2025 Royal Challengers Bengaluru season

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru
2025 season
Chinnaswamy Stadium.jpg
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, home ground of Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Coach Andy Flower
Captain Rajat Patidar
Ground(s) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
League stage 2nd place
Qualifier 1 Won against Punjab Kings
Final Won against Punjab Kings
Most runs Virat Kohli (657) [1]
Most wickets Josh Hazlewood (22) [2]
Most catches Phil Salt (9) [3]
Most wicket-keeping dismissals Jitesh Sharma (20) [4]
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The 2025 season was the 18th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 IPL. Ahead of the season, Rajat Patidar was announced as the captain. The team was coached by Andy Flower.

Contents

Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished in second place in the league stage, and advanced to the qualifier 1 in the playoffs. They also became the first IPL team to win all away games in a season. The team defeated Punjab Kings in the qualifier 1 to qualify for Bengaluru's fourth final. In the final, they defeated Punjab Kings again to win their maiden title after 18 years. Virat Kohli scored the most runs (657) while Josh Hazlewood took the most wickets (22) for Bengaluru in the 2025 season.

Pre-season

The 2025 Indian Premier League was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). [5] Royal Challengers Bengaluru were one of the four active franchises to not have won the IPL title prior to 2025. [6] The team finished in fourth place in the previous season. [7] The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 3 June 2025. [8] [9] Bengaluru played all their home matches at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, [10] except for the last one, which was moved to Ekana Cricket Stadium due to the weather conditions in Bengaluru. [11]

Player retention

Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, including a maximum of five recent international players. [12] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024. [13] Bengaluru retained three players, including captain Rajat Patidar and former captain Virat Kohli. [14] [15]

Retained players [14] [15]
No.PlayerSalary
1 Virat Kohli ₹ 21 crore (US$2.5 million)
2 Rajat Patidar ₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
3 Yash Dayal ₹ 5 crore (US$590,000)
Released players [14] [16]
Batters Wicket-keepers All-rounders Fast bowlers Spin bowlers
  1. ↑ Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement from IPL in June 2024. [17]

Auction

The season's auction took place on 24 and 25 November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [18] The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹ 120 crore (US$14 million), with the franchises being deducted an amount from the purse for each retained player. [19] [20] Bengaluru had a purse remaining of ₹83 crore (US$9.8 million). [21] Franchises that did not retain six players, were allowed Right-to-Match (RTM) cards at the auction for each player not retained. [22] Bengaluru had three cards available. [23] Bengaluru bought nineteen players in the auction, including twelve capped players and eight overseas players. [24] Bengaluru used their RTM card to buy back Swapnil Singh for ₹50 lakh (US$59,000). [25]

Squad

Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad for the 2025 Indian Premier League [26] [14] [24]
S/NNameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleSalaryNotes
5 Suyash Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 15 May 2003 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break ₹ 2.6 crore (US$310,000)
6 Krunal Pandya Flag of India.svg  India 24 March 1991 (aged 33)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox ₹ 5.75 crore (US$680,000)
8 Tim David Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16 March 1996 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm off-break ₹ 3 crore (US$350,000)Overseas
13 Yash Dayal Flag of India.svg  India 13 December 1997 (aged 27)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast ₹ 5 crore (US$590,000)
14 Abhinandan Singh Flag of India.svg  India 30 March 1997 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium ₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
15 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Flag of India.svg  India 5 February 1990 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium ₹ 10.75 crore (US$1.3 million)
16 Mayank Agarwal Flag of India.svg  India 16 February 1991 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm off-break ₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)Replacement [a]
18 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 5 November 1988 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium ₹ 21 crore (US$2.5 million)
21 Manoj Bhandage Flag of India.svg  India 5 October 1998 (aged 26)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast ₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
23 Liam Livingstone Flag of England.svg  England 4 August 1993 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm off-break ₹ 8.75 crore (US$1.0 million)Overseas
24 Swapnil Singh Flag of India.svg  India 22 January 1991 (aged 34)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox ₹ 50 lakh (US$59,000)
28 Phil Salt Flag of England.svg  England 28 August 1996 (aged 28)Right-handedN/a ₹ 11.5 crore (US$1.4 million)Overseas
29 Tim Seifert Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 December 1994 (aged 30)Right-handedN/a ₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)Overseas; temporary [b] replacement [c]
32 Blessing Muzarabani Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2 October 1996 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium ₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)Overseas; temporary [b] replacement [d]
38 Josh Hazlewood Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 January 1991 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium ₹ 12.5 crore (US$1.5 million)Overseas
42 Rasikh Salam Flag of India.svg  India 5 April 2000 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium ₹ 6 crore (US$710,000)
48 Romario Shepherd WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 26 November 1994 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium ₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)Overseas
53 Nuwan Thushara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 6 August 1994 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium ₹ 1.6 crore (US$190,000)Overseas
55 Jitesh Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 22 October 1993 (aged 31)Right-handedN/a ₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)Stand-in captain [e]
97 Rajat Patidar Flag of India.svg  India 1 June 1993 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm off-break ₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million) Captain [28]
99 Swastik Chikara Flag of India.svg  India 3 April 2005 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm off-break ₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
2 Jacob Bethell †Flag of England.svg  England 23 October 2003 (aged 21)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox ₹ 2.6 crore (US$310,000)Overseas; withdrawn [c]
22 Lungi Ngidi †Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29 March 1996 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium ₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)Overseas; withdrawn [d]
37 Devdutt Padikkal †Flag of India.svg  India 7 July 2000 (aged 24)Left-handedRight-arm off-break ₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)Withdrawn [a]
  1. 1 2 Mayank Agarwal replaced Devdutt Padikkal, after the latter withdrew due to right hamstring injury. [31]
  2. 1 2 Royal Challengers Bengaluru signed Tim Seifert [29] and Blessing Muzarabani [30] as temporary replacements, following the IPL's suspension and rescheduling. [32]
  3. 1 2 Tim Seifert replaced Jacob Bethell, after the latter withdrew due to national duty. [29]
  4. 1 2 Blessing Muzarabani replaced Lungi Ngidi, after the latter withdrew due to national duty. [30]
  5. ↑ Jitesh Sharma captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Sunrisers Hyderabad when Rajat Patidar was unavailable. [27]

