Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2012 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Daniel Vettori. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2012 season
CoachRay Jennings
CaptainDaniel Vettori
Ground(s)M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPLfifth
CLT20did not qualify
Most runsChris Gayle (733)[1]
Most wicketsVinay Kumar (19)[2]
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Squad

Players with international caps before the 2012 IPL season are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
02Mohammad Kaif (1980-12-01) 1 December 1980Right-handedRight-arm off break
03Cheteshwar Pujara (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988Right-handedRight-arm leg break
09Arun Karthik (1986-02-15) 15 February 1986Right-handedRight-arm leg break
12Luke Pomersbach (1984-09-28) 28 September 1984Left-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
14Mayank Agarwal (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991Right-handed–
18Virat Kohli (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
32Saurabh Tiwary (1989-12-30) 30 December 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break
–Rilee Rossouw (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989Left-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
–Vijay Zol (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994Left-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
04Andrew McDonald (1981-06-15) 15 June 1981Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
07Asad Pathan (1984-06-17) 17 June 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium
11Daniel Vettori (1979-01-27) 27 January 1979Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxOverseas
23Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976-10-14) 14 October 1976Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
37Rajoo Bhatkal (1985-09-01) 1 September 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium
333Chris Gayle (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979Left-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
Wicket-keepers
17AB de Villiers (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
–CM Gautam (1986-03-08) 8 March 1986Right-handed–
Bowlers
01Harshal Patel (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
03KP Appanna (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988Right-handedSlow left arm orthodox
05Vinay Kumar (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
08Syed Mohammed (1983-06-03) 3 June 1983Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
20Prasanth Parameswaran (1985-05-30) 30 May 1985Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
25Abhimanyu Mithun (1989-10-25) 25 October 1989Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
34Zaheer Khan (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
63Dirk Nannes (1976-05-16) 16 May 1976Right-handedLeft-arm fastOverseas
67Charl Langeveldt (1974-12-17) 17 December 1974Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas
79Sreenath Aravind (1984-04-08) 8 April 1984Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
800Muttiah Muralitharan (1972-04-17) 17 April 1972Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas

Indian Premier League season

Standings

Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the league stage of IPL 2012.

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Delhi Daredevils (3) 16 11 5 0 22 0.617
2 Kolkata Knight Riders (C) 16 10 5 1 21 0.561
3 Mumbai Indians (4) 16 10 6 0 20 −0.100
4 Chennai Super Kings (R) 16 8 7 1 17 0.100
5 Royal Challengers Bangalore 16 8 7 1 17 −0.022
6 Kings XI Punjab 16 8 8 0 16 −0.216
7 Rajasthan Royals 16 7 9 0 14 0.201
8 Deccan Chargers 16 4 11 1 9 −0.509
9 Pune Warriors India 16 4 12 0 8 −0.551
Source: [3]

("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)

Match log
No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard Link
17 AprilDelhi DaredevilsBengaluruWon by 20 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 64* (42)Scorecard
210 AprilKolkata Knight RidersBengaluruLost by 42 runsScorecard
312 AprilChennai Super KingsChennaiLost by 5 wicketsScorecard
415 AprilRajasthan RoyalsBengaluruLost by 59 runsScorecard
517 AprilPune Warriors IndiaBengaluruWon by 6 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 81 (48)Scorecard
620 AprilKings XI PunjabMohaliWon by 5 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 87 (56)Scorecard
723 AprilRajasthan RoyalsJaipurWon by 46 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 59* (23)Scorecard
825 AprilChennai Super KingsBengaluruMatch Abandoned without a ball bowled due to rainScorecard
928 AprilKolkata Knight RidersKolkataLost by 47 runsScorecard
102 MayKings XI PunjabBengaluruLost by 4 wicketsScorecard
116 MayDeccan ChargersBengaluruWon by 5 Wickets, MoM – AB de Villiers 47* (17)Scorecard
129 MayMumbai IndiansMumbaiWon by 9 Wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 82* (59)Scorecard
1311 MayPune Warriors IndiaPuneWon by 35 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 57 (31)Scorecard
1414 MayMumbai IndiansBengaluruLost by 5 WicketsScorecard
1517 MayDelhi DaredevilsNew DelhiWon by 21 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 128* (62)Scorecard
1620 MayDeccan ChargersHyderabadLost by 9 runsScorecard
Overall record of 8 – 7 
(One match no result)

Failed to make it to Playoffs, Finished 5 out of 9

References
  1. "Indian Premier League, 2012/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Indian Premier League, 2012/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. "Points Table | Indian Premier League 2012 | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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