IPL 2021, Match 35: RCB vs CSK, Stats Preview: Player records and approaching milestones

Royal Challengers Bangalore will battle it out with Chennai Super Kings in the 35th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The encounter takes place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on Friday (September 24). Both these teams have been on a roll this season which makes this contest highly awaited. With six wins in eight games, the MS Dhoni-led side is second in the team standings at the time of season suspension.

A spot below is occupied by RCB, who won five of their eight matches. Meanwhile, the Men in Yellow kick-started the UAE leg on a thrilling note, defeating defending champions Mumbai Indians in their first assignment. It was indeed a comprehensive win as the Mumbai-based side failed to chase 157 in Dubai, losing the game by 20 runs.

On the other hand, RCB’s first outing in UAE this year wasn’t pleasant by any means. The Virat Kohli-led side couldn’t do much against Kolkata Knight Riders and suffered a humiliating nine-wicket defeat. After bundling the Bangalore-based outfit for 92, KKR crossed the line with as many as 10 overs to spare.

It must be noted that CSK comprehensively defeated RCB in the first leg of the competition. After posting 191/4 in Mumbai, Chennai restricted the Challengers for 122/9, walking away with a 69-run win. While MS Dhoni’s men would be determined to replicate their heroics, Virat Kohli’s team will fight to settle the scores.

Meanwhile, let’s look at important stats and numbers ahead of the 35th game of the Indian Premier League 2021:

Head to Head record: In the IPL history so far, both teams have played 27 games against each other. In these games, Chennai Super Kings hold the edge as they won 17 games while RCB emerged winners nine times. One of their matches got washed out due to rain.

1 – MS Dhoni is one grab away from becoming the wicketkeeper with most catches in IPL. Currently, he and Dinesh Karthik jointly hold the top position with 114 catches.

66 – Virat Kohli needs 66 runs to become the first Indian and fifth overall player to complete 10,000 T20 runs.

105 – Kohli also needs 105 runs to complete 1000 IPL runs against CSK. He can become the first player to get the feat.

5 – AB de Villiers is five hits away from becoming the second player after Chris Gayle to smash 250 sixes in IPL.

5 – Mohammed Siraj needs five wickets to complete 50 wickets in IPL. He currently has 45 wickets in 42 appearances.

5 – Suresh Raina is five runs away from becoming the third player to complete 5,500 runs in IPL.

2 – Ravindra Jadeja needs two sixes to reach 50 IPL sixes for Chennai Super Kings. He’ll become the eighth player to get the feat.

5 – Ambati Rayudu is five big hits away from completing 200 sixes in T20 cricket.

4 – Yuzvendra Chahal has dismissed Suresh Raina four times in IPL. However, the latter has an impressive strike rate of 136.2 against the RCB leg-spinner.