Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021
2021 season | |||
Coach | Mike Hesson | ||
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Captain | Virat Kohli | ||
Ground(s) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | ||
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The 2021 season will be the 14th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. They are one of the eight teams to compete in the tournament.[1][2] The team is currently being captained by Virat Kohli with Mike Hesson as a team coach. After a win versus the Rajasthan Royals on 22 April 2021, the team started their season with 4 wins and no losses for the first time in franchise history.
Background
Player retention and transfers
The Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 12 players and released ten players.[3]
Retained Players: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Josh Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel
Released Players: Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Mann, Parthiv Patel (retired).
Added Players: Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Kyle Jamieson, KS Bharat, Rajat Patidar, Dan Christian, Suyash Prabhudessai, Finn Allen
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary | Notes | ||
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Batsmen | ||||||||||
18 | Virat Kohli | 5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million) | Captain | |||
N/A | Sachin Baby | 18 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | ||||
19 | Rajat Patidar | 1 June 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | ||||
N/A | Tim David | ![]() |
16 March 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Overseas[4] | ||
N/A | Suyash Prabhudessai | 6 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | ||||
37 | Devdutt Padikkal | 7 July 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | ||||
All-rounders | ||||||||||
54 | Dan Christian | ![]() |
4 May 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹4.8 crore (US$551,335.10) | Overseas | ||
32 | Glenn Maxwell | ![]() |
14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹14.25 crore (US$1.6 million) | Overseas | ||
N/A | Pavan Deshpande | 16 September 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | ||||
95 | Daniel Sams | ![]() |
27 October 1992 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Overseas | ||
21 | Shahbaz Ahmed | 12 December 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | ||||
N/A | Wanindu Hasaranga | ![]() |
27 July 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$57,000) | Overseas[4] | ||
5 | Washington Sundar | 5 October 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$368,000) | Unavailable due to finger injury[5] | |||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||||
17 | AB de Villiers | ![]() |
17 February 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Overseas, Vice-captain | ||
N/A | K. S. Bharat | 3 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | ||||
N/A | Mohammed Azharuddeen | 22 March 1994 | Right-handed | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |||||
N/A | Josh Philippe | ![]() |
1 June 1997 | Right-handed | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Overseas | |||
N/A | Finn Allen | ![]() |
22 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Overseas, Replacement for Josh Philippe[6][7] | ||
Spin Bowlers | ||||||||||
3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 23 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹6 crore (US$689,000) | ||||
63 | Adam Zampa | ![]() |
31 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹1.5 crore (US$172,000) | Overseas, Unavailable due to personal reasons,[8] returning home | ||
Pace Bowlers | ||||||||||
9 | Harshal Patel | 23 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | ||||
47 | Kane Richardson | ![]() |
12 February 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹4 crore (US$459,000) | Overseas, Unavailable due to personal reasons,[8] returning home | ||
N/A | Scott Kuggeleijn | ![]() |
3 January 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$57,000) | Overseas Unavailable due to national duty[9] | ||
N/A | Dushmantha Chameera | ![]() |
11 January 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$57,000) | Overseas[4] | ||
96 | Navdeep Saini | 23 November 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$345,000) | ||||
73 | Mohammed Siraj | 13 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹2.6 crore (US$299,000) | ||||
12 | Kyle Jamieson | ![]() |
30 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast | 2021 | ₹15 crore (US$1.7 million) | Overseas | ||
N/A | Akash Deep | 15 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Replacement for Washington Sundar | |||
N/A | George Garton | ![]() |
15 April 1997 | Left-handed | Left-arm Fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Overseas Replacement for Kane Richardson[10] | ||
Source: RCB Players |
Administration and support staff
Position | Name | |||||||||
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Owner | ||||||||||
Chairman | ||||||||||
Team manager | ||||||||||
Director of cricket operations | ![]() | |||||||||
Batting consultant | ||||||||||
Batting and spin bowling coach | ||||||||||
Bowling coach | ![]() | |||||||||
Head of scouting and fielding coach | ||||||||||
Source: RCB Staff |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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Home kit |
Away kit |
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Teams and standings
