RCB vs RR Head to Head in IPL, Records, Stats & Results 

RCB vs RR Head to Head in IPL: The cricketing rivalry between the Current Champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and the first-ever IPL Champions, Rajasthan Royals, has always been full of thrilling contests and unpredictability. The RCB vs RR rivalry is very underrated among the other rivalries, where these two teams are known for their never-give-up attitude and the passion for the game. Over the years, both teams have shown star power and strategic brilliance on the field, with some memorable matches. From Virat Kohli’s fierce aggression to Sanju Samson’s intelligence, this rivalry has left fans on the edge of their seats, wondering who will outsmart whom next.

Rajasthan Royals won the inaugural IPL season in 2008, and since then, they have still been fighting to catch the glory again, but they have not found the path yet. Whereas Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their maiden IPL title in 2025, breaking the drought of 18 years of failure. Both teams are highly competitive in the IPL, where every player on a particular team steps up to perform for victory. Let’s have a look at the RCB vs RR head-to-head showdown.

RCB vs RR Head-to-Head Record

The RCB vs RR showdown contains various interesting and nail-biting finishes, where RCB and RR have played 34 Matches between them, where RCB holds an upper hand with 17 wins out of 34 battles. Whereas RR has won 14 matches against RCB in the history of the IPL, with 2 matches ended up with a no-result, and one match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Total Matches	34
RCB Won	17
RR Won	14
RCB Lost	14
RR Lost	17
Draw	0
Tied	0
No Result	3

RCB vs RR Head-to-Head Record at Home Ground

RCB Record at Home Ground Against RR

Royal Challengers Bengaluru had clashed 11 times against Rajasthan Royals at their home ground, M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru), where RCB has won 4 battles against RR, and RR has also won 4 matches against RCB at this venue, and 3 matches ended up with no result because of rain interruption.

Total Matches	11
RCB Won	4
RR Won	4
RCB Lost	4
RR Lost	4
Draw	0
Tied	0
No Result	3

RR Record at Home Ground Against RCB

Rajasthan Royals have battled Royal Challengers Bengaluru 10 times at their home ground, Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur), where RR has beaten RCB 5 times in 10 clashes. Whereas RCB has also beaten RR in 5 battles out of 10. Both teams have equally dominated each other at this venue.

Total Matches	10
RR Won	5
RCB Won	5
RR Lost	5
RCB Lost	5
Draw	0
Tied	0
No Result	0

RCB vs RR Head-to-Head Record at Away Ground

RCB Record at Away Ground Against RR

Royal Challengers Bengaluru has battled 10 times against RR at an away ground, where RCB defeated RR in 5 matches out of 10, and RR has also beaten RCB in 5 matches at their home ground. RCB and RR both have shown equal competition at this point.

Total Matches	10
RCB Won	5
RR Won	5
RCB Lost	5
RR Lost	5
Draw	0
Tied	0
No Result	0

RR Record at Away Ground Against RCB

RR has battled 11 times against RCB at an away ground, where again both teams have shown equal dominance against each other. RR has won 4 matches against RCB at the away ground, and RCB has also won 4 matches against RR at their home ground.

Total Matches	11
RR Won	4
RCB Won	4
RR Lost	4
RCB Lost	4
Draw	0
Tied	0
No Result	3

RCB vs RR Head-to-Head Record at Neutral Venues

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals have 13 clashes between them at a neutral venue. RCB has dominated RR in head-to-head battles with 8 wins out of 13 matches, including a win in the Eliminator of the IPL 2015 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (Pune). Whereas RR has defeated RCB in 5 matches out of 13, including two special victories in Qualifier 2 of the IPL 2022 and second in the Eliminator of the IPL 2024 at Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad). RCB has the upper hand in head-to-head battles, but RR has dominated in the Playoffs against RCB.

Total Matches	13
RCB Won	8
RR Won	5
RCB Lost	5
RR Lost	8
Draw	0
Tied	0
No Result	0

RCB vs RR: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals Records & Stats

Highest Score in RCB vs RR Rivalry

Rajasthan Royals recorded the highest score in this rivalry of 217/4 on 15th Apr 2018 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru). RR defeated RCB in this match by 19 runs.

Highest Score by RCB Against RR

The highest score of Royal Challengers Bengaluru against RR is 205/5, which they achieved on 24th Apr 2025 at  M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru). RCB defeated RR in this match by 11 runs.

Highest Score by RR Against RCB

Rajasthan Royals achieved their highest score of 217/4 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 15th Apr 2018 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru), where RCB got beaten by RR by 19 runs.15th Apr 2018 at  M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru).

Lowest Score in RCB vs RR Rivalry

Rajasthan Royals have the lowest score of 58 all out in this rivalry against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, which they recorded on 18th April 2009 at Newlands (Cape Town), where RCB registered an easy victory of 75 runs against RR.

Lowest Score by RCB Against RR

The lowest score of Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Rajasthan Royals is 70 all out on 26th April 2014 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium (Abu Dhabi). Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets.

Lowest Score by RR Against RCB

Rajasthan Royals recorded their lowest score of 58 all out against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 18th April 2009 at Newlands (Cape Town). RR faced defeat against RCB in this match by 75 runs.

Individual Records in RCB vs RR Rivalry

Most Runs & Highest Score in RCB vs RR Rivalry

The King of World cricket, Virat Kohli from RCB, is the leading run scorer of this rivalry with a massive 896 runs. From the RR side, Skipper Sanju Samson has scored the most runs against RCB, scoring 484 runs. Virat Kohli also holds the Highest individual score of 113* in this rivalry. From the RR side, Jos Buttler has the highest score against RCB with a score of 106*

Stats	RCB	RR
Most Runs	Virat Kohli (896 runs)	Sanju Samson (484 runs)
Highest scorer	Virat Kohli (113*)	Jos Buttler (106*)

Most Wickets & Best Bowling in RCB vs RR Rivalry

Spin sensation Yuzvendra Chahal from RCB is the highest runs scorer of this rivalry with 18 wickets in his hands, whereas from the RR side, Australian All-Rounder Shane Watson is the highest taker for RR against RCB with 9 wickets. Anil Kumble from RCB has the best bowling figure of (5/5) in this rivalry, and Shreyas Gopal from RR holds the best bowling figure of (4/16) against RCB in this rivalry.

Stats	RCB	RR
Most wickets	Yuzvendra Chahal (18 wickets)	Shane Watson (9 wickets)
Best Bowling	Anil Kumble (5/5)	Shreyas Gopal (4/16)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals Timeline

The underrated rivalry between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals has always been worth watching because of the high intensity and electrifying atmosphere between the two teams. This clash of royals has been dominated by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in head-to-head records, but the Rajasthan Royals hold an upper hand when it comes to the Playoffs. Rajasthan Royals have improved their performance by performing with consistency in their matches against RCB, especially in IPL 2024, where RR defeated RCB in both League matches and the Playoffs. Whereas Royal Challengers Bengaluru has become one of the most competitive teams after IPL 2020 with their absolute best performances, RCB dominated RR in the IPL 2025 by winning both clashes against RR, and later on won the Title.