IPL 2023 Match 32, RCB vs RR Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) square off against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 32 of IPL 2023 on Sunday, April 23 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Notably, RCB will sport a green jersey for this fixture as part of their ‘Go Green initiative’. 

The Challengers have made a mixed start to their current campaign. Faf du Plessis’ side has played six matches so far with three victories and as many losses. With six points and a net run rate of -0.068, RCB are placed on the fifth position in the table. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson’s team has made a great start this season after losing out to Gujarat Titans in the summit clash in IPL 2022. 

The Jaipur-based franchise has played six games so far with four wins and just two losses. With eight points and NRR of +1.043, the Royals are bossing the table at the top. (Standings until Match 29). The visitors have a wood over the home side at the Chinnaswamy stadium as they have sealed victories on four occasions out of the eight IPL games played. The hosts won two while the remaining two ended up with no result. Some serious hitters like du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Jos Buttler, and Shimron Hetmyer are all set to clash against each other in an exciting afternoon game in the Garden City.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 32 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2023:

Head-to-Head: RCB and RR have met each other 27 times in the history of the tournament with the Challengers just ahead with 13 wins. Twelve games have been won by the Royals and the remaining two ended up with no result.

1 – Yashasvi Jaiswal (49) is one short of 50 T20 matches.

3 – Devdutt Padikkal (147) needs three fours to complete 150 fours in the IPL.

51 – Faf du Plessis (8949) requires 51 runs to complete 9000 runs in T20s.

1 – Trent Boult (99) is one scalp away from reaching the milestone of 100 wickets in the league.

97 – Virat Kohli (6903) is 97 runs short of completing the landmark of 7000 runs in the IPL.

5 – R Aswhin (295) needs five scalps to reach the landmark of 300 wickets in T20s.

4 – Glenn Maxwell (146) needs four sixes to get to 150 maximums in the league.

14 – Dinesh Karthik (6986) requires 14 runs to complete 7000 runs in T20 cricket.

5 – Harshal Patel (195) requires five scalps to get to 150 wickets in all T20s.

4 – Shahbaz Ahmed (46) needs four scalps to get to 50 wickets in T20s.

10 – Sanju Samson (290) requires ten fours to reach 300 fours in the IPL.

6 – Faf du Plessis (794) is six fours away from completing 800 fours in all T20s.

6 – Jos Buttler (144) requires six sixes to complete 150 maximums in the cash-rich league.