2019 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

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)
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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.

Background

Player retention, transfers and auction

Main article: List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes

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
Quinton de Kock to Mumbai Indians; Mandeep Singh to Kings XI Punjab in return for Marcus Stoinis.[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.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
10 Akshdeep Nath  India (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019 ₹3.6 crore (US$421,000) Occasional wicket-keeper
14 Milind Kumar  India (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
17 AB de Villiers  South Africa (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) Overseas, Vice-captain
18 Virat Kohli  India (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million) Captain
29 Gurkeerat Singh  India (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) Occasional wicket-keeper
189 Shimron Hetmyer  Guyana (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 ₹4 crore (US$468,000) Overseas
— Himmat Singh  India (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2019 ₹65 lakh (US$76,000)
— Devdutt Padikkal  India (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
All-rounders
7 Shivam Dube  India (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019 ₹5 crore (US$585,000)
8 Moeen Ali  England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹1.7 crore (US$199,000) Overseas
16 Marcus Stoinis  Australia (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019 ₹6.2 crore (US$726,000) Overseas
51 Pawan Negi  India (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 32) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹1 crore (US$117,000)
77 Colin de Grandhomme  New Zealand (1986-07-22) 22 July 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹2.2 crore (US$257,000) Overseas
555 Washington Sundar  India (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹3.2 crore (US$375,000)
Wicket-keepers
45 Heinrich Klaasen  South Africa (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 33) Right-handed 2019 ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) Overseas
72 Parthiv Patel  India (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 (age 39) Left-handed 2018 ₹1.7 crore (US$199,000)
Bowlers
3 Yuzvendra Chahal  India (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly 2018 ₹6 crore (US$702,000)
4 Kulwant Khejroliya  India (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹85 lakh (US$99,000)
9 Dale Steyn  South Africa (1983-06-27) 27 June 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 ₹1.5 crore (US$176,000) Overseas
13 Mohammed Siraj  India (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹2.6 crore (US$304,000)
19 Umesh Yadav  India (1987-10-25) 25 October 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹4.2 crore (US$492,000)
21 Prayas Ray Barman  India (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 ₹1.5 crore (US$176,000)
23 Navdeep Saini  India (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹3 crore (US$351,000)
38 Tim Southee  New Zealand (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹1 crore (US$117,000) Overseas
— Nathan Coulter-Nile  Australia (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 ₹2.2 crore (US$257,000) 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 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.131
3 Delhi Capitals 14 9 5 0 18 0.044 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Sunrisers Hyderabad 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
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs[12]

Results by match

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

Results

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
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
1 Virat Kohli 14 14 0 464 100 33.14 328 141.46 1 2 0 46 13
2 AB de Villiers 13 13 3 442 82* 44.20 287 154.00 0 5 0 31 26
3 Parthiv Patel 14 14 0 373 67 26.64 268 139.17 0 2 1 48 10
4 Moeen Ali 11 10 2 220 66 27.50 133 165.41 0 2 0 16 17
5 Marcus Stoinis 10 10 6 211 46* 52.75 156 135.25 0 0 2 14 10

Most wickets

No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Yuzvendra Chahal 14 14 49.2 1 386 18 4/38 21.44 7.82 16.4 1 0
2 Navdeep Saini 13 13 48.0 0 397 11 2/24 36.09 8.27 26.1 0 0
3 Umesh Yadav 11 11 37.5 0 371 8 3/36 46.37 9.80 28.3 0 0
4 Mohammed Siraj 9 9 28.1 1 269 7 2/38 38.42 9.55 24.1 0 0
5 Moeen Ali 11 9 25.0 0 169 6 2/18 28.16 6.76 25.0 0 0

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