Results by match
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.750 |
2 | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.426 |
3 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.194 |
4 | Mumbai Indians | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.187 |
5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.633 |
6 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.719 |
7 | Punjab Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.967 |
8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.483 |
- The four top-ranked teams qualify for the playoffs
- advance to Qualifier 1
- advance to the Eliminator
League Stage
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[13]
Matches
Mumbai Indians
159/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
160/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
149/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
143/9 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
204/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
166/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
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1 | Glenn Maxwell | 7 | 6 | 0 | 223 | 78 | 37.16 | 154 | 144.80 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 |
2 | AB de Villiers | 7 | 6 | 2 | 207 | 76* | 51.75 | 126 | 164.28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
3 | Virat Kohli | 7 | 7 | 1 | 198 | 72* | 33.00 | 163 | 121.47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
4 | Devdutt Padikkal | 6 | 6 | 1 | 195 | 101* | 39.00 | 128 | 152.34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 |
5 | Rajat Patidar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 31 | 17.75 | 62 | 114.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- Last updated: 30 April 2021
- Source: Cricinfo[14]
Most wickets
No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
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1 | Harshal Patel | 7 | 7 | 28.0 | 0 | 257 | 17 | 5/27 | 15.11 | 9.17 | 9.8 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Kyle Jamieson | 7 | 7 | 24.0 | 0 | 221 | 9 | 3/41 | 24.55 | 9.20 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Mohammed Siraj | 7 | 7 | 26.0 | 1 | 191 | 6 | 3/27 | 31.83 | 7.34 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Shahbaz Ahmed | 5 | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3/7 | 8.00 | 6.40 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 7 | 7 | 23.0 | 0 | 190 | 4 | 2/34 | 47.50 | 8.26 | 34.5 | 0 | 0 |
Note: Harshal Patel is the current Purple Cap holder of IPL 2021
- Last updated: 30 April 2021
- Source: Cricinfo[15]
Awards and achievements
Awards
- Man of the Match
League Stage
No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
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1 | 9 April 2021 | Harshal Patel | Mumbai Indians | Won by 2 wickets | 5/27 (4 overs) | [16] |
2 | 14 April 2021 | Glenn Maxwell | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 6 runs | 59 (41) | [17] |
3 | 18 April 2021 | AB de Villiers | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 38 runs | 76* (34) | [18] |
4 | 22 April 2021 | Devdutt Padikkal | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 10 wickets | 101* (52) | [19] |
5 | 27 April 2021 | AB de Villiers | Delhi Capitals | Won by 1 run | 75* (42) | [20] |
References
- ↑ "IPL 2021 Auction: VIVO Remains The Title Sponsor As BCCI Releases The Player Auction List". Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST". IPLt20. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "RCB rope in Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera for IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ↑ "Akash Deep replaces injured Washington in RCB". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "New Zealand top order batsman Finn Allen named Josh Philippe's replacement for IPl 2021". www.royalchallengers.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ↑ "Finn Allen signs up with Royal Challengers Bangalore as replacement for Josh Philippe". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Zampa, Richardson pull out of IPL 2021". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ "RCB recruit Scott Kuggeleijn as replacement for Kane Richardson". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ "IPL 2021: RCB Sign England Seamer George Garton to Complete Overseas Player Quota". News18. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "IPL 2019: Meet The Owners Of The 8 Teams Taking The Field In Season 12". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ↑ "About Us | Royal Challengers Bangalore". www.royalchallengers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ↑ "BCCI announces schedule for VIVO IPL 2021". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ↑ "RCB Most runs in IPL 2021". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ↑ "RCB Most wickets in IPL 2021". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ↑ "Harshal, de Villiers steer RCB home in tight opener". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "Shahbaz grabs win for Royal Challengers with three-wicket over". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ↑ "AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell make it three out of three for RCB". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ↑ "Padikkal 101*, Kohli 72* flatten Royals in ten-wicket win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "de Villiers blitz trumps Hetmyer-Pant fightback in one-run win as RCB regain top spot". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.