IPL 2021, Match 26: PBKS vs RCB – Stats Preview

Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face each other at Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera, Ahmedabad) this Friday (30th April) night during the 26th match of the IPL 2021.

Both teams have already played six matches in this IPL 2021. While RCB have already earned 10 points and they are standing in the third position in the IPL 2021 points table. Meanwhile, PBKS have collected 4 points in this tournament as they are standing in the sixth spot in the same points table.

IPL 2021, Match 26: PBKS vs RCB – Stats Preview

Venue Stats (Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad)

Teams’ Records at Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Players’ stats

(Punjab Kings)

• Mohammed Shami – 50 wickets for PBKS

i) The right-arm pacer Mohammed Shami (46 wickets) is four wickets away to complete his 50 wickets for Punjab Kings. He will be the fourth bowler to pick up 50 wickets for PBKS.

(Royal Challengers Bangalore)

• Harshal Patel – 3rd most wicket-taker for RCB

i) Harshal Patel has already picked up 51 T20 wickets for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. With three more wickets, Harshal will surpass Sreenath Aravind (51 wickets) and Anil Kumble (53 wickets) and become the third most T20 wicket-taker for RCB. The top two most T20 wicket-takers for RCB are Yuzvendra Chahal (124 wickets) and Vinay Kumar (80 wickets).

• Yuzvendra Chahal – most IPL wickets for a team as an Indian bowler

i) The leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has already taken 124 IPL wickets for RCB. Among the Indian bowlers, only the veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has taken more IPL wickets for a team than Chahal as Harbhajan picked up 127 IPL wickets for Mumbai Indians (MI).

Talking about the overall bowlers, only Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga (170 IPL wickets for Mumbai Indians) and Caribbean off-spinner Sunil Narine (130 IPL wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders) have taken more IPL wickets for a team than Harbhajan and Chahal.