IPL Stats: Most Runs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

Indian Premier League (IPL) since its origin has always been batsmen’s favourite league. The flat decks and small grounds add to the woes of bowlers.

The Achilles heel of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has been their bowling department. Many batsmen made the most of their weakness and the shorter boundary venues, which led to their trophy count being nil.

Here we look at the top 10 leading run-getters against RCB.

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Most Runs vs RCB in IPL

PLAYER	INNS	RUNS	AVERAGE	STRIKE RATE	HIGH SCORE	NOT OUTS	100s/50s
MS Dhoni	35	906	39.39	143.12	84*	12	0/4
David Warner	23	862	41.04	160.52	100*	2	1/9
Rohit Sharma	33	848	27.35	136.99	94	2	0/7
Ajinkya Rahane	24	801	36.40	134.39	103*	2	1/5
KL Rahul	17	782	71.09	144.28	132*	6	1/4
Ambati Rayudu	25	728	31.65	123.59	82	2	0/3
Shikhar Dhawan	25	724	32.90	123.97	73*	3	0/6
Suresh Raina	29	702	30.52	128.33	73*	6	0/4
Robin Uthappa	22	687	36.15	138.5	88	3	0/4
Gautam Gambhir	20	647	32.35	134.51	93	0	0/6

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Key Insights

Brendon McCullum’s unbeaten 158 in the inaugural IPL game in 2008 is still the highest score by any batsman against RCB in IPL. Here’s an exciting thread on that innings.

David Warner, the one who is called “Australian Pocket Dynamite”, has crossed the 800 runs mark in just 20 matches against the Bengaluru-based side. He has two centuries against the Red Devils RCB, though one came while playing for New South Wales in the Champions League 2011.

No list in modern-day cricket exists without the name Rohit Sharma. The star Indian batsman has lived up to his stature whenever he has played against RCB. The record of ‘Hitman’ against the Bengaluru-based franchise is magnificent. He has registered 800+ runs, decorated with seven fifty-plus knocks. His highest score of 94 against the men in red is probably one of his finest IPL knocks. Please find out the top 5 innings played by Rohit in his IPL career.

‘Captain Cool’ stands tall at the top of the list. The swashbuckling batsman has a significant record against the side of his successor in Indian Cricket. RCB has always been Dhoni’s favourite team to play against. The Ranchi lad has registered 860+ runs against RCB. The 140+ strike rate makes the record even better. Dhoni’s unbeaten 84 against Bengaluru is also his overall best in IPL.

KL Rahul’s staggering average of 64+ against RCB is the highest among any batter with 400+ runs, whereas Andre Russell, who has struck 400+ runs at a rate of more than 195, tops the strike rate column.