IPL 2026: How has Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen performed against RCB?

Updated: 27-03-2026, 07.22 AM

What is the news?

The first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on March 28 (Saturday). SRH’s batting looks quite dangerous in this match. Abhishek Sharma would like to bat hard in the powerplay as an opening batsman. At the same time, Heinrich Klaasen would like to put SRH in a strong position with his aggressive batting in the middle overs. In such a situation, let us look at the statistics of both against RCB.

Abhishek scores runs at a strike rate of 171.11 for RCB.

Abhishek played his first match against RCB in 2018. Till now this player has played 10 matches and has managed to score 231 runs in his 10 innings with an average of 25.66 and an excellent strike rate of 171.11. Not a single century or half-century has come from his bat. His best score has been 47 runs. In the match against RCB in IPL 2025, Abhishek had scored 34 runs in 17 balls.

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Klaasen’s statistics against RCB are amazing

Klaasen’s bat has performed well against RCB. He played his first match against this franchise in the year 2018. Till now this player has played 5 matches and has been successful in scoring 234 runs in his 5 innings at an average of 46.80. During this period his strike rate has been 196.63. He has scored 1 century and 1 half-century from his bat. His best score has been 104 runs.

Such was the performance of both the players in IPL 2025

Klaasen played 14 matches in IPL 2025. In its 13 innings, 487 runs were scored at an average of 44.27 and strike rate of 172.69. His strike rate was 172.69. This player had scored 1 century and 1 half-century. His best score was 105* runs. In the last edition, Abhishek had scored 439 runs in 13 innings of 14 matches at an average of 33.76 and strike rate of 193.39. His best score was 141 runs.

A look at the IPL career of both the players

Abhishek has played 77 matches so far and has managed to score 1,816 runs in 74 innings at an average of 27.10 and strike rate of 163.01. He has scored 1 century and 9 half-centuries from his bat. His best score has been 141 runs. Klaasen has scored 1,480 runs in 45 innings of 49 matches at an average of 40 and strike rate of 169.72. He has scored 2 centuries and 7 half-centuries with his bat.