2017 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

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Royal Challengers Bangalore
2017 season
Coach Daniel Vettori
Captain Virat Kohli
Ground(s) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
League stage 8th
Most runs Virat Kohli (308) [1]
Most wickets Pawan Negi (16) [2]

Royal Challengers Bangalore is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League. They are one of the eight teams which are taking part in the 2017 Indian Premier League. They are captained by Virat Kohli and coached by Daniel Vettori. This was one of the most difficult seasons for RCB, as when it started their key players were injured and missed initial matches. Shane Watson took the responsibility of captaining RCB.

Contents

Season standings

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C)141040200.784Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Rising Pune Supergiant (R)14950180.176
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (4)14851170.599Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (3)14860160.641
5 Kings XI Punjab 1477014−0.009
6 Delhi Daredevils 1468012−0.512
7 Gujarat Lions 1441008−0.412
8 Royal Challengers Bangalore 1431017−1.299
Source: ESPNcricinfo [3]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs

Auction

The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore. [4] Five players were signed by the franchise. [5]

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
Batsmen
11 KL Rahul Flag of India.svg  India 18 April 1992 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20161 crore (US$150,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
18 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 5 November 1988 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2014 (since 2008)12.5 crore (US$1.92 million) Captain
23 Mandeep Singh Flag of India.svg  India 18 December 1991 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium 201580 lakh (US$120,000)
34 Travis Head Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29 December 1993 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm off break 201650 lakh (US$77,000)Overseas
36 Sachin Baby Flag of India.svg  India 18 December 1988 (aged 28)Left-handedRight-arm off break 201610 lakh (US$15,000)
81 Kedar Jadhav Flag of India.svg  India 26 March 1985 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20162.17 crore (US$330,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
97 Sarfaraz Khan Flag of India.svg  India 27 October 1997 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm off break 201550 lakh (US$77,000)
333 Chris Gayle Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 21 September 1979 (aged 37)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2014 (since 2011)8.4 crore (US$1.29 million)Overseas
Harpreet Singh Bhatia Flag of India.svg  India 11 August 1991 (aged 25)Left-handedRight-arm medium 2017Replacement signing
All-rounders
15 Pawan Negi Flag of India.svg  India 6 January 1993 (aged 24)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 20171 crore (US$150,000)
33 Shane Watson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17 June 1981 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 20169.5 crore (US$1.46 million)Overseas
84 Stuart Binny Flag of India.svg  India 3 June 1984 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium 20162 crore (US$310,000)
Wicket-keepers
4 Vishnu Vinod Flag of India.svg  India 2 December 1993 (aged 23)Right-handed2017Replacement signing
17 AB de Villiers Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 17 February 1984 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2014 (since 2011)9.5 crore (US$1.46 million)Overseas/Vice-captain
Bowlers
3 Yuzvendra Chahal Flag of India.svg  India 23 July 1990 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly 201410 lakh (US$15,000)
6 Sreenath Aravind Flag of India.svg  India 8 April 1984 (aged 32)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2014 (since 2011)10 lakh (US$15,000)
9 Aniket Choudhary Flag of India.svg  India 28 January 1990 (aged 27)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 20172 crore (US$310,000)
13 Harshal Patel Flag of India.svg  India 23 November 1990 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2014 (since 2013)40 lakh (US$61,000)
19 Avesh Khan Flag of India.svg  India 13 December 1996 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 201610 lakh (US$15,000)
20 Adam Milne Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 April 1992 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast 201570 lakh (US$110,000)Overseas
21 Iqbal Abdulla Flag of India.svg  India 2 December 1989 (aged 27)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 201610 lakh (US$15,000)
37 Billy Stanlake Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 13 April 1992 (aged 24)Left-handedRight-arm fast 201730 lakh (US$46,000)Overseas
56 Tymal Mills Flag of England.svg  England 12 August 1992 (aged 24)Right-handedLeft-arm fast 201712 crore (US$1.84 million)Overseas
77 Samuel Badree Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 9 March 1981 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 201650 lakh (US$77,000)Overseas
90 Tabraiz Shamsi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18 February 1990 (aged 27)Right-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 201610 lakh (US$15,000)Overseas
Praveen Dubey Flag of India.svg  India 1 July 1993 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly 201710 lakh (US$15,000)

Personnel

The team is owned by Diageo through United Spirits Limited. Amrit Thomas, acts as the director of team. Retired Indian cricketer Brijesh Patel, serves as the CEO for the team. Russell Adams is the vice president for commercial operations. Avinash Vaidya is the team manager. Daniel Vettori heads the coaching team which consists of Allan Donald (bowling coach), Trent Woodhill (batting and fielding coach), Even Speechly (physio) and Shankar Basu (strength and condition coach).

