2021 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

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Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021 season
CoachSimon Katich
Mike Hesson
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
League stage3rd
EliminatorLost
Most runsGlenn Maxwell (513)
Most wicketsHarshal Patel (32)
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 season was the 14th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. They were one of the eight teams competed in the tournament.[1][2] The team was captained by Virat Kohli with Mike Hesson as a team coach. After qualifying for the playoffs, they were eliminated from the tournament as they were beaten by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator match.

This was the last season in IPL for AB de Villiers who announced his retirement on 19 November 2021.

Background[edit | edit source]

Player retention and transfers[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes

The Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 12 players and released ten players.[3]

Retained Players: Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (VC), 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, Srikar Bharat, Rajat Patidar, Dan Christian, Suyash Prabhudessai, Finn Allen

Squad[edit | edit source]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batters
8 Tim David  Singapore (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) Overseas[4]
11 Sachin Baby  India (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 32) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
18 Virat Kohli  India (1988-11-05)5 November 1988 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2008 ₹17 crore (US$2.4 million) Captain
19 Rajat Patidar  India (1993-06-01)1 June 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
37 Devdutt Padikkal  India (2000-07-07)7 July 2000 (aged 20) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
N/A Suyash Prabhudessai  India (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
All-rounders
5 Washington Sundar  India (1999-10-05)5 October 1999 (aged 21) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹3.2 crore (US$449,000) Unavailable due to finger injury[5]
21 Shahbaz Ahmed  India (1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 26) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
32 Glenn Maxwell  Australia (1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹14.25 crore (US$2.0 million) Overseas
49 Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka (1997-07-27)27 July 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Overseas[4]
54 Dan Christian  Australia (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹4.8 crore (US$672,960.00) Overseas
95 Daniel Sams  Australia (1992-10-27)27 October 1992 (aged 28) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) Overseas
N/A Pavan Deshpande  India (1989-09-16)16 September 1989 (aged 31) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Wicket-keepers
1 Josh Philippe  Australia (1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) Overseas
15 K. S. Bharat  India (1993-10-03)3 October 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
17 AB de Villiers  South Africa (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 37) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹11 crore (US$1.5 million) Overseas, Vice-captain
N/A Mohammed Azharuddeen  India (1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
N/A Finn Allen  New Zealand (1999-04-22)22 April 1999 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) Overseas, Replacement for Josh Philippe[6][7]
Spin Bowlers
3 Yuzvendra Chahal  India (1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹6 crore (US$841,000)
63 Adam Zampa  Australia (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 ₹1.5 crore (US$210,000) Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons.[8]
Pace Bowlers
9 Harshal Patel  India (1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
12 Kyle Jamieson  New Zealand (1994-12-30)30 December 1994 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm Fast 2021 ₹15 crore (US$2.1 million) Overseas
27 George Garton  England (1997-04-15)15 April 1997 (aged 23) Left-handed Left-arm Fast 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) Overseas, Replacement for Kane Richardson[9]
47 Kane Richardson  Australia (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 ₹4 crore (US$561,000) Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons.[8]
73 Mohammed Siraj  India (1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹2.6 crore (US$365,000)
96 Navdeep Saini  India (1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 ₹3 crore (US$421,000)
N/A Scott Kuggeleijn  New Zealand (1992-01-03)3 January 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Overseas, Unavailable due to national duty[10]
N/A Dushmantha Chameera  Sri Lanka (1992-01-11)11 January 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Overseas[4]
N/A Akash Deep  India (1996-12-15)15 December 1996 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) Replacement for Washington Sundar
Source: RCB Players

Administration and support staff[edit | edit source]

Position Name
Owner United Spirits Limited[11][12]
Chairman Prathmesh Mishra
Vice President and Head Rajesh Menon
Team manager Soumyadeep Pyne
Director of cricket operations & head coach Mike Hesson
Batting consultant Sanjay Bangar
Batting and spin bowling coach Sridharan Sriram
Bowling coach Adam Griffith
Head of scouting and fielding coach Malolan Rangarajan
Head physiotherapist Evan Speechly
Strength and conditioning coach Basu Shanker
Team doctor Dr. Charles Minz
Source: RCB Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors[edit | edit source]

Teams and standings[edit | edit source]

Results by match[edit | edit source]

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Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2021. Source: IPLT20.com
  • The four top-ranked teams qualify for the playoffs
  •   advance to Qualifier 1
  •   advance to the Eliminator


