2023 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

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Royal Challengers Bangalore
2023 season
Coach Sanjay Bangar
Captain Faf du Plessis
Ground(s) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
2023 Indian Premier League 6th
Most runs Faf du Plessis (730)
Most wickets Mohammed Siraj (19)

The 2023 season was the 16th 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 2023 Indian Premier League. The team is captained by Faf Du Plessis, and coached by Sanjay Bangar.

Contents

Background

The side retained three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction. [1]

Retained
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmad, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, David Willey
Released
Jason Behrendorff, Aneeshwar Gautam, Sherfane Rutherford, Luvnith Sisodia, Chama Milind
Acquired during the auction
Will Jacks, Reece Topley, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Captain
13 Faf du Plessis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 July 1984 (age 40)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break 2022Overseas
Batters
18 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 5 November 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2008
Finn Allen Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22 April 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2021Overseas
97 Rajat Patidar Flag of India.svg  India 1 June 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2021
43 Suyash Prabhudessai Flag of India.svg  India 6 December 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2021
Will Jacks Flag of England.svg  England 21 November 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2023Overseas
All-rounders
32 Glenn Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 October 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2021Overseas
49 Wanindu Hasaranga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 29 July 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break 2021Overseas
21 Shahbaz Ahmed Flag of India.svg  India 12 December 1994 (age 29)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020
15 David Willey Flag of England.svg  England 28 February 1990 (age 34)Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium 2022Overseas
16 Mahipal Lomror Flag of India.svg  India 16 November 1999 (age 25)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022
33 Karn Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 23 October 1987 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break 2022
4 Michael Bracewell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 February 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break 2023Overseas, Injury Replacement for Will Jacks
8 Kedar Jadhav Flag of India.svg  India 26 March 1985 (age 39)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2023Injury replacement for David Willey
Sonu Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 11 November 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-handed medium-fast 2023
Manoj Bhandage Flag of India.svg  India 5 October 1998 (age 26)Left-handedRight-handed medium 2023
Pace Bowlers
73 Mohammed Siraj Flag of India.svg  India 13 March 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018
38 Josh Hazlewood Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 January 1991 (age 33)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2022Overseas
1 Siddarth Kaul Flag of India.svg  India 19 May 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2022
9 Harshal Patel Flag of India.svg  India 23 November 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium 2021
21 Shahbaz Ahmed Flag of India.svg  India 12 December 1994 (age 29)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2020
11 Akash Deep Flag of India.svg  India 15 December 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2022
8 Reece Topley Flag of England.svg  England 21 February 1994 (age 30)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2023Overseas
Rajan Kumar Flag of India.svg  India 8 July 1996 (age 28)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2023
31 Vijaykumar Vyshak Flag of India.svg  India 31 January 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2023Injury replacement for Rajat Patidar
7 Wayne Parnell Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 30 July 1989 (age 35)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2023Injury replacement for Reece Topley
45 Avinash Singh Flag of India.svg  India 4 January 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2023
Spin Bowlers
44 Himanshu Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 6 June 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2023

Teams and standings

Points table

PosGrpTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1B Gujarat Titans (R)141040200.809Advanced to Qualifier 1
2B Chennai Super Kings (C)14851170.652
3A Lucknow Super Giants (4th)14851170.284Advanced to Eliminator
4A Mumbai Indians (3rd)1486016−0.044
5A Rajasthan Royals 14770140.148
6B Royal Challengers Bangalore 14770140.135
7A Kolkata Knight Riders 1468012−0.239
8B Punjab Kings 1468012−0.304
9A Delhi Capitals 1459010−0.808
10B Sunrisers Hyderabad 1441008−0.590

The four top-ranked teams will qualify for the Playoffs.
  Advance to Qualifier 1
  Advance to Eliminator

Matches

Match 5
2 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
171/7 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
172/2 (16.2 overs)
Tilak Varma 84* (46)
Karn Sharma 2/32 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 82* (49)
Arshad Khan 1/28 (2.2 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Tapan Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Arshad Khan and Nehal Wadhera (Mumbai Indians) both made their T20 debuts.

