Statistics and trivia feat. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals

As the teams from Bengaluru and Rajasthan face off in a Royal battle at Abu Dhabi, the fixture promises to be a humdinger. From AB de Villiers’s exploits with the bat to Anil Kumble’s 5/5 with the ball, we take a look at 7 pieces of trivia and statistics from the fixtures between RCB and Rajasthan Royals over the years.

29 - AB de Villiers sits second on the list of highest ever run-scorers against Rajasthan Royals with 581 runs. He needs 29 more runs to overtake Suresh Raina at 609 and top the list.

7 - With 7 half-centuries, AB de Villiers sits atop the tree for most half-centuries in the IPL against the Rajasthan Royals.

5/5 - Anil Kumble’s 5/5 in 2009 are the best-ever bowling figures against RR. The spell also boasts of the best economy rate in a spell against Rajasthan.

5.14 - Anil Kumble’s economy rate of 5.14 playing for RCB against RR is the best for any bowler in the IPL.

132 - The 132-run partnership between Yuvraj Singh and AB de Villiers in 2015 is the highest-ever 4th wicket partnership against the Royals. Coming in to bat with the team in trouble at 40/3 the duo took the team to a formidable 190.

75 and 71 - The record for the top two biggest wins by runs against RR are both held by RCB. The 75-run win which came in the season-opener in 2009 was a statement win against the defending champions at the time. In the 2015 season, when RCB faced off against the Royals in the eliminator, AB de Villiers put on a show taking RCB to 180 before the bowlers bundled out RR for only 109.

10 -The record for the largest margin of victory against RR by wickets is also held by RCB. A Praveen Kumar hattrick in 2010 was the highlight of the game as RCB dismissed RR for only 92 before Jacques Kallis and Manish Pandey finished off RR with 10 wickets and 56 balls to spare.