RCB vs RR, Match 32 IPL 2023 Stats Review: Kohli’s unwanted record of golden ducks, Trent Boult’s feat, and other stats

Skipper Faf du Plessis continued his red-hot form as he smashed 62 off 39, while Glenn Maxwell hammered 77 off just 44 as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by a margin of seven runs in match 32 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Bangalore. Du Plessis hit his fifth half-century in seven innings as he is the Orange Cap holder with 405 runs to his name so far.

Talking about how the battle of the Royals unfolded, captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to field first. Virat Kohli captained yet again and got out plumb LBW to Trent Boult off the first delivery of the match. Shahbaz Ahmed got dismissed for just two, but it was the duo of Du Plessis-Maxwell that stole the show with their 127-run stand for the third wicket. The home side managed to reach a competitive total of 189/9 in their allotted 20 overs. Boult and Sandeep Sharma picked up two wickets apiece.

In reply, Jos Buttler got bowled for a duck off the bowling of the in-form Mohammed Siraj. Left-handers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal struck 47 and 52 runs, respectively. The latter brought up his first IPL half-century in 16 innings. Skipper Samson scored 22 while Dhruv Jurel fought with his knock of 34*, but it wasn’t enough as the hosts restricted the visitors to 182/6. Harshal Patel was the pick of the RCB bowlers for his spell of 3/32 (4).

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 32 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2023:

101 – Trent Boult reached the landmark of 100 wickets in the IPL.

127 – Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell registered the highest third-wicket partnership of 127 for RCB against RR in the IPL. Previously, AB de Villiers and Mandeep Singh shared a 113-run stand in Pune in the year 2015.

1067 – Maxwell reached the landmark of 1000 runs for RCB in the IPL. He became the fifth player to achieve it after Virat Kohli (6903), AB de Villiers (4491), Chris Gayle (3163), and Jacques Kallis (1132).

7 – Kohli is now joint-second with Sunil Narine and Harbhajan Singh for the most golden ducks (seven) in the IPL. Rashid Khan tops the list with ten.

38 – Dinesh Karthik has now been involved the most times (38) in run-outs in the league. Rohit Sharma is in the second spot with 37.

101 – Kohli completed the milestone of 100 catches in the league. He has taken the third-most catches by a fielder with Suresh Raina (109) and Kieron Pollard (103) in the first and second positions respectively.

15 – Devdutt Padikkal scored his first half-century after 15 innings. His last one came against Delhi Capitals in Mumbai in 2022.

62/2 – RCB recorded their third-highest total of 62/2 in the powerplay against RR. They scored 66/0 in Jaipur in 2011 and 64/1 in Bangalore in the year 2018.

4 – RCB registered their fourth victory in 12 matches while sporting a green jersey. They have lost seven with one game ending with no result.

9011 – Du Plessis reached the milestone of 9000 runs in T20s.

405 – Orange cap holder Du Plessis has smashed 405 runs in seven innings at an average of 67.50 with five half-centuries this season.