IPL 2021, Match 56: RCB vs DC, Stats Preview: Player records and approaching milestones

The last league-stage game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will see Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. While DC will view it as a practice game, RCB has something to play for. Though only mathematically, Virat Kohli’s men have a chance to securing a top-two finish. They need to defeat DC by a jaw-dropping margin to make this possible.

With the Delhi-based side sitting pretty at the table, RCB fans won’t be too optimistic about this happening. Nevertheless, the two sides are through to the next stage and would like to end the league stage on a high note. The Rishabh Pant-led side haven’t done much wrong this season and they are also the front-runners to get the title.

While Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant have impressed with the bat, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, and Anrich Nortje have made the ball talk. On the other hand, RCB has also done well but are coming off a narrow four-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Hence, it would be interesting to see how this game pans out.

Meanwhile, let’s look at important stats and numbers ahead of the 56th game of the Indian Premier League 2021:

Head-to-head record:  RCB are ahead of DC Delhi in terms of head-to-head record in IPL. In 26 clashes, RCB have won 15 games while DC emerged winners 10 times. One of their clashes got washed out due to rain.

20– Shikhar Dhawan needs 20 runs to become the fourth player to complete 2000 IPL runs for the Delhi-based franchise.

15 – Steve Smith is 15 runs shy of completing 2,500 runs in the Indian Premier League.

4– Mohammed Siraj needs four wickets to complete 50 wickets in the IPL. He currently has 46 wickets in 48 appearances.

91 – Virat Kohli needs 91 runs to become the first player to complete 1000 IPL runs against the Delhi-based team.

48 – Glenn Maxwell, who has been in fine form this season, is 48 runs away from completing 2000 runs in IPL.

4 – Harshal Patel, who currently has 29 wickets from 13 matches this season, is 4 wickets away from overtaking Dwayne Bravo’s tally (32) of most wickets in a single IPL season.

4 – Virat Kohli is 4 boundaries away from completing 900 fours in T20. He’ll become the seventh player to get the landmark.

59 – Ajinkya Rahane has accumulated 3941 runs in 141 innings he has played in IPL. He requires 59 runs to complete 4000 runs and become the eighth Indian to achieve the milestone.

61 – Axar Patel needs 61 runs for completing 1000 runs in the Indian Premier League.