Table toppers Rajasthan Royals will be playing against Lucknow Super Giants, placed in second position in the points table. Rajasthan Royals are on a winning spree as they are coming after a hat-trick of wins against DC, CSK & GT, while LSG is coming after a setback of losing their recent match to PBKS by a small margin of two wickets.
Rajasthan Royals will also be looking to use home advantage conditions to the fullest as they are playing their first match of IPL 2023 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
Numbers and Stats Ahead of RR vs LSG game:
1 - KL Rahul needs 1 more fifty to surpass Gautam Gambhir in the tally of most fifty-plus scores by a batsman in the IPL.
Most fifty-plus scores for an Indian batsman in IPL:
Virat Kohli - 52
Shikhar Dhawan - 51
Rohit Sharma - 42
Suresh Raina - 40
Gautam Gambhir / KL Rahul - 36
2 - Trent Boult needs 2 more wickets to complete the milestone of picking 100 wickets in the IPL.
2 - RR has a head-to-head record of 2-0 against LSG in IPL. LSG is yet to beat RR in the IPL so far.
2 - Marcus Stoinis has dismissed Sanju Samson twice in IPL so far.
Marcus Stoinis vs Sanju Samson in the IPL:
Inns - 4
Runs - 18
Balls - 12
Outs - 2
30 - Amit Mishra holds the record for picking the most wickets (30) against RR in IPL overall. Amit Mishra also needs 2 more wickets to surpass Lasith Malinga and become third highest wicket-taker in IPL history.
Most wickets vs RR in IPL:
Amit Mishra - 30
Piyush Chawla - 21
Ravindra Jadeja - 20
Most wickets in IPL:
Dwayne Bravo - 183
Yuzvendra Chahal - 177
Lasith Malinga - 170
Amit Mishra - 169
Piyush Chawla - 164
32 - RR has won 32 out of 47 IPL games overall (win% 68.08) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
53 - KL Rahul needs 53 more runs to complete 7000 runs in T20 cricket.
