KXIP, RCB
Image Credit: Google

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face each other on Saturday (13th April) night at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali, Chandigarh).

It will be the eighth match for KXIP and seventh match for RCB in IPL 2019. However, KXIP will play their fourth home match, and RCB will play their fourth away match in this season.

KXIP has won four matches in this season and has already earned eight points. Meanwhile, RCB hasn’t won a match this season yet.

Teams’ Stats

KXIP

IPL 2019 form (in last five matches; oldest to latest): Won, Won, Lost, Won and Lost

RCB

IPL 2019 form (in last five matches; oldest to latest): Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost and Lost

  • In the ongoing IPL season, RCB has lost all their first six matches. While Delhi Daredevils (DD) had suffered defeats in all their first six matches in IPL 2013, no team has suffered defeats in all the first seven matches in an IPL season.

Read More: IPL 2019, Match 27: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals – Statistical Preview

Head-to-Head records

Overall (22 matches): KXIP won 12 matches; RCB won 10 matches

In IPL (22 matches): KXIP won 12 matches; RCB won 10 matches

At Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh (6 matches): KXIP won 3 matches; RCB won 3 matches

In last five matches: KXIP won 2 matches; RCB won 3 matches

  • Their upcoming meeting will be their first meeting at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali, Chandigarh) since May 2016.

 

Players’ stats

(KXIP)

KL Rahul

KXIP, RCB
KL Rahul (Image Credit: Google)

i) The right-handed batsman has scored 976 runs in 21 matches for KXIP. He is 24 runs away to complete his 1,000 T20 runs for this franchise. Till the date, six batsmen (including two Indians) have scored 1,000+ T20 runs for this team.

 

Andrew Tye

IPL 2019, Match 28: Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Stats Preview
Andrew Tye

i) The Aussie pacer has bagged 26 wickets for KXIP. With three more wickets, he will become the leading wicket-taker for KXIP as an Australian bowler. Mitchell Johnson is currently holding this record as the former cricketer picked up 28 T20 wickets for KXIP.

Read More: Revealed: Virat Kohli’s 15-Man World Cup Squad

(RCB)

AB de Villiers

KXIP, RCB
AB de Villiers (Image Credit: BCCI)

i) The Proteas batsman has scored 3,486 T20 runs for RCB. The right-handed batsman is 14 runs away to complete his 3,500 T20 runs for RCB. Only Virat Kohli has achieved this feat for this side as he has scored 5,575 T20 runs.

ii) The right-handed batsman has hit 198 IPL sixes. With two more sixes, he will complete 200 IPL sixes. Only Chris Gayle is ahead of him who has hit 310 IPL sixes.

iii) AB de Villiers has also hit 346 sixes in T20 career. The right-handed batsman is four sixes away to complete 350 T20 sixes. Till the date, a total of six players have hit 350+ T20 sixes.