Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019

The 2019 season was the 12th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the tournament. RCB continued under Kohli's captaincy and finished the season with five wins from 14 matches and 11 points.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2019 season
CoachGary Kirsten
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
2019 Indian Premier League8th
Most runsVirat Kohli (464)
Most wicketsYuzvendra Chahal (18)

Background

Player retention, transfers and auction

In November 2018, the Royal Challengers announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya and Marcus Stoinis.[1][2]

On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Royal Challengers signed up nine more players viz., Shivam Dube, Shimron Hetmyer, Akshdeep Nath, Prayas Barman, Himmat Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Heinrich Klaasen, Devdutt Padikkal and Milind Kumar.[3] Their squad strength was 24 with 16 Indian and 8 overseas players.

Transfers
Player Nationality Salary From To Date Ref
Quinton de Kock2.8 crore (US$392,560.00)Royal Challengers BangaloreMumbai Indians19 October 2018
Mandeep Singh1.4 crore (US$196,280.00)Royal Challengers BangaloreKings XI Punjab28 October 2018[4]
Marcus Stoinis6.2 crore (US$869,240.00)Kings XI PunjabRoyal Challengers Bangalore[4]

Team analysis

ESPNcricinfo editor Varun Shetty wrote in his team preview that the Royal Challengers "might struggle once more with their balance" despite the presence of several all-rounders in the squad and predicted that the team would make it to the playoffs if Kohli has "another season of big runs".[5] According to the Indian Express, the team's strength is its batting lineup while the unavailability of overseas all-rounders for the entire season could be the weakness. The preview also stated that Kohli, whose captaincy was recently criticized by former cricketers, "will be eager to prove them wrong".[6] The Times of India remarked that "Bowling, especially in the death overs, continues to be a cause for worry for RCB."[7] News18 tipped Shimron Hetmyer as one of the five first-time overseas players to watch out for in the season,[8] while the Hindu named Shivam Dube among the uncapped Indian players "who could create ripples" at the tournament.[9]

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
10Akshdeep Nath (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast20193.6 crore (US$505,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
14Milind Kumar (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break201920 lakh (US$28,000)
17AB de Villiers (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium201811 crore (US$1.5 million)Overseas, Vice-captain
18Virat Kohli (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium201817 crore (US$2.4 million)Captain
29Gurkeerat Singh (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990Right-handedRight-arm off break201950 lakh (US$70,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
189Shimron Hetmyer (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996Left-handedRight-arm leg break20194 crore (US$561,000)Overseas
N/AHimmat Singh (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium201965 lakh (US$91,000)
N/ADevdutt Padikkal (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000Left-handedRight-arm off break201920 lakh (US$28,000)
All-rounders
7Shivam Dube (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast20195 crore (US$701,000)
8Moeen Ali (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987Left-handedRight-arm off break20181.7 crore (US$238,000)Overseas
16Marcus Stoinis (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast20196.2 crore (US$869,000)Overseas
51Pawan Negi (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox20181 crore (US$140,000)
77Colin de Grandhomme (1986-07-22) 22 July 1986Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast20182.2 crore (US$308,000)Overseas
555Washington Sundar (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999Left-handedRight-arm off break20183.2 crore (US$449,000)
Wicket-keepers
45Heinrich Klaasen (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991Right-handed201950 lakh (US$70,000)Overseas
72Parthiv Patel (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985Left-handed20181.7 crore (US$238,000)
Bowlers
3Yuzvendra Chahal (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly20186 crore (US$841,000)
4Kulwant Khejroliya (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast201885 lakh (US$119,000)
9Dale Steyn (1983-06-27) 27 June 1983Right-handedRight-arm fast20191.5 crore (US$210,000)Overseas
13Mohammed Siraj (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20182.6 crore (US$365,000)
19Umesh Yadav (1987-10-25) 25 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20184.2 crore (US$589,000)
21Prayas Ray Barman (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002Right-handedRight-arm leg break20191.5 crore (US$210,000)
23Navdeep Saini (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20183 crore (US$421,000)
38Tim Southee (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20181 crore (US$140,000)Overseas
N/ANathan Coulter-Nile (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast20182.2 crore (US$308,000)Overseas

    Coaching and support staff

    Ref[11]

    Season

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
    1 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.421
    2 Chennai Super Kings (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.131
    3 Delhi Capitals (3) 14 9 5 0 18 0.044
    4 Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) 14 6 8 0 12 0.577
    5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 6 8 0 12 0.028
    6 Kings XI Punjab 14 6 8 0 12 −0.251
    7 Rajasthan Royals 14 5 8 1 11 −0.449
    8 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 5 8 1 11 −0.607
    Source: ESPNCricinfo

    Results by match

    Round1234567891011121314
    GroundAHAAHHAAAHHAHH
    ResultLLLLLLWLWWWLDW
    Position88888888887888
    Source: Fixtures
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    League matches

    23 March
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Chennai Super Kings (H)
    71/3 (17.4 overs)
    Parthiv Patel 29 (35)
    Imran Tahir 3/9 (4 overs)
    Ambati Rayudu 28 (42)
    Mohammed Siraj 1/5 (2 overs)
    Chennai won by 7 wickets
    M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
    Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh (Chennai Super Kings)
    • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
    • Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings) became the first batsman to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.[13]
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore made the lowest total for any team in the IPL against the Chennai Super Kings.[14][15]

    28 March
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Mumbai Indians
    187/8 (20 overs)
    v
    Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
    181/5 (20 overs)
    Rohit Sharma 48 (33)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 4/38 (4 overs)
    AB de Villiers 70* (41)
    Jasprit Bumrah 3/20 (4 overs)
    Mumbai won by 6 runs
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
    Umpires: C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the second batsman to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.[16]

