Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018

The 2018 season is the 11th season for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2018 season
CoachDaniel Vettori (Head Coach)
Gary Kirsten (Batting Coach)
Ashish Nehra (Bowling Coach)
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Position6th
Most runsVirat Kohli (530)
Most wicketsUmesh Yadav (20)
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They are captained by Virat Kohli and coached by Daniel Vettori, while Gary Kirsten and Ashish Nehra are appointed as Batting and Bowling coaches respectively.

RCB retained their skipper Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and young Sarfaraz Khan from their IPL 2017 squad for 31 crores before 2018 player auction.[1]

Offseason

Support staff changes

Others

On 26 March 2018, the franchise onboarded HP Inc India as the principal sponsor of the team.[3] Earlier that month, the franchise had partnered up with Nuvoco Vistas for the solus position on the back of the team jersey.[4]

On 29 March 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore's home match against Delhi Daredevils on 12 May was moved to Delhi due to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on the same day. The away game against the same team on 21 April was moved to Bangalore.[5]

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
Batsmen
9Mandeep Singh (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹1.4 crore (US$196,000)
17AB de Villiers (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)Overseas/Vice Captain
18Virat Kohli (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹17 crore (US$2.4 million)Captain
36Manan Vohra (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹1.1 crore (US$154,000)
42Brendon McCullum (1981-09-27) 27 September 1981Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹3.6 crore (US$505,000)Overseas
97Sarfaraz Khan (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹1.75 crore (US$245,000)
All-rounders
6Pawan Negi (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018₹1 crore (US$140,000)
8Moeen Ali (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹1.7 crore (US$238,000)Overseas
10Chris Woakes (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹7.4 crore (US$1.0 million)Overseas
77Colin de Grandhomme (1986-07-22) 22 July 1986Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2018₹2.2 crore (US$308,000)Overseas
78Corey Anderson (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2018₹2 crore (US$280,000)Overseas
555Washington Sundar (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹3.2 crore (US$449,000)
N/APavan Deshpande (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
N/AAniruddha Joshi (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Wicket-keepers
69Quinton de Kock (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992Left-handed2018₹2.8 crore (US$393,000)Overseas
72Parthiv Patel (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985Left-handed2018₹1.7 crore (US$238,000)
Bowlers
3Yuzvendra Chahal (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly2018₹6 crore (US$841,000)
4Kulwant Khejroliya (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2018₹85 lakh (US$119,000)
19Umesh Yadav (1987-10-25) 25 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹4.2 crore (US$589,000)
21Mohammed Siraj (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹2.6 crore (US$365,000)
38Tim Southee (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹1 crore (US$140,000)Overseas
89Murugan Ashwin (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly2018₹2.2 crore (US$308,000)
N/ANathan Coulter-Nile (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast2018₹2.2 crore (US$308,000)Overseas
N/ANavdeep Saini (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2018₹3 crore (US$421,000)
N/AAniket Choudhary (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2018₹30 lakh (US$42,000)

    Administration and support staff

    Season

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
    1 Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) 14 9 5 0 18 0.284
    2 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.253
    3 Kolkata Knight Riders (3) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.070
    4 Rajasthan Royals (4) 14 7 7 0 14 −0.250
    5 Mumbai Indians 14 6 8 0 12 0.317
    6 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 6 8 0 12 0.129
    7 Kings XI Punjab 14 6 8 0 12 −0.502
    8 Delhi Daredevils 14 5 9 0 10 −0.222
    Source:

