IPL 2022, Match 52 PBKS vs RR, Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals will be facing each other in the 52nd match of IPL 2022, to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. So far this season, PBKS have won five and lost five matches, while RR have won six and lost four. At this venue, PBKS have won once and lost once, while RR have won and lost twice each. As the tournament reaches its business end, wins at this time are very crucial for the playoff chances of both teams.

For PBKS, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Liam Livingstone have been outstanding, however, the main issue of their batting is the poor form of Jonny Bairstow. Kagiso Rabada and Rahul Chahar have been brilliant with the ball.

Rajasthan Royals have both the Orange Cap holder Jos Buttler and the Purple Cap holder Yuzvendra Chahal in their team. However, the fact that they have lost their last two games against under-performing MI and KKR sides would haunt them more. They also have Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer performing well this season, both with strike rates above 150. With the ball, Prasidh Krishna has produced consistent performances.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 52 between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2022:

Head to head – RR and PBKS have faced each other in 23 IPL matches, with RR winning 13 and PBKS winning 10 times.

1 – Sanju Samson has won only one toss in the ten IPL matches this season.

1 – Dhawan needs one more 50+ score to become the first Indian opener with 50 fifty-plus scores in the IPL.

1 – Chahal needs one more wicket to reach 20 wickets in this season. This will be the fourth season where he will have at least 20 wickets.

2 – Chahal needs to take two more wickets to become the leading wicket-taker in an IPL season for Rajasthan Royals, overtaking Shreyas Gopal.

6 – Jos Buttler needs six more fours to reach 250 fours in the IPL.

8 – Shikhar Dhawan needs to hit eight more fours to become the first player to reach 700 fours in the IPL.

100 – Sanju Samson will be batting in his 100th innings, thus becoming the first RR player to achieve this milestone.

35 – Riyan Parag (465) requires 35 runs to complete 500 runs in the league.

3 – Mayank Agarwal (147) needs three sixes to get to 150 maximums in the T20 games.

77 – Buttler (7923) is 77 runs away from reaching 8000 runs in T20 cricket

5 – Buttler (345) also requires five sixes to get to 350 maximums in T20 cricket.

16 – Bairstow (3984) requires 16 runs to get to 4000 runs in T20 games.

3 – Kagiso Rabada (197) needs three scalps to reach 200 wickets in T20 matches.

11 – Karun Nair (2989) needs 11 runs to complete 3000 runs in T20 matches.

4 – Rahul Chahar (96) is four scalps away from completing 100 wickets in T20 cricket.

4 – Arshdeep Singh (46) is four scalps away from reaching 50 wickets in T20 cricket.

8 – Bairstow (342) also needs eight fours to get to 350 fours in T20 matches.