Match 9
6 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
204/7 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
123 (17.4 overs)
Shardul Thakur 68 (29)
David Willey 2/16 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 23 (12)
Varun Chakaravarthy 4/15 (3.4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 81 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Virender Sharma (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
Player of the match: Shardul Thakur (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Suyash Sharma (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.

Match 15
10 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
212/2 (20 overs)
v
Lucknow Super Giants
213/9 (20 overs)
Faf du Plessis 79* (46)
Amit Mishra 1/18 (2 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 65 (30)
Mohammed Siraj 3/22 (4 overs)
Lucknow Super Giants won by 1 wicket
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nand Kishore (Ind)
Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants)
  • Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.

Match 20
15 April 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
174/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
151/9 (20 overs)
Virat Kohli 50 (34)
Mitchell Marsh 2/18 (2 overs)
Manish Pandey 50 (38)
Vijaykumar Vyshak 3/20 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 23 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 24
17 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
226/6 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
218/8 (20 overs)
Devon Conway 83 (45)
Wanindu Hasaranga 1/21 (2 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 76 (36)
Tushar Deshpande 3/45 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 8 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)
Player of the match: Devon Conway (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 27
20 April 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
174/4 (20 overs)
v
Punjab Kings (H)
150 (18.2 overs)
Faf du Plessis 84 (56)
Harpreet Brar 2/31 (3 overs)
Prabhsimran Singh 46 (30)
Mohammed Siraj 4/21 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 24 runs
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Sadashiv Iyer (Ind)
Player of the match: Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 32
23 April 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
189/9 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
182/6 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 77 (44)
Trent Boult 2/41 (4 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 52 (34)
Harshal Patel 3/32 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 36
26 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
200/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
179/8 (20 overs)
Jason Roy 56 (29)
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/24 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 54 (37)
Varun Chakravarthy 3/27 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 21 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 43
1 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
126/9 (20 overs)
v
Lucknow Super Giants (H)
108 (19.5 overs)
Faf du Plessis 44 (40)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3/30 (4 overs)
Krishnappa Gowtham 23 (13)
Josh Hazlewood 2/15 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 18 runs
BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Sadashiv Iyer (Ind)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 50
6 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
181/4 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals (H)
187/3 (16.4 overs)
Virat Kohli 55 (46)
Mitchell Marsh 2/21 (3 overs)
Phil Salt 87 (45)
Josh Hazlewood 1/29 (3 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Delhi Capitals)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 54
9 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
199/6 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians (H)
200/4 (16.3 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 68 (33)
Jason Behrendorff 3/36 (4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 83 (35)
Vijaykumar Vyshak 2/37 (3 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 60
14 May 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
171/5 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals (H)
59 (10.3 overs)
Faf du Plessis 55 (44)
Adam Zampa 2/25 (4 overs)
Shimron Hetmyer 35 (19)
Wayne Parnell 3/10 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 112 runs
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)
Player of the match: Wayne Parnell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 65
18 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
186/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
187/2 (19.2 overs)
Heinrich Klaasen 104 (51)
Michael Bracewell 2/13 (2 overs)
Virat Kohli 100 (63)
T. Natarajan 1/34 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad) scored his maiden IPL century. [3]

Match 70
21 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
197/5 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Titans
198/4 (19.1 overs)
Virat Kohli 101* (61)
Noor Ahmad 2/39 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 104* (52)
Mohammed Siraj 2/32 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
  • Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Himanshu Sharma (Royal Challengers Bangalore) made his T20 debut.
  • Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs and Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.

Statistics

Most runs

No.NameMatchInnsNORunsHSAve.BFSR100s50s04s6s
1 Faf du Plessis 141417308456.15475153.680806036
2 Virat Kohli 2639101* 53.25457139.822616516
3 Glenn Maxwell 4007733.33218183.480522931
4 Dinesh Karthik 131311403011.67104134.614135
5 Mahipal Lomror 1210213554* 26.8897139.171198

Most wickets

No.NameMatchInnsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAve.Econ.SR4W5W
1 Mohammed Siraj 141450.00376194/2119.787.5215.7810
2 Harshal Patel 131347.0454143/3232.429.6520.140
3 Karn Sharma 7721.3223102/1922.3010.3712.9
4 Wanindu Hasaranga 8829.025892/2428.668.8919.33
Wayne Parnell 7725.12363/1026.229.3716.77

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