KKR vs RCB IPL 2021: 5 stats & records that can be broken in tonight game


KKR vs RCB IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders will take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore in tonight’s match at 7.30 pm IST. Here are the 5 stats/records that can be broken tonight.

In the second match of second leg of IPL 2021, Eoin Morgan-led KKR will face Virat Kohli-led RCB in the capital city of the UAE – Abu Dhabi.

The players will be aware that they can break certain stats/records tonight. Here are 5 most significant such records:

Kohli to play his 200th IPL match

RCB skipper Virat Kohli announced last night that he will not be captaining this team after this season. However, he will achieve a personal milestone by playing his 200th IPL game tonight, for the red-and-black army.

He will look to have a great game to mark this milestone!

KKR to also play 200th game

It is not only Kohli’s 200th IPL game, but also the franchise KKR’s. They become only the 4th team to play their 200th IPL game, after Mumbai Indians, RCB and Delhi Capitals.

So it is a special occasion for both sides!

Chahal vs Narine

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KKR spin-legend Sunil Narine and his opposite number Yuzvendra Chahal are both joint-top at the highest wicket-takers tally for matches between the two teams. It is a great opportunity tonight for one of them to go clear at the top. Let’s see who grabs it!

Kohli needs 71 runs to get to 10,000 runs

Virat Kohli needs 71 more runs to complete 10,000 runs in all T20 cricket. This will be a huge achievement for the RCB skipper, and shows his consistency in the format over the last decade!

Dinesh Karthik needs 54 runs to get to 4,000 IPL runs

Ex-KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik needs 54 runs to complete 4,000 IPL runs. The wicketkeeper-batsman will look to get back into form, and scoring these runs to achieve the milestone will boost his confidence!