2022 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

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Royal Challengers Bangalore
2022 season
Coach Sanjay Bangar
Captain Faf du Plessis
Ground(s) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
League stage 4th
Eliminator Won
Qualifier 2 Lost
Most runs Faf du Plessis (468)
Most wickets Wanindu Hasaranga (26)

The 2022 season was the 15th season of the Indian Premier League for cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore which is based in Bangalore, Karnataka. They were one of the ten teams to compete in the edition. [1] Faf Du Plessis was the captain. [2] Sanjay Bangar was the coach. [3]

Contents

Background

The side retained three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction. [4]

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

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Captain
13 Faf du Plessis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 July 1984 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break 2022Overseas
Batters
18 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 5 November 1988 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2008
43 Suyash Prabhudessai Flag of India.svg  India 6 December 1997 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium2021
97 Rajat Patidar Flag of India.svg  India 1 June 1993 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021Replacement for Luvnith Sisodia
Finn Allen Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 April 1999 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2021Overseas
All-rounders
16 Mahipal Lomror Flag of India.svg  India 16 November 1999 (aged 22)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
21 Shahbaz Ahmed Flag of India.svg  India 12 December 1994 (aged 27)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020
32 Glenn Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 October 1988 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2021Overseas
49 Wanindu Hasaranga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 29 July 1997 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2021Overseas
50 Sherfane Rutherford WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 15 August 1998 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm fast medium2022Overseas
Aneeshwar GautamFlag of India.svg  India 16 January 2003 (aged 19)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
Wicket-keepers
19 Dinesh Karthik Flag of India.svg  India 1 June 1985 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2022
55 Anuj Rawat Flag of India.svg  India 17 October 1999 (aged 22)Left-handed2022
Luvnith Sisodia Flag of India.svg  India 15 January 2000 (aged 22)Left-handedLeft-arm medium2022
Spin Bowlers
33 Karn Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 23 October 1987 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2022
Pace Bowlers
1 Siddarth Kaul Flag of India.svg  India 19 May 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022
9 Harshal Patel Flag of India.svg  India 23 November 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium 2021
11 Akash Deep Flag of India.svg  India 15 December 1996 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium2022
15 David Willey Flag of England.svg  England 28 February 1990 (aged 32)Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium2022Overseas
38 Josh Hazlewood Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 January 1991 (aged 31)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022Overseas
73 Mohammed Siraj Flag of India.svg  India 13 March 1994 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018
Jason Behrendorff Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20 April 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2022Overseas
Chama Milind Flag of India.svg  India 4 September 1994 (aged 27)Left-handedLeft-arm medium2022
Source: RCB Players

Personnel

PositionName
Director of cricket operations Mike Hesson [5]
Head coach Sanjay Bangar [5]

Teams and standings

Points table

PosGrpTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1B Gujarat Titans (C)141040200.316Advanced to Qualifier 1
2A Rajasthan Royals (R)14950180.298
3A Lucknow Super Giants (4th)14950180.251Advanced to Eliminator
4B Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd)1486016−0.253
5A Delhi Capitals 14770140.204
6B Punjab Kings 14770140.126
7A Kolkata Knight Riders 14680120.146
8B Sunrisers Hyderabad 1468012−0.379
9B Chennai Super Kings 1441008−0.203
10A Mumbai Indians 1441008−0.506
Source: IPLT20.com
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

Group stages

Matches

Match 3
27 March 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
205/2 (20 overs)
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore
193/9 (20 overs)
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore
189/5 (20 overs)
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore
181/6 (20 overs)
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore
115 (19.3 overs)
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore
170/6 (20 overs)
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore
173/8 (20 overs)
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore
192/3 (20 overs)
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore
155/9 (20 overs)
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. [6]

Playoffs

Preliminary

Eliminator


25 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
207/4 (20 overs)
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore
157/8 (20 overs)
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. "Faf du Plessis unveiled as RCB's new captain for IPL 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. "Royal Challengers Bangalore Appoint Sanjay Bangar As Head Coach". Royal Challengers Bangalore. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. "VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Sanjay Bangar named head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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