League stage[edit | edit source]

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[13]

Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § League stage

Matches[edit | edit source]


Playoffs[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § Playoffs
Eliminator


Statistics[edit | edit source]

Most runs[edit | edit source]

No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1 Glenn Maxwell 15 14 2 513 78 42.75 356 144.10 0 6 1 48 21
2 Devdutt Padikkal 14 14 1 411 101* 31.61 328 125.30 1 1 2 44 14
3 Virat Kohli 15 15 1 405 72* 28.92 339 119.40 0 3 0 43 9
4 AB de Villiers 15 14 4 313 76* 31.30 211 148.34 0 2 1 23 16
5 K.S. Bharat 8 7 2 191 78* 38.22 156 122.43 0 1 0 10 8
6 Rajat Patidar 4 4 0 71 31 17.75 62 114.51 0 0 0 3 3
7 Kyle Jamieson 9 7 3 65 16* 16.25 55 118.08 0 0 0 5 3

Glenn Maxwell was the fifth-highest run scorer in IPL 2021

  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]

Most wickets[edit | edit source]

No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Harshal Patel 15 15 56.2 0 459 32 5/27 14.34 8.14 10.5 1 1
2 Yuzvendra Chahal 15 15 53.0 1 374 18 3/11 20.77 7.05 17.6 0 0
3 Mohammed Siraj 15 15 52.0 1 353 11 3/27 32.09 6.78 28.3 0 0
4 Kyle Jamieson 9 9 28.0 1 269 9 3/41 29.88 9.60 18.6 0 0
5 Shahbaz Ahmed 11 6 14.0 0 92 7 3/7 13.14 6.57 12.00 0 0
6 Dan Christian 9 9 16.4 0 155 4 2/14 38.75 9.30 25.0 0 0
7 Washington Sundar 6 6 16.0 0 118 3 1/7 39.33 7.37 32.0 0 0
George Garton 5 5 15.0 0 135 3 1/27 45.00 9.00 30.0 0 0
Glenn Maxwell 15 6 16.0 0 135 3 2/23 45.00 8.43 32.0 0 0
  • Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap as he is highest wicket taker in the competition.
  • Source: Cricinfo[15]

Player of the match awards[edit | edit source]

No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
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]
6 26 September 2021 Glenn Maxwell Mumbai Indians Won by 54 runs 56 (37) and 2/23 (4 overs) [21]
7 29 September 2021 Yuzvendra Chahal Rajasthan Royals Won by 7 wickets 2/18 (4 overs) [22]
8 3 October 2021 Glenn Maxwell Punjab Kings Won by 6 runs 57 (33) [23]
9 8 October 2021 K. S. Bharat Delhi Capitals Won by 7 wickets 78* (52) [24]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "IPL 2021 Auction: VIVO Remains The Title Sponsor As BCCI Releases The Player Auction List". Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "BCCI looking to get players vaccinated, UAE not a back-up option for IPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST". IPLt20. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "RCB rope in Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera for IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Akash Deep replaces injured Washington in RCB". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand top order batsman Finn Allen named Josh Philippe's replacement for IPl 2021". www.royalchallengers.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Finn Allen signs up with Royal Challengers Bangalore as replacement for Josh Philippe". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Zampa, Richardson pull out of IPL 2021". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "IPL 2021: RCB Sign England Seamer George Garton to Complete Overseas Player Quota". News18. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "RCB recruit Scott Kuggeleijn as replacement for Kane Richardson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "IPL 2019: Meet The Owners Of The 8 Teams Taking The Field In Season 12". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "About Us | Royal Challengers Bangalore". www.royalchallengers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "BCCI announces schedule for VIVO IPL 2021". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "RCB Most runs in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "RCB Most wickets in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Harshal, de Villiers steer RCB home in tight opener". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Shahbaz grabs win for Royal Challengers with three-wicket over". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell make it three out of three for RCB". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "Padikkal 101*, Kohli 72* flatten Royals in ten-wicket win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  20. ↑ "de Villiers blitz trumps Hetmyer-Pant fightback in one-run win as RCB regain top spot". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "Harshal Patel hat-trick caps comprehensive Royal Challengers Bangalore win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Chahal, Garton and Shahbaz show RCB's bowling might". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  23. ↑ "Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal fire Royal Challengers Bangalore into the playoffs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "KS Bharat's last-ball six powers RCB home; Glenn Maxwell fires again". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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