2022 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2022 season
CoachSanjay Bangar
CaptainFaf du Plessis
Ground(s)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
2022 Indian Premier League3rd
Most runsFaf du Plessis (468)
Most wicketsWanindu Hasaranga (26)
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The 2022 season was the 15th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. They were one of the ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League.[1][2] The team is captained by Faf Du Plessis,[3] and coached by Sanjay Bangar.[4]

Background

The side retained three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.[5]

Retained
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj.
Released
Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Tim David, Suyash Prabhudessai, Devdutt Padikkal, Dan Christian, Pavan Deshpande, Daniel Sams, Shahbaz Ahmed, Washington Sundar, AB de Villiers (Retired), K. S. Bharat, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Josh Philippe, Finn Allen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Harshal Patel, Kane Richardson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Dushmantha Chameera, Navdeep Saini, Kyle Jamieson, Akash Deep, George Garton.
Acquired during the auction
Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Finn Allen, Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, David Willey, Sherfane Rutherford, Suyash Prabhudessai, Aneeshwar Gautam, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep, Luvnith Sisodia, Karn Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Jason Behrendorff, Chama Milind.

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Squad strength: 25 (18 - Indian, 7 - overseas)
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Captain
13 Faf du Plessis  South Africa (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break 2022 Overseas
Batters
18 Virat Kohli  India (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2008
Finn Allen  New Zealand (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2021 Overseas
97 Rajat Patidar  India (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Replacement for Luvnith Sisodia
50 Sherfane Rutherford  West Indies (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Right-arm fast medium 2022 Overseas
All-rounders
32 Glenn Maxwell  Australia (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2021 Overseas
49 Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break 2021 Overseas
21 Shahbaz Ahmed  India (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020
15 David Willey  England (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Left-arm fast medium 2022 Overseas
16 Mahipal Lomror  India (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022
11 Akash Deep  India (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022
43 Suyash Prabhudessai  India (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021
Aneeshwar Gautam  India (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022
Wicket-keepers
19 Dinesh Karthik  India (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2022
55 Anuj Rawat  India (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 25) Left-handed 2022
Luvnith Sisodia  India (2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Left-arm medium 2022
Spin Bowlers
33 Karn Sharma  India (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break 2022
Pace Bowlers
73 Mohammed Siraj  India (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018
38 Josh Hazlewood  Australia (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022 Overseas
Jason Behrendorff  Australia (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2022 Overseas
1 Siddarth Kaul  India (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022
Chama Milind  India (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Left-arm medium 2022
9 Harshal Patel  India (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2021
Source: RCB Players

Administration and support staff

Position Name
Director of cricket operations Mike Hesson[6]
Head coach Sanjay Bangar[6]

Teams and standings

Points table

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 B Gujarat Titans (C) 14 10 4 0 20 0.316 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 A Rajasthan Royals (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.298
3 A Lucknow Super Giants (4th) 14 9 5 0 18 0.251 Advanced to Eliminator
4 B Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.253
5 A Delhi Capitals 14 7 7 0 14 0.204
6 B Punjab Kings 14 7 7 0 14 0.126
7 A Kolkata Knight Riders 14 6 8 0 12 0.146
8 B Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 6 8 0 12 −0.379
9 B Chennai Super Kings 14 4 10 0 8 −0.203
10 A Mumbai Indians 14 4 10 0 8 −0.506
Source: IPLT20.com
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.


