2021 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

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Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021 season
Coach Simon Katich, Mike Hesson
Captain Virat Kohli
Ground(s) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Tournament performance Eliminator (4th)
Most runs Glenn Maxwell (513)
Most wickets Harshal Patel (32)
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The 2021 season was the 14th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore .They were one of the eight teams competed in the tournament. [1] [2] The team was captained by Virat Kohli with Mike Hesson as a team coach. After qualifying for the playoffs, they were eliminated from the tournament as they were beaten by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator match.

Contents

This was the last season in IPL for AB de Villiers who announced his retirement on 19 November 2021.

Background

Player retention and transfers

The Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 12 players and released ten players. [3]

Retained Players: Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Josh Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel

Released Players: Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Mann, Parthiv Patel (retired).

Added Players: Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Kyle Jamieson, Srikar Bharat, Rajat Patidar, Dan Christian, Suyash Prabhudessai, Finn Allen

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
Batters
18 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 5 November 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2008₹17 crore (US$2.0 million)Captain
11 Sachin Baby Flag of India.svg  India 18 December 1988 (age 35)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2021₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
19 Rajat Patidar Flag of India.svg  India 1 June 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
— Suyash Prabhudessai Flag of India.svg  India 6 December 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2021₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
37 Devdutt Padikkal Flag of India.svg  India 7 July 2000 (age 24)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2019₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
All-rounders
8 Tim David Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 16 March 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021₹20 lakh (US$24,000)Overseas [4]
54 Dan Christian Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4 May 1983 (age 41)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2021₹4.8 crore (US$575,130.80)Overseas
32 Glenn Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 October 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021₹14.25 crore (US$1.7 million)Overseas
— Pavan Deshpande Flag of India.svg  India 16 September 1989 (age 34)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2020₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
95 Daniel Sams Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27 October 1992 (age 31)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2021₹20 lakh (US$24,000)Overseas
21 Shahbaz Ahmed Flag of India.svg  India 12 December 1994 (age 29)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
49 Wanindu Hasaranga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 27 July 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2021₹50 lakh (US$60,000)Overseas [4]
5 Washington Sundar Flag of India.svg  India 5 October 1999 (age 24)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2018₹3.2 crore (US$383,000)Unavailable due to finger injury [5]
9 Harshal Patel Flag of India.svg  India 23 November 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2021₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Wicket-keepers
17 AB de Villiers Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 17 February 1984 (age 40)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2018₹11 crore (US$1.3 million)Overseas, Vice-captain
15 K. S. Bharat Flag of India.svg  India 3 October 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
— Mohammed Azharuddeen Flag of India.svg  India 22 March 1994 (age 30)Right-handed2021₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
1 Josh Philippe Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 June 1997 (age 27)Right-handed2020₹20 lakh (US$24,000)Overseas
— Finn Allen Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 April 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021₹20 lakh (US$24,000)Overseas, Replacement for Josh Philippe [6] [7]
Spin Bowlers
3 Yuzvendra Chahal Flag of India.svg  India 23 July 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2018₹6 crore (US$719,000)
63 Adam Zampa Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31 March 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2020₹1.5 crore (US$180,000)Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons. [8]
Pace Bowlers
47 Kane Richardson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12 February 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2020₹4 crore (US$479,000)Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons. [8]
— Scott Kuggeleijn Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3 January 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2021₹50 lakh (US$60,000)Overseas, Unavailable due to national duty [9]
— Dushmantha Chameera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 11 January 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2021₹50 lakh (US$60,000)Overseas [4]
96 Navdeep Saini Flag of India.svg  India 23 November 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2018₹3 crore (US$359,000)
73 Mohammed Siraj Flag of India.svg  India 13 March 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018₹2.6 crore (US$312,000)
12 Kyle Jamieson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30 December 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm Fast 2021₹15 crore (US$1.8 million)Overseas
— Akash Deep Flag of India.svg  India 15 December 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2021₹20 lakh (US$24,000)Replacement for Washington Sundar
27 George Garton Flag of England.svg  England 15 April 1997 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm Fast 2021₹20 lakh (US$24,000)Overseas, Replacement for Kane Richardson [10]
Source: RCB Players

Administration and support staff

PositionName
Owner United Spirits Limited [11] [12]
ChairmanPrathmesh Mishra
Vice President and HeadRajesh Menon
Team managerSoumyadeep Pyne
Director of cricket operations & head coach Mike Hesson
Batting consultant Sanjay Bangar
Batting and spin bowling coach Sridharan Sriram
Bowling coach Adam Griffith
Head of scouting and fielding coach Malolan Rangarajan
Head physiotherapistEvan Speechly
Strength and conditioning coach Basu Shanker
Team doctorDr. Charles Minz
Source: RCB Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Teams and standings

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314
Result W W W W L W L L L W W W L W
Position11112133333333
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals (3rd)141040200.481Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C)14950180.455
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th)1495018−0.140Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (R)14770140.587
5 Mumbai Indians 14770140.116
6 Punjab Kings 1468012−0.001
7 Rajasthan Royals 1459010−0.993
8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 1431106−0.545
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

League stage

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021. [13]