    31 March
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
    231/2 (20 overs)
    v
    Jonny Bairstow 114 (56)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 1/44 (4 overs)
    Colin de Grandhomme 37 (32)
    Mohammad Nabi 4/11 (4 overs)
    Hyderabad won by 118 runs
    Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
    Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    • David Warner and Jonny Bairstow (Sunrisers Hyderabad) recorded the highest first-wicket partnership in the IPL (185 runs).[17]
    • Sunrisers Hyderabad recorded their highest total in the IPL.[17]
    • This was the largest winning margin for Sunrisers Hyderabad in terms of runs, and the second-largest defeat for Royal Challengers Bangalore in terms of runs. [17]
    • It was the second instance of two batsmen scoring hundreds in the same match in the IPL, and the fourth overall instance in a T20 match.[17]
    • Mohammad Nabi recorded the second-best bowling figures for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL.[17]

    2 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Rajasthan Royals (H)
    164/3 (19.5 overs)
    Parthiv Patel 67 (41)
    Shreyas Gopal 3/12 (4 overs)
    Jos Buttler 59 (43)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 2/17 (4 overs)
    Rajasthan won by 7 wickets
    Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
    Player of the match: Shreyas Gopal (Rajasthan Royals)
    • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
    • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) played in his 100th IPL match as captain.[18]

    5 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    205/3 (20 overs)
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    206/5 (19.1 overs)
    Virat Kohli 84 (49)
    Nitish Rana 1/22 (2 overs)
    Andre Russell 48* (13)
    Pawan Negi 2/21 (3.1 overs)
    Kolkata won by 5 wickets
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
    Player of the match: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

    7 April
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    149/8 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals
    152/6 (18.5 overs)
    Virat Kohli 41 (33)
    Kagiso Rabada 4/21 (4 overs)
    Shreyas Iyer 67 (50)
    Navdeep Saini 2/24 (4 overs)
    Delhi won by 4 wickets
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
    Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: Kagiso Rabada (Delhi Capitals)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

    13 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kings XI Punjab
    173/4 (20 overs)
    v
    Royal Challengers Bangalore
    174/2 (19.2 overs)
    Chris Gayle 99* (64)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 2/33 (4 overs)
    Virat Kohli 67 (53)
    Ravichandran Ashwin 1/30 (4 overs)
    Bangalore won by 8 wickets
    Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
    Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

    15 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Mumbai Indians (H)
    172/5 (19 overs)
    AB de Villiers 75 (51)
    Lasith Malinga 4/31 (4 overs)
    Quinton de Kock 40 (26)
    Moeen Ali 2/18 (4 overs)
    Mumbai won by 5 wickets
    Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
    Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians
    • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

    19 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
    203/5 (20 overs)
    Virat Kohli 100 (58)
    Andre Russell 1/17 (3 overs)
    Nitish Rana 85* (46)
    Dale Steyn 2/40 (4 overs)
    Bangalore won by 10 runs
    Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

    The Royal Challengers made 143 runs in the last 10 overs while batting, the most by any team in an IPL match.


    21 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    161/7 (20 overs)
    v
    Chennai Super Kings
    160/8 (20 overs)
    Parthiv Patel 53 (37)
    Deepak Chahar 2/25 (4 overs)
    MS Dhoni 84* (48)
    Dale Steyn 2/29 (4 overs)
    Bangalore won by 1 run
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
    Player of the match: Parthiv Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

    24 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    202/4 (20 overs)
    v
    Kings XI Punjab
    185/7 (20 overs)
    AB de Villiers 82* (44)
    Ravichandran Ashwin 1/15 (4 overs)
    Nicholas Pooran 46 (28)
    Umesh Yadav 3/36 (4 overs)
    Bangalore won by 17 runs
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
    Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
    Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.

    28 April
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Delhi Capitals
    187/5 (20 overs)
    v
    Shreyas Iyer 52 (37)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 2/41 (4 overs)
    Parthiv Patel 39 (20)
    Amit Mishra 2/29 (4 overs)
    Delhi won by 16 runs
    Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
    Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
    Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[19]

    30 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    62/7 (5 overs)
    v
    Rajasthan Royals
    41/1 (3.2 overs)
    Virat Kohli 25 (7)
    Shreyas Gopal 3/12 (1 over)
    Sanju Samson 28 (13)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 1/0 (0.2 overs)
    No result
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
    Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
    • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
    • The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.
    • Shreyas Gopal (Rajasthan Royals) took a hat-trick.[20]

    4 May
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Sunrisers Hyderabad
    175/7 (20 overs)
    v
    Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
    178/6 (19.2 overs)
    Kane Williamson 70* (43)
    Washington Sundar 3/24 (3 overs)
    Shimron Hetmyer 75 (47)
    Khaleel Ahmed 3/37 (4 overs)
    Bangalore won by 4 wickets
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
    Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

    Statistics

    Most runs

    No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
    1Virat Kohli1414046410033.14328141.461204613
    2AB de Villiers1313344282*44.20287154.000503126
    3Parthiv Patel141403736726.64268139.170214810
    4Moeen Ali111022206627.50133165.410201617
    5Marcus Stoinis1010621146*52.75156135.250021410
    • Last updated: 5 May 2019
    • Source:Cricinfo[21]

    Most wickets

    No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
    1Yuzvendra Chahal141449.21386184/3821.447.8216.410
    2Navdeep Saini131348.00397112/2436.098.2726.100
    3Umesh Yadav111137.5037183/3646.379.8028.300
    4Mohammed Siraj9928.1126972/3838.429.5524.100
    5Moeen Ali11925.0016962/1828.166.7625.000
    • Last updated: 5 May 2019
    • Source:Cricinfo[22]

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