Trivia

23 April was the highest total runs (263/5) in IPL by RCB (2013). [6] Also at the same date they scored the lowest runs (49/10) in IPL. [7]

Season

5 April
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
207/4 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
172 (19.4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 35 runs
 
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Yuvraj Singh 62 (27)
Stuart Binny 1/10 (1 over)
Chris Gayle 32 (21)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/27 (4 overs)
8 April
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
157/8 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils
142/9 (20 overs)
 
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kedar Jadhav 69(37)
Chris Morris 3/21 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 57(36)
Pawan Negi 2/3 (1 over)
10 April
(H) Kings XI Punjab
150/2 (14.3 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
148/4 (20 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets
 
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Holkar Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and C Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Axar Patel(Kings XI Punjab)
Hashim Amla 58*(38)
Tymal Mills 1/22 (2 overs)
AB de Villiers 89*(46)
Varun Aaron 2/21 (4 overs)
14 April
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
142/5 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
145/6 (18.5 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets.
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Virat Kohli 62(47)
Mitchell McClenaghan 2/20 (4 overs)
Kieron Pollard 70(47)
Samuel Badree 4/9 (4 overs)
16 April
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
134/9 (20 overs)
v
Rising Pune Supergiant
161/8 (20 overs)
Rising Pune Supergiant won by 27 runs.
 
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
AB De Villiers 29(30)
Ben Stokes 3/18 (4 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 31(23)
Adam Milne 2/27 (4 overs)
18 April
Royal Challengers Bangalore
213/2 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Lions (H)
192/7 (20 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 21 runs
 
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Virender Sharma (India)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Chris Gayle 77 (38)
Basil Thampi 1/31 (4 overs)
Brendon McCullum 72 (44)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/31 (4 overs)
  • Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to score 10,000 runs in T20s. [9]
23 April
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
131 (19.3 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders win by 82 runs
 
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, O Nandan, Nitin Menon, K Srinivasan
Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Sunil Narine 34(17)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/16(4 overs)
Kedar Jadhav 9(7)
Chris Woakes 3/6(2 overs)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore's total score is the lowest in the history of IPL.
25 April
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
 
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
27 April
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
134 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Lions
135/3 (13.5 overs)
Gujarat Lions won by 7 wickets
 
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Andrew Tye (Gujarat Lions)
Pawan Negi 32 (19)
Andrew Tye 3/12 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 72 (34)
Samuel Badree 2/29 (3 overs)
  • Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ankit Soni (Gujarat Lions) made his T20 debut.
29 April
(H) Rising Pune Supergiant
157/3 (20 overs)
v
Rising Pune Supergiant won by 61 runs
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson (Rising Pune Supergiant)
Steve Smith 45 (32)
Stuart Binny 1/17 (2 overs)
Virat Kohli 55 (48)
Imran Tahir 3/18 (4 overs)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
1 May
Royal Challengers Bangalore
162/8 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians (H)
165/5 (19.5 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
AB de Villiers 43 (27)
Mitchell McClenaghan 3/34 (4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 56 (37)
Pawan Negi 2/17 (4 overs)
  • Royal Challenges Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
5 May
Kings XI Punjab
138/7 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
119 (19 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 19 runs
 
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Sandeep Sharma (Kings XI Punjab)
Axar Patel 38* (17)
Aniket Choudhary 2/17 (4 overs)
Mandeep Singh 46 (40)
Axar Patel 3/11 (3 overs)
  • Royal Challenges Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
7 May
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
158/6 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
159/4 (15.1 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
 
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Travis Head 75* (47)
Umesh Yadav 3/36 (4 overs)
Sunil Narine 54 (17)
Pawan Negi 2/21 (3.1 overs)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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14 May
Royal Challengers Bangalore
161/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils (H)
151 (20 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 runs
 
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Virat Kohli 58 (45)
Pat Cummins 2/21 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 45 (34)
Pawan Negi 3/10 (2 overs)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Avesh Khan (Royal Challengers Bangalore) made his T20 debut.

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