IPL 2020: Match 12, RR v KKR - Statistical Preview of the Match

All the major stats and facts ahead of the 12th match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Dubai.

Sanju Samson and Steven Smith (Photo - IANS)

Rajasthan Royals will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their third match of IPL 2020 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai tonight.

Rajasthan Royals have had a great start of their campaign as they beat Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab in the first two matches. Against Kings XI Punjab their win was special as they chased down a target of 224 runs and this win will give them a lot of confidence. As usual Steven Smith, Sanju Samson, and Jos Buttler will be the key players in batting while Jofra Archer, Tom Curran, and Shreyas Gopal will be the trump cards in bowling.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders who lost their opener to Mumbai Indians bounced back against Sunrisers Hyderabad and registered a good win and now set to fight against the Royals. For them Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, and Pat Cummins are key players and the team will hope that the likes of Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, and captain Dinesh Karthik too will step up. 

All the major stats and facts ahead of the 12th match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Dubai : 

Head to Head in IPL -

Matches - 20

Rajasthan Royals won - 10

Kolkata Knight Riders won - 10

Rajasthan Royals' two of the wins came in Super Overs.

50 - David Miller needs to take one more catch to become the 12th fielder to take 50 or more catches in IPL. 

100 - Pat Cummins needs 2 more wickets to complete 100 wickets in T20 cricket. He has taken 98 wickets in 84 T20s. 

218 - Kuldeep Yadav has taken only 1 wicket at an average of 218 in his last 7 matches in the Indian Premier League. 

300 - Andre Russell needs 4 more wickets to achieve the milestone of 300 wickets in T20 cricket. 

518 - Dinesh Karthik has scored 518 runs at an average of 37.0 in 23 matches against Rajasthan Royals in IPL.

6000 - Jos Buttler needs 93 more runs to achieve the milestone of 6000 runs in T20 cricket.

 
 

By Jasveer Singh Kharra - 30 Sep, 2020

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