IPL 2022: RR vs RCB, Stats Review – Jos Buttler’s feat amid RCB’s triumph and other stats

The thirteenth match of IPL 2022 saw Royal Challengers Bangalore handing over Rajasthan Royals their first defeat this season, by winning a seesaw chase by four wickets. Rajasthan Royals had a clear edge over the other teams after winning both their first two games, and having a net run rate of over two. Royal Challengers Bangalore, however, managed to put a brake on Rajasthan’s progress.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match 13 between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2022:

70 – Jos Buttler’s score today, which is the highest without hitting a four in an IPL innings. The previous highest score in the IPL without a four was 62 not out by Nitish Rana against Punjab Kings in 2017.

1 – Jos Buttler became the first England player to hit 100 sixes in the IPL.

4 – Jos Buttler is the fourth-fastest player to hit 100 sixes in the IPL, in just 67 innings. Only Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, and Rishabh Pant reached the 100-sixes mark in fewer innings than him.

2 – This is only the second time Virat Kohli is run-out for a single-digit score in the IPL. The other such match was against Mumbai Indians in 2012.

4 – This is the fourth time Wanindu Hasaranga dismissed Sanju Samson in T20 cricket.

329 – Runs scored by Jos Buttler in his last four IPL innings. Only Virat Kohli (351) and Shikhar Dhawan (333) have a higher total in four consecutive innings in the IPL.

205 – Runs scored by Jos Buttler in IPL 2022. He now holds the Orange Cap, overtaking Ishan Kishan in the list of most runs this season.

67 – Runs added by Shahbaz Ahmed and Dinesh Karthik, which is RCB’s second-highest sixth-wicket partnership in the IPL. Their highest is an unbeaten 76-run stand between Chris Gayle and Arun Karthik against MI in 2013.