Matches

Match 1
9 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
159/9 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
160/8 (20 overs)
Chris Lynn 49 (35)
Harshal Patel 5/27 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 48 (27)
Jasprit Bumrah 2/26 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 2 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6
14 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
149/8 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
143/9 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 59 (41)
Jason Holder 3/30 (4 overs)
David Warner 54 (37)
Shahbaz Ahmed 3/7 (2 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
18 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
204/4 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
166/8 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 78 (49)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/39 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 31 (20)
Kyle Jamieson 3/41 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 38 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 16
22 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
177/9 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
181/0 (16.3 overs)
Shivam Dube 46 (32)
Mohammed Siraj 3/27 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Devdutt Padikkal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Match 19
25 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
191/4 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
122/9 (20 overs)
Ravindra Jadeja 62* (28)
Harshal Patel 3/51 (4 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 34 (15)
Ravindra Jadeja 3/13 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 69 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) bowled the joint-most expensive over in an IPL match, conceding 37 runs. [15]
Match 22
27 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
171/5 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
170/4 (20 overs)
AB de Villiers 75* (42)
Avesh Khan 1/24 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 58* (48)
Harshal Patel 2/37 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 1 run
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the sixth player, and the second overseas one, to score 5,000 runs in the IPL. [16]
Match 26
30 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
179/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
145/8 (20 overs)
KL Rahul 91* (57)
Kyle Jamieson 2/32 (3 overs)
Virat Kohli 35 (34)
Harpreet Brar 3/19 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 34 runs
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Harpreet Brar (Punjab Kings)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 31
20 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
94/1 (10 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 22 (20)
Andre Russell 3/9 (3 overs)
Shubman Gill 48 (34)
Yuzvendra Chahal 1/23 (2 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to play 200 matches for a single franchise. [17]
Match 35
24 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
156/6 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
157/4 (18.1 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 70 (50)
Dwayne Bravo 3/24 (4 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 38 (26)
Harshal Patel 2/25 (3.1 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 39
26 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
165/6 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
111 (18.1 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 56 (37)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/36 (4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 43 (28)
Harshal Patel 4/17 (3.1 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 54 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player and fifth overall to score 10,000 runs in T20s. [18]
  • Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) took a hat-trick. [19]
Match 43
29 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
149/9 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
153/3 (17.1 overs)
Evin Lewis 58 (37)
Harshal Patel 3/34 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 50* (30)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/20 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)
Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 48
3 October 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
164/7 (20 overs)
v
Punjab Kings
158/6 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 57 (33)
Moises Henriques 3/12 (4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 57 (42)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/29 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match. [20]
Match 52
6 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
141/7 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
137/6 (20 overs)
Jason Roy 44 (38)
Harshal Patel 3/33 (4 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 41 (52)
Umran Malik 1/21 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 4 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 56
8 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
164/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
166/3 (20 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 48 (31)
Mohammed Siraj 2/25 (4 overs)
K. S. Bharat 78* (52)
Anrich Nortje 2/24 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: K. S. Bharat (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 having a better net run rate than the Royal Challengers Bangalore. [21]

Playoffs

Eliminator

11 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
138/7 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
139/6 (19.4 overs)
Virat Kohli 39 (33)
Sunil Narine 4/21 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 29 (18)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/16 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

No.NameMatchInnsNORunsHSAve.BFSR100s50s04s6s
1 Glenn Maxwell 151425137842.75356144.100614821
2 Devdutt Padikkal 14141411101* 31.61328125.301124414
3 Virat Kohli 1515140572* 28.92339119.40030439
4 AB de Villiers 1514431376* 31.30211148.340212316
5 K.S. Bharat 87219178* 38.22156122.43010108
6 Rajat Patidar 440713117.7562114.5100033
7 Kyle Jamieson 9736516* 16.2555118.0800053

Glenn Maxwell was the fifth-highest run scorer in IPL 2021

Most wickets

No.NameMatchInnsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAve.Econ.SR4W5W
1 Harshal Patel 151556.20459325/2714.348.1410.511
2 Yuzvendra Chahal 151553.01374183/1120.777.0517.600
3 Mohammed Siraj 151552.01353113/2732.096.7828.300
4 Kyle Jamieson 9928.0126993/4129.889.6018.600
5 Shahbaz Ahmed 11614.009273/713.146.5712.0000
6 Dan Christian 9916.4015542/1438.759.3025.000
7 Washington Sundar 6616.0011831/739.337.3732.000
George Garton 5515.0013531/2745.009.0030.000
Glenn Maxwell 15616.0013532/2345.008.4332.000

Player of the match awards

No.DatePlayerOpponentResultContributionRef.
19 April 2021 Harshal Patel Mumbai Indians Won by 2 wickets5/27 (4 overs) [24]
214 April 2021 Glenn Maxwell Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 6 runs59 (41) [25]
318 April 2021 AB de Villiers Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 38 runs76* (34) [26]
422 April 2021 Devdutt Padikkal Rajasthan Royals Won by 10 wickets101* (52) [27]
527 April 2021 AB de Villiers Delhi Capitals Won by 1 run75* (42) [28]
626 September 2021 Glenn Maxwell Mumbai Indians Won by 54 runs56 (37) and 2/23 (4 overs) [29]
729 September 2021 Yuzvendra Chahal Rajasthan Royals Won by 7 wickets2/18 (4 overs) [30]
83 October 2021 Glenn Maxwell Punjab Kings Won by 6 runs57 (33) [31]
98 October 2021 K. S. Bharat Delhi Capitals Won by 7 wickets78* (52) [32]

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