IPL 2021, Match 18: RR vs KKR, Stats Preview: Player records and approaching milestones

Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders have got off to a terrible start to their campaign in IPL 2021. They have lost three of the four matches played this season. KKR won its first game against SRH but then went on to lose the next three matches in a row. Their middle order has been quite inconsistent, and the top order has fired in only some of the games.

On the other hand, the RR bowling lineup looked completely clueless in their clash against RCB in the last game. Capitan Sanju Samson smashed a century in the first game against Punjab Kings but has failed in the following games. Jos Buttler has also not made an impact in this season so far.

Let’s look at important stats and numbers before the start of the IPL clash between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders:

Head to Head: Among 23 matches in which these teams have met in IPL, 12 have been won by Kolkata Knight Riders, while Rajasthan Royals have won the rest 10 games with one ending in no result

86 – David Miller has scored 1914 IPL runs in 81 innings so far. He needs 86 more runs to complete 2000 runs in the tournament.

43 – Eoin Morgan has accumulated 6957 T20 runs in 299 innings. He needs 43 more runs to complete 7000 T20 runs, and become the fourth English player to achieve the milestone. Alex Hales, Ravi Bopara, and Luke Wright are the other English players to reach the landmark.

8 – Dinesh Karthik has scored 992 runs for KKR in IPL. He is 8 runs away from completing 1000 runs for the franchise.

3 –  RR bowler Chris Morris has a good record against Andre Russell. Morris has dismissed Russell three times in space of 20 balls in which 32 runs have been scored by the batsman.

86.67 –  Sanju Samson has scored only 39 runs off 45 balls against Sunil Narine in IPL. He has been dismissed thrice in the space of 45 balls against the spinner.

519 – Among the current KKR players, Dinesh Karthik has scored the most runs (519) against RR at a strike rate of 134.80 and an average of 32.43. His highest score of 97* has also come against Rajasthan Royals.

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