royals.

As the two reckoning powerhouses in the long-standing history of IPL collide, here are a few numbers that you should know ahead of the game.

Head-to-head:

Matches played: 30

RCB – 10

CSK - 19

Highest scorers for RCB vs CSK:

Virat Kohli is the highest scorer for RCB against Chennai Super Kings with 979 runs to his name. Notably, Kohli is at 214 runs from four matches, and the RCB superstar has a good chance of earning the Orange Cap, only 20 runs behind No.1-placed Venkatesh Iyer. 

Dinesh Karthik also has impressive numbers against the Chennai Super Kings as he has smashed 647 runs against them at a strike rate of 135.07 and an average of 28.07.

Bowlers who turned the game on its head:

Harshal Patel leads the queue of successful bowlers for RCB against CSK with 13 wickets at an economy rate of 7.66.

Knocks that hogged the limelight:

Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 90 against Chennai on the distant shores of Dubai still remains the highest score by an RCB batsman in the prolonged history of this rivalry.

Spells that would go down in history:

Zaheer Khan, who would later switch his allegiance to the Mumbai Indians, pulled off a fine spell in the Red and Gold threads, rocking the Super Kings with figures of 4/17.