Chennai Super Kings (11/10) v Royal Challengers Bangalore (8/11)
12 April 2022
Chennai Super Kings have won 10 of their last 12 games against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (L2), including their last three on the bounce; in fact, against no other team have Chennai won more games in the competition than Bangalore (18).
This is only the second instance when Chennai Super Kings have lost four consecutive matches in the Indian Premier League; the only other instance was in 2010 edition, however the team from Chennai ended the season winning the competition.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have averaged a boundary once every 5.9 balls while batting in the Indian Premier League, the best rate for any active team excluding the new entrants in the competition (tied with Mumbai Indians).
Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings – 50 wickets) requires two more wickets in the last over of an innings (Over number 20) to become the highest wicket-taker in such overs in Indian Premier League history, only Lasith Malinga (51) has more such wickets than the West Indies bowler in the competition.
Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bangalore - 149) is one dismissal away in becoming the second wicketkeeper in Indian Premier League history to rack up 150 dismissals; only MS Dhoni (161) has more dismissals in the tournament than Karthik.