    League matches
    All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
    8 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
    177/6 (18.5 overs)
    AB de Villiers 44 (23)
    Nitish Rana 2/11 (1 over)
    Sunil Narine 50 (19)
    Chris Woakes 3/36 (4 overs)
    Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
    Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
    Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
    • Brendon McCullum (Royal Challengers Bangalore) scored his 9,000th T20 run.[8]
    13 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Kings XI Punjab
    155 (19.2 overs)
    v
    Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
    159/6 (19.3 overs)
    K. L. Rahul 47 (30)
    Umesh Yadav 3/23 (4 overs)
    AB de Villiers 57 (40)
    Ravichandran Ashwin 2/30 (4 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 4 wickets
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
    Player of the match: Umesh Yadav (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    15 April
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Rajasthan Royals
    217/4 (20 overs)
    v
    Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
    198/6 (20 overs)
    Sanju Samson 92* (45)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 2/22 (4 overs)
    Virat Kohli 57 (30)
    Shreyas Gopal 2/22 (4 overs)
    Rajasthan Royals won by 19 runs
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
    Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    17 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Mumbai Indians
    213/6 (20 overs)
    v
    Rohit Sharma 94 (52)
    Umesh Yadav 2/36 (4 overs)
    Virat Kohli 92* (62)
    Krunal Pandya 3/28 (4 overs)
    Mumbai Indians won by 46 runs
    Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
    Umpires: Nitin Menon (India) and Rod Tucker (Australia)
    Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    21 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Delhi Daredevils
    174/5 (20 overs)
    v
    Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
    176/4 (18 overs)
    Rishabh Pant 85 (48)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 2/22 (3 overs)
    AB de Villiers 90* (39)
    Glenn Maxwell 1/13 (2 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and C. K. Nandan (India)
    Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    25 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    205/8 (20 overs)
    v
    Chennai Super Kings
    207/5 (19.4 overs)
    AB de Villiers 68 (30)
    Dwayne Bravo 2/33 (4 overs)
    Ambati Rayudu 82 (53)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 2/26 (4 overs)
    Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and Virender Sharma (India)
    Player of the match: MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)
    • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
    29 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    175/4 (20 overs)
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    176/4 (19.1 overs)
    Virat Kohli 68* (44)
    Andre Russell 3/31 (3 overs)
    Chris Lynn 62* (52)
    Murugan Ashwin 2/36 (4 overs)
    Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Nigel Llong (England)
    Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
    1 May
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    167/7 (20 overs)
    v
    Mumbai Indians
    153/7 (20 overs)
    Manan Vohra 45 (31)
    Hardik Pandya 3/28 (3 overs)
    Hardik Pandya 50 (42)
    Tim Southee 2/25 (4 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 14 runs
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Nitin Menon (India)
    Player of the match: Tim Southee (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
    5 May
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Chennai Super Kings (H)
    128/4 (18 overs)
    Parthiv Patel 53 (41)
    Ravindra Jadeja 3/18 (4 overs)
    Ambati Rayudu 32 (25)
    Umesh Yadav 2/15 (3 overs)
    Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
    Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
    Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (India) and Nitin Menon (India)
    Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
    • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
    7 May
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
    146 (20 overs)
    v
    Kane Williamson 56 (39)
    Mohammed Siraj 3/25 (4 overs)
    Virat Kohli 39 (30)
    Shakib Al Hasan 2/36 (4 overs)
    Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 runs
    Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
    Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Australia) and Virender Sharma (India)
    Player of the match: Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    12 May
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Delhi Daredevils
    181/4 (20 overs)
    v
    Rishabh Pant 61 (34)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 2/28 (4 overs)
    AB de Villiers 72* (37)
    Trent Boult 2/40 (4 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 wickets
    Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
    Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
    Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    • Sandeep Lamichhane and Abhishek Sharma (both Delhi Daredevils) made their T20 debuts.
    • Delhi Daredevils were eliminated as a result of this match.
    14 May
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kings XI Punjab
    88 (15.1 overs)
    v
    Aaron Finch 26 (23)
    Umesh Yadav 3/23 (4 overs)
    Virat Kohli 48* (28)
    Ravichandran Ashwin 0/9 (1 over)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets
    Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
    Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Australia) and Virender Sharma (India)
    Player of the match: Umesh Yadav (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    • Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs and Sunrisers Hyderabad advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.
    17 May
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    218/6 (20 overs)
    v
    Sunrisers Hyderabad
    204/3 (20 overs)
    AB de Villiers 69 (39)
    Rashid Khan 3/27 (4 overs)
    Kane Williamson 81 (42)
    Moeen Ali 1/21 (2 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 14 runs
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
    Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
    19 May
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Rajasthan Royals
    164/5 (20 overs)
    v
    Rahul Tripathi 80* (58)
    Umesh Yadav 3/25 (4 overs)
    AB de Villiers 53 (35)
    Shreyas Gopal 4/16 (4 overs)
    Rajasthan Royals won by 30 runs
    Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
    Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Australia) and Virender Sharma (India)
    Player of the match: Shreyas Gopal (Rajasthan Royals)
    • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.

    Statistics

    Most runs
    Name Nat Mat Runs HS Ave SR
    Virat Kohli 14 530 92* 48.18 139.10
    AB de Villiers 12 480 90* 53.33 174.54
    Mandeep Singh 14 252 47* 25.20 135.48
    Quinton de Kock 8 201 53 25.12 124.07
    Parthiv Patel 6 153 53 30.60 140.36
    • Last Update: 29 May 2018.
    • Source: Cricinfo

    Most wickets
    Name Nat Mat Wkts BBI Ave Eco
    Umesh Yadav 14 20 3/23 20.90 7.86
    Yuzvendra Chahal 14 12 2/22 30.25 7.26
    Mohammed Siraj 11 11 3/25 33.36 8.95
    Chris Woakes 5 8 3/36 23.75 10.36
    Tim Southee 8 5 3/30 52.20 9.00
    • Last Update: 29 May 2018.
    • Source: Cricinfo

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    2. "Nehra and Kirsten join RCB coaching staff". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
    3. "IPL: HP joins hands with Royal Challengers Bangalore as principal sponsor". Zee News. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
    4. "Nuvoco Vistas looking to increase media spends by about 25% next fiscal". Livemint. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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