Table-toppers Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will look to continue their dominant run when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur, in Match 57 of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday, May 13.
Both teams have had a contrasting season so far. RCB are riding high on confidence after knocking Mumbai Indians out of the playoff race in their previous encounter and currently sit comfortably at the top of the points table. KKR, meanwhile, have endured an inconsistent season and will be desperate to keep their playoff hopes alive heading into the business end of the competition, having won four matches on the trot.
The rivalry between RCB and KKR has always produced thrilling contests in the IPL over the years. KKR hold the historical advantage with 20 wins compared to RCB’s 15. With several global T20 stars featuring on both sides, the upcoming clash also presents players with an opportunity to achieve significant personal milestones.Â
Here are the important upcoming milestones for players of both teams:
RCB Players’ Upcoming Milestones:
- Jacob Bethell: Needs 1 six for 100 T20 sixes
- Virat Kohli: Needs 78 runs for 14,000 T20 runsÂ
- Devdutt Padikkal: Needs 7 fours for 400 T20 fours
- Rajat Patidar: Needs 9 sixes for 200 T20 sixes
- Rajat Patidar: Needs 6 fours for 100 IPL fours
- Rajat Patidar: Needs 2 sixes for 100 IPL sixes
- Romario Shepherd: Needs 5 sixes for 200 T20 sixes
- Virat Kohli: Need 1 more century to complete 10 T20 centuries
KKR Players’ Upcoming Milestones:
- Rinku Singh: Needs 3 catches for 50 IPL catches
- Cameron Green: Needs 1 fifty for 10 T20 fifties
- Cameron Green: Needs 61 runs for 1,000 IPL runs
- Rovman Powell: Needs 14 runs for 500 IPL runs
- Manish Pandey: Needs 58 runs for 4,000 IPL runs
- Ramandeep Singh: Needs 1 appearance for 100 T20 games
- Anukul Roy: Needs 1 run for 1,000 T20 runs
- Anukul Roy: Needs 1 six for 50 T20 sixes
- Vaibhav Arora: Needs 3 wickets to reach 50 IPL wickets