Group stages

Matches

Match 3
27 March 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Punjab Kings
208/5 (19 overs)
Faf du Plessis 88 (57)
Rahul Chahar 1/22 (4 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 43 (22)
Mohammed Siraj 2/59 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Odean Smith (Punjab Kings)
Match 6
30 March 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
128 (18.5 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
132/7 (19.2 overs)
Andre Russell 25 (18)
Wanindu Hasaranga 4/20 (4 overs)
Sherfane Rutherford 28 (40)
Tim Southee 3/20 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 3 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)
Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 13
5 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
169/3 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
173/6 (19.1 overs)
Jos Buttler 70* (47)
Harshal Patel 1/18 (4 overs)
Shahbaz Ahmed 45 (26)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/15 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 4 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Saiyed Khalid (Ind)
Player of the match: Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 18
9 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
151/6 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
152/3 (18.3 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 68* (37)
Harshal Patel 2/23 (4 overs)
Anuj Rawat 66 (47)
Dewald Brevis 1/8 (0.3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
MCA International Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Anuj Rawat (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 22
12 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
216/4 (20 overs)
v
Shivam Dube 95* (46)
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/35 (3 overs)
Shahbaz Ahmed 41 (27)
Maheesh Theekshana 4/33 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 23 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Nitin Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Shivam Dube (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 27
16 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Delhi Capitals
173/7 (20 overs)
Dinesh Karthik 66* (34)
Shardul Thakur 1/27 (4 overs)
David Warner 66 (38)
Josh Hazlewood 3/28 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 16 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Chirra Ravikanthreddy (Ind)
Player of the match: Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 31
19 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Lucknow Super Giants
163/8 (20 overs)
Faf du Plessis 96 (64)
Jason Holder 2/25 (4 overs)
Krunal Pandya 42 (28)
Josh Hazlewood 4/25 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 18 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Match 36
23 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
72/1 (8 overs)
Suyash Prabhudessai 15 (20)
T Natarajan 3/13 (3 overs)
Abhishek Sharma 47 (28)
Harshal Patel 2/18 (2 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Chirra Ravikanthreddy (Ind)
Player of the match: Marco Jansen (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Match 39
26 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
144/8 (20 overs)
v
Riyan Parag 56* (31)
Josh Hazlewood 2/19 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 23 (21)
Kuldeep Sen 4/20 (3.3 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 29 runs
MCA International Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 43
30 April 2022
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Gujarat Titans
174/4 (19.3 overs)
Virat Kohli 58 (53)
Pradeep Sangwan 2/19 (4 overs)
Rahul Tewatia 43* (25)
Shahbaz Ahmed 2/26 (3 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Rahul Tewatia (Gujarat Titans)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 49
4 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Chennai Super Kings
160/8 (20 overs)
Mahipal Lomror 42 (27)
Maheesh Theekshana 3/27 (4 overs)
Devon Conway 56 (37)
Harshal Patel 3/35 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 13 runs
MCA International Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 54
8 May 2022
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
125 (19.2 overs)
Faf du Plessis 73* (50)
Jagadeesha Suchith 2/30 (4 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 58 (37)
Wanindu Hasaranga 5/18 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 67 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nitin Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 60
13 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
209/9 (20 overs)
v
Liam Livingstone 70 (42)
Harshal Patel 4/34 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 35 (22)
Kagiso Rabada 3/21 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 54 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Nitin Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Punjab Kings)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 67
19 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans
168/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
170/2 (18.4 overs)
Hardik Pandya 62* (47)
Josh Hazlewood 2/39 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 73 (54)
Rashid Khan 2/32 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Sadashiv Iyer (Ind)
Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad were eliminated as a result of this match.[7]

Playoffs

Preliminary

Eliminator


25 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Lucknow Super Giants
193/6 (20 overs)
Rajat Patidar 112* (54)
Mohsin Khan 1/25 (4 overs)
KL Rahul 79 (58)
Josh Hazlewood 3/43 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 14 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind)
Player of the match: Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore advance to Qualifier 2 and Lucknow Super Giants were eliminated as a result of this match.

Qualifier 2


27 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Rajasthan Royals
161/3 (18.1 overs)
Rajat Patidar 58 (42)
Prasidh Krishna 3/22 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 106* (60)
Josh Hazlewood 2/23 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  2. ^ "IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date". Zee News. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Faf du Plessis unveiled as RCB's new captain for IPL 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Royal Challengers Bangalore Appoint Sanjay Bangar As Head Coach". Royal Challengers Bangalore. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. ^ "VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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