
Royal Challengers Bengaluru RCB
Formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore (until 2023)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have faced Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad more often than anyone else — 38 meetings each. MS Dhoni is the leading run-scorer against RCB, while Sandeep Sharma is the leading wicket-taker. The full head-to-head record against every IPL franchise follows below.
RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) Head-to-Head Record vs Every IPL Team
Opponent ↕ | Played ↕ | Won ↕ | Win% ↕ | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBKS | 38 | 20 | 52.6% | 4W-1L |
| SRH | 38 | 17 | 44.7% | 2W-3L |
| MI | 36 | 17 | 47.2% | 3W-2L |
| KKR | 36 | 16 | 44.4% | 2W-3L |
| CSK | 35 | 14 | 40.0% | 4W-1L |
| DC | 34 | 21 | 61.8% | 3W-2L |
| RR | 32 | 17 | 53.1% | 2W-3L |
| GT | 10 | 6 | 60.0% | 3W-2L |
| LSG | 8 | 5 | 62.5% | 3W-2L |
| GL ✕ | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | 3W-2L |
| PWI ✕ | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 5W-0L |
| RPS ✕ | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | — |
| KTK ✕ | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | — |
RCB — PBKS and SRH Their Most-Played Rivals, 38 Meetings Each
Best and worst records are drawn from opponents met 8+ times.
No one fixture stands out for RCB: PBKS and SRH have both been met 38 times. RCB have the edge over LSG, five of eight (62.5%). CSK have come out on top against RCB, winning 21 of 35 (60.0%).
Top Run-Scorers Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Batter ↕ | Innings ↕ | Runs ↕ | Avg | SR | Best ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | 35 | 906 | 39.4 | 143.1 | 84 |
| Rohit Sharma | 35 | 889 | 27.8 | 138.5 | 94 |
| David Warner | 23 | 862 | 41.0 | 160.5 | 100 |
| KL Rahul | 19 | 840 | 64.6 | 145.1 | 132 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 25 | 820 | 35.7 | 134.6 | 103 |
| Ambati Rayudu | 25 | 728 | 31.7 | 123.6 | 82 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 25 | 724 | 32.9 | 124.0 | 73 |
| Suresh Raina | 29 | 702 | 30.5 | 128.3 | 73 |
| Jos Buttler | 20 | 697 | 46.5 | 158.8 | 106 |
| Robin Uthappa | 22 | 687 | 36.2 | 138.5 | 88 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 20 | 647 | 32.4 | 134.5 | 93 |
| Ishan Kishan | 16 | 637 | 42.5 | 170.3 | 99 |
| Rishabh Pant | 15 | 572 | 52.0 | 160.2 | 118 |
| Brendon McCullum | 15 | 569 | 43.8 | 148.2 | 158 |
| Kieron Pollard | 25 | 551 | 34.4 | 161.6 | 70 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 21 | 538 | 33.6 | 154.6 | 83 |
| Sanju Samson | 25 | 493 | 20.5 | 136.9 | 92 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 29 | 484 | 30.3 | 131.9 | 77 |
| Quinton de Kock | 13 | 456 | 35.1 | 141.6 | 108 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 25 | 431 | 19.6 | 115.2 | 60 |
Most Runs against RCB — MS Dhoni (906 from 35 innings)
MS Dhoni scored at 143.1 SR against RCB. Rohit Sharma is next on 889, at an average of 27.8 across 35 innings. No one struck faster than Ishan Kishan — 170.3 SR.
Top Wicket-Takers Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Bowler ↕ | Innings ↕ | Wickets ↕ | Economy ↕ | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandeep Sharma | 22 | 30 | 8.60 | 23.6 | 3/15 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 22 | 29 | 7.40 | 21.9 | 5/21 |
| Sunil Narine | 22 | 28 | 6.74 | 21.2 | 4/20 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 32 | 27 | 7.48 | 28.8 | 3/13 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 29 | 25 | 7.04 | 27.9 | 3/16 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 23 | 23 | 7.34 | 26.2 | 3/20 |
| Axar Patel | 23 | 23 | 7.24 | 24.9 | 3/11 |
| Ashish Nehra | 13 | 23 | 7.95 | 17.0 | 4/10 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 12 | 22 | 8.77 | 18.7 | 4/21 |
| Rashid Khan | 20 | 21 | 8.27 | 30.2 | 3/27 |
| Trent Boult | 15 | 20 | 8.83 | 25.6 | 3/36 |
| Piyush Chawla | 23 | 19 | 7.63 | 30.6 | 4/17 |
| Amit Mishra | 18 | 19 | 8.13 | 26.1 | 3/32 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 23 | 18 | 8.27 | 38.1 | 2/16 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 23 | 18 | 8.64 | 34.6 | 3/24 |
| Andre Russell | 16 | 17 | 9.36 | 25.1 | 3/9 |
| Mohammed Shami | 15 | 16 | 9.20 | 32.0 | 3/39 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 12 | 16 | 8.31 | 20.9 | 4/18 |
| Jason Holder | 11 | 16 | 7.85 | 19.1 | 3/25 |
| Shardul Thakur | 11 | 15 | 9.34 | 23.7 | 3/35 |
Most Wickets against RCB — Sandeep Sharma (30 from 22 innings)
Sandeep Sharma's 28.5 career average drops to 23.6 against RCB. Jasprit Bumrah follows on 29, averaging 21.9 over 22 innings. The most economical of them was Sunil Narine, at 6.74 an over.