 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, home ground of Royal Challengers Bengaluru | |||
| 2025 season | |||
| Coach | Andy Flower | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Rajat Patidar | ||
| Ground(s) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | ||
| League stage | 2nd place | ||
| Qualifier 1 | Won against Punjab Kings | ||
| Final | Won against Punjab Kings | ||
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (657)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Josh Hazlewood (22)[2] | ||
| Most catches | Phil Salt (9)[3] | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Jitesh Sharma (20)[4] | ||
| |||
Template:2025 Indian Premier League Teams
The 2025 season was the 18th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 IPL. Ahead of the season, Rajat Patidar was announced as the captain. The team was coached by Andy Flower.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished in second place in the league stage, and advanced to the qualifier 1 in the playoffs. They also became the first IPL team to win all away games in a season. The team defeated Punjab Kings in the qualifier 1 to qualify for Bengaluru's fourth final. In the final, they defeated Punjab Kings again to win their maiden title after 18 years. Virat Kohli scored the most runs (657) while Josh Hazlewood took the most wickets (22) for Bengaluru in the 2025 season.
Pre-season[edit | edit source]
The 2025 Indian Premier League was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[5] Royal Challengers Bengaluru were one of the four active franchises to not have won the IPL title prior to 2025.[6] The team finished in fourth place in the previous season.[7] The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 3 June 2025.[8][9] Bengaluru played all their home matches at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium,[10] except for the last one, which was moved to Ekana Cricket Stadium due to the weather conditions in Bengaluru.[11]
Player retention[edit | edit source]
Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, including a maximum of five recent international players.[12] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024.[13] Bengaluru retained three players, including captain Rajat Patidar and former captain Virat Kohli.[14][15]
| No. | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | ₹21 crore (US$2.9 million) |
| 2 | Rajat Patidar | ₹11 crore (US$1.5 million) |
| 3 | Yash Dayal | ₹5 crore (US$700,000) |
| Batters | Wicket-keepers | All-rounders | Fast bowlers | Spin bowlers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- ↑ Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement from IPL in June 2024.[17]
Auction[edit | edit source]
The season's auction took place on 24 and 25 November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[18] The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹120 crore (US$17 million), with the franchises being deducted an amount from the purse for each retained player.[19][20] Bengaluru had a purse remaining of ₹83 crore (US$12 million).[21] Franchises that did not retain six players, were allowed Right-to-Match (RTM) cards at the auction for each player not retained.[22] Bengaluru had three cards available.[23] Bengaluru bought nineteen players in the auction, including twelve capped players and eight overseas players.[24] Bengaluru used their RTM card to buy back Swapnil Singh for ₹50 lakh (US$70,000).[25]
Squad[edit | edit source]
- Players with international caps as of start of 2025 IPL are listed in bold.
- Ages are as of 22 March 2025.
- Withdrawn players are indicated by a dagger symbol (
) and placed at the bottom of the table.
| S/N | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Suyash Sharma |  India |
15 May 2003 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | ₹2.6 crore (US$360,000) | |
| 6 | Krunal Pandya | India |
24 March 1991 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹5.75 crore (US$810,000) | |
| 8 | Tim David |  Australia |
16 March 1996 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ₹3 crore (US$420,000) | Overseas |
| 13 | Yash Dayal | India |
13 December 1997 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ₹5 crore (US$700,000) | |
| 14 | Abhinandan Singh | India |
30 March 1997 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ₹30 lakh (US$42,000) | |
| 15 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India |
5 February 1990 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ₹10.75 crore (US$1.5 million) | |
| 16 | Mayank Agarwal | India |
16 February 1991 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ₹1 crore (US$140,000) | Replacement[lower-alpha 1] |
| 18 | Virat Kohli | India |
5 November 1988 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ₹21 crore (US$2.9 million) | |
| 21 | Manoj Bhandage | India |
5 October 1998 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$42,000) | |
| 23 | Liam Livingstone |  England |
4 August 1993 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ₹8.75 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas |
| 24 | Swapnil Singh | India |
22 January 1991 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) | |
| 28 | Phil Salt | England |
28 August 1996 (aged 28) | Right-handed | N/A | ₹11.5 crore (US$1.6 million) | Overseas |
| 29 | Tim Seifert |  New Zealand |
14 December 1994 (aged 30) | Right-handed | N/A | ₹2 crore (US$280,000) | Overseas; temporary[lower-alpha 2] replacement[lower-alpha 3] |
| 32 | Blessing Muzarabani |  Zimbabwe |
2 October 1996 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ₹75 lakh (US$110,000) | Overseas; temporary[lower-alpha 2] replacement[lower-alpha 4] |
| 38 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia |
8 January 1991 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ₹12.5 crore (US$1.8 million) | Overseas |
| 42 | Rasikh Salam | India |
5 April 2000 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ₹6 crore (US$840,000) | |
| 48 | Romario Shepherd |  West Indies |
26 November 1994 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ₹1.5 crore (US$210,000) | Overseas |
| 53 | Nuwan Thushara |  Sri Lanka |
6 August 1994 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ₹1.6 crore (US$220,000) | Overseas |
| 55 | Jitesh Sharma | India |
22 October 1993 (aged 31) | Right-handed | N/A | ₹11 crore (US$1.5 million) | Stand-in captain[lower-alpha 5] |
| 97 | Rajat Patidar | India |
1 June 1993 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ₹11 crore (US$1.5 million) | Captain[28] |
| 99 | Swastik Chikara | India |
3 April 2005 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ₹30 lakh (US$42,000) | |
| 2 | Jacob Bethell |
England |
23 October 2003 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹2.6 crore (US$360,000) | Overseas; withdrawn[lower-alpha 3] |
| 22 | Lungi Ngidi |
 South Africa |
29 March 1996 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ₹1 crore (US$140,000) | Overseas; withdrawn[lower-alpha 4] |
| 37 | Devdutt Padikkal |
India |
7 July 2000 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | ₹2 crore (US$280,000) | Withdrawn[lower-alpha 1] |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mayank Agarwal replaced Devdutt Padikkal, after the latter withdrew due to right hamstring injury.[31]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Royal Challengers Bengaluru signed Tim Seifert[29] and Blessing Muzarabani[30] as temporary replacements, following the IPL's suspension and rescheduling.[32]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tim Seifert replaced Jacob Bethell, after the latter withdrew due to national duty.[29]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Blessing Muzarabani replaced Lungi Ngidi, after the latter withdrew due to national duty.[30]
