Royal Challengers Bengaluru RCB
Formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore (until 2023)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have faced Punjab Kings more than anyone — 37 meetings. MS Dhoni is the leading run-scorer against RCB, while Sandeep Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah are the joint leading wicket-takers. 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 | 37 | 19 | 51.4% | 4W-1L |
| SRH | 36 | 16 | 44.4% | 3W-2L |
| KKR | 35 | 15 | 42.9% | 1W-4L |
| CSK | 34 | 13 | 38.2% | 3W-2L |
| MI | 34 | 15 | 44.1% | 3W-2L |
| DC | 32 | 20 | 62.5% | 3W-2L |
| RR | 31 | 17 | 54.8% | 3W-2L |
| LSG | 6 | 4 | 66.7% | 3W-2L |
| GT | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 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 Their Most-Played Rival: 19-18 From 37 Meetings
Best and worst records are drawn from opponents met 8+ times.
RCB have spread their cricket fairly evenly across the league, with PBKS the most frequent opponent — 37 meetings, a 51.4% win rate. The DC fixture has tilted RCB's way — 20 of 32 (62.5%). 21 of 34 meetings have gone CSK's way (61.8%).
Top Run-Scorers Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Batter ↕ | Innings ↕ | Runs ↕ | Avg | SR | Best ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | 35 | 906 | 39.4 | 143.1 | 84 |
| David Warner | 23 | 862 | 41.0 | 160.5 | 100 |
| Rohit Sharma | 33 | 848 | 27.4 | 137.0 | 94 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 24 | 801 | 36.4 | 134.4 | 103 |
| KL Rahul | 17 | 782 | 71.1 | 144.3 | 132 |
| 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 |
| Robin Uthappa | 22 | 687 | 36.2 | 138.5 | 88 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 20 | 647 | 32.4 | 134.5 | 93 |
| Jos Buttler | 16 | 585 | 53.2 | 158.1 | 106 |
| Brendon McCullum | 15 | 569 | 43.8 | 148.2 | 158 |
| Kieron Pollard | 25 | 551 | 34.4 | 161.6 | 70 |
| Rishabh Pant | 13 | 539 | 53.9 | 158.1 | 118 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 19 | 505 | 36.1 | 155.4 | 83 |
| Sanju Samson | 24 | 484 | 21.0 | 136.3 | 92 |
| Ishan Kishan | 14 | 478 | 36.8 | 164.8 | 99 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 28 | 460 | 28.8 | 134.5 | 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. David Warner is next on 862, at an average of 41.0 across 23 innings. No one struck faster than Ishan Kishan — 164.8 SR.
Top Wicket-Takers Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Bowler ↕ | Innings ↕ | Wickets ↕ | Economy ↕ | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandeep Sharma | 21 | 29 | 8.44 | 22.8 | 3/15 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 20 | 29 | 7.45 | 20.0 | 5/21 |
| Sunil Narine | 21 | 27 | 6.69 | 20.8 | 4/20 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 31 | 26 | 7.49 | 29.4 | 3/13 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 29 | 25 | 7.04 | 27.9 | 3/16 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 23 | 23 | 7.34 | 26.2 | 3/20 |
| Ashish Nehra | 13 | 23 | 7.95 | 17.0 | 4/10 |
| Axar Patel | 21 | 21 | 7.32 | 26.1 | 3/11 |
| Piyush Chawla | 23 | 19 | 7.63 | 30.6 | 4/17 |
| Amit Mishra | 18 | 19 | 8.13 | 26.1 | 3/32 |
| Trent Boult | 14 | 19 | 8.56 | 24.3 | 3/36 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 23 | 18 | 8.27 | 38.1 | 2/16 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 23 | 18 | 8.64 | 34.6 | 3/24 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 8 | 18 | 7.03 | 12.5 | 4/21 |
| Andre Russell | 16 | 17 | 9.36 | 25.1 | 3/9 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 12 | 16 | 8.31 | 20.9 | 4/18 |
| Rashid Khan | 16 | 15 | 8.30 | 34.1 | 3/27 |
| Mohammed Shami | 13 | 15 | 9.23 | 29.9 | 3/39 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | 13 | 15 | 7.81 | 23.3 | 4/14 |
| Albie Morkel | 12 | 15 | 8.10 | 22.7 | 4/32 |
Most Wickets against RCB — Sandeep Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah (29 wickets each)
Jasprit Bumrah kept a lower average than Sandeep Sharma, 20.0 to 22.8. Sunil Narine is next on 27, at an average of 20.8 across 21 innings.