RCB and RR come into the game with contrasting fortunes in the previous encounters. While Rajasthan Royals were handed their first defeat of the season by Kolkata Knight Rider, Kohli led-RCB edged out defending champions Mumbai Indians in thrilling Super Over.
With a much bigger ground in Abu Dhabi and a 1 PM local start (UAE time) , both teams will need to acclimatize to the conditions which are much more demanding to the games played at the batting beauties at Sharjah and Dubai in much cooler weather conditions in the evening.
The RCB vs RR match-up will also have a couple of interesting battles between the best players in their respective roles ..While skipper Virat Kohli will have something to prove to his Steve Smith, the red hot pace of Jofra Archer will be up against Indian speedster Navdeep Saini, who can rack up some serious pace too.
The bragging rights for being the most effective tweaker will also come to the fore as 'Yuzi' Chahal and Co are pitted against Shreyas Gopal-led RR spin attack.
So here is a look at the head to head and key stats between the two teams over the past twelve seasons of the IPL
Head To Head
Rajasthan Royals do enjoy the slender edge over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their previous encounters in the Indian Premier League. Out of the 20 games played between these two teams, RR have won 10, while RCB have emerged victorious in 8 encounters. 2 games have been washed out
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020
Head to Head
Total Played - 20
RR Wins- 10
RCB Wins - 8
No Result - 2
RR hold a 3-2 winning edge over RCB in their previous five encounters in the IPL.
Most Runs
Proteas batting genius AB de Villiers is the leading run scorer for RCB against RR in IPL. 'Mr 360' has amassed a staggering 417 runs against the Rajasthan franchise.
Sanju Samson tops the list for most runs scored by Rajasthan Royals batsman against Royal Challengers Bangalore among the active players in the RR squad. The power hitter has notched up 217 runs against RCB and produced a whirlwind knock of 92 off just 45 balls in the 2018 edition of the league.
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Leading Wicket Takers
RCB's frontline leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal leads the wicket taking charts for his team against RR with 11 wickets.
With 12 wickets to his name, Shreyas Gopal is the highest wicket taker for Rajasthan Royals against RCB in the IPL
Highest Individual Scores
Former RR skipper Ajinkya Rahane scored an unbeaten century (103*) against RCB at Bengaluru in the 2012 edition of the league. The century happens to be the highest individual score by RR batsman against RCB.
Yuvraj Singh's knock of 83 against Rajasthan Royals in the 2014 edition of the IPL happens to be the highest individual score by RCB batsman against RR in the IPL
Full Squads For Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020
RCB: Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Aaron Finch, Josh Philippe, Chris Morris, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Pawan Negi, Isuru Udana, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Pavan Deshpande, Adam Zampa
RR: Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Andrew Tye, Kartik Tyagi, Steven Smith (captain), Ankit Rajpoot, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Mahipal Lomror, Oshane Thomas, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shashank Singh, Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Robin Uthappa, Aniruddha Joshi, Jofra Archer