- ↑ Jitesh Sharma captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Sunrisers Hyderabad when Rajat Patidar was unavailable.[27]
Support staff[edit | edit source]
Former player Dinesh Karthik joined the squad as batting coach and mentor following his retirement in the previous season replacing Neil McKenzie[33] while Omkar Salvi replaced Adam Griffith as bowling coach.[34]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Andy Flower |
| Assistant coach | Richard Halsall |
| Batting coach and mentor | Dinesh Karthik |
| Bowling coach | Omkar Salvi Malolan Rangarajan |
| Fielding coach | Rajiv Kumar |
- Source: Wisden[35]
League stage[edit | edit source]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru began their season with two wins against Kolkata Knight Riders[36] and Chennai Super Kings.[37] They lost to Gujarat Titans,[38] won against Mumbai Indians,[39] lost to Delhi Capitals,[40] won against Rajasthan Royals[41] and lost to Punjab Kings.[42] Bengaluru won their next four matches against Punjab,[43] Rajasthan,[44] Delhi[45] and Chennai.[46] Their twelfth match against Kolkata was abandoned due to rain.[47] They lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad[48] and won against Lucknow Super Giants;[49] to finish the league stage in second place with nine wins from 14 matches, and advanced to the qualifier 1 in the playoffs.[50][51] They also became the first IPL team to win all away games in a season.[52]
Points table[edit | edit source]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Punjab Kings | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.372 | Advance to the qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.301 | |
| 3 | B | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.254 | Advance to the eliminator |
| 4 | B | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1.142 | |
| 5 | B | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | −0.011 | Eliminated |
| 6 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.241 | |
| 7 | B | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.376 | |
| 8 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −0.305 | |
| 9 | A | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.549 | |
| 10 | A | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.647 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[50]
League progression[edit | edit source]
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Fixtures[edit | edit source]
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
174/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
177/3 (16.2 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
196/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings (H)
146/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
169/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Gujarat Titans
170/2 (17.5 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
221/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians (H)
209/9 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
163/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
169/4 (17.5 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals (H)
173/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
175/1 (17.3 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
95/9 (14 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings
98/5 (12.1 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
- Manoj Bhandage (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) made his IPL debut.[53]
Punjab Kings (H)
157/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
159/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
205/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
194/9 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals (H)
162/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
165/4 (18.3 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- Jacob Bethell (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) made his IPL debut.[54]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
213/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
211/5 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
v
|
||
Sunrisers Hyderabad
231/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
189 (19.5 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 13 May at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, before being rescheduled to the same venue,[55] but was later moved to Lucknow due to the weather conditions in Bengaluru.[11]
Lucknow Super Giants (H)
227/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
230/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 9 May at the same venue, before being rescheduled.[55]
Playoffs[edit | edit source]
Bracket[edit | edit source]
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 29 May 2025 – Mullanpur | 3 June 2025 – Ahmedabad | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Punjab Kings | 101 (14.1 overs) | Q1W | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 190/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 106/2 (10 overs) | Q2W | Punjab Kings | 184/7 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| Q1L | Punjab Kings | 207/5 (19 overs) | |||||||||||
| EW | Mumbai Indians | 203/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | |||||||||||||
| 30 May 2025 – Mullanpur | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Gujarat Titans | 208/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 228/5 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[51][50]
Qualifier 1[edit | edit source]
Punjab Kings
101 (14.1 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
106/2 (10 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 20 May at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, before being rescheduled.[55][57]
- Musheer Khan (Punjab Kings) made his T20 debut.[58]
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualified for their fourth IPL final after 2009, 2011 and 2016.[59]
Final[edit | edit source]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
190/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings
184/7 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 25 May at the Eden Gardens, before being rescheduled.[55][57]
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their maiden title after 18 years.[60]
Statistics[edit | edit source]
| Runs | Player |
|---|---|
| 657 | Virat Kohli |
| 403 | Phil Salt |
| 312 | Rajat Patidar |
| 261 | Jitesh Sharma |
| 247 | Devdutt Padikkal |
| Wickets | Player |
|---|---|
| 22 | Josh Hazlewood |
| 17 | Krunal Pandya |
| 17 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| 13 | Yash Dayal |
| 8 | Suyash Sharma |
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General references[edit | edit source]
- "IPL Season Schedule 2025" (PDF). Indian Premier League Schedule. 18 (1). Board of Control for Cricket in India. 16 February 2025.
- "IPL Season Schedule 2025" (PDF). Indian Premier League Schedule. 18 (3). Board of Control for Cricket in India. 12 May 2025.
External links[edit | edit source]
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