Support staff

Former player Dinesh Karthik joined the squad as batting coach and mentor following his retirement in the previous season replacing Neil McKenzie [33] while Omkar Salvi replaced Adam Griffith as bowling coach. [34]

PositionName
Head coach Andy Flower
Assistant coach Richard Halsall
Batting coach and mentor Dinesh Karthik
Bowling coach Omkar Salvi
Malolan Rangarajan
Fielding coach Rajiv Kumar

League stage

Royal Challengers Bengaluru began their season with two wins against Kolkata Knight Riders [36] and Chennai Super Kings. [37] They lost to Gujarat Titans, [38] won against Mumbai Indians, [39] lost to Delhi Capitals, [40] won against Rajasthan Royals [41] and lost to Punjab Kings. [42] Bengaluru won their next four matches against Punjab, [43] Rajasthan, [44] Delhi [45] and Chennai. [46] Their twelfth match against Kolkata was abandoned due to rain. [47] They lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad [48] and won against Lucknow Super Giants; [49] to finish the league stage in second place with nine wins from 14 matches, and advanced to the qualifier 1 in the playoffs. [50] [51] They also became the first IPL team to win all away games in a season. [52]

Points table

League stage standings
PosGrpTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1A Punjab Kings 14941190.372Advance to the qualifier 1
2A Royal Challengers Bengaluru 14941190.301
3B Gujarat Titans 14950180.254Advance to the eliminator
4B Mumbai Indians 14860161.142
5B Delhi Capitals 1476115−0.011Eliminated
6B Sunrisers Hyderabad 1467113−0.241
7B Lucknow Super Giants 1468012−0.376
8A Kolkata Knight Riders 1457212−0.305
9A Rajasthan Royals 1441008−0.549
10A Chennai Super Kings 1441008−0.647

League progression

League progression [50]
TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
1234567891011121314Q1/EQ2F
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 17 17 19 W W
WinLossNo result

Fixtures

Match 1
22 March 2025 (2025-03-22)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
174/8 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
177/3 (16.2 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 56 (31)
Krunal Pandya 3/29 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 59* (36)
Sunil Narine 1/27 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 7 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Abhijeet Bengeri (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
Player of the match: Krunal Pandya (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
Match 8
28 March 2025 (2025-03-28)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
196/7 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings (H)
146/8 (20 overs)
Rajat Patidar 51 (32)
Noor Ahmad 3/36 (4 overs)
Rachin Ravindra 41 (31)
Josh Hazlewood 3/21 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 50 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 14
2 April 2025 (2025-04-02)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
169/8 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Titans
170/2 (17.5 overs)
Liam Livingstone 54 (40)
Mohammed Siraj 3/19 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 73* (39)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/23 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 8 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Abhijit Bhattacharya (Ind) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind)
Player of the match: Mohammed Siraj (Gujarat Titans)
  • Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Match 20
7 April 2025 (2025-04-07)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
221/5 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians (H)
209/9 (20 overs)
Virat Kohli 67 (42)
Hardik Pandya 2/45 (4 overs)
Tilak Varma 56 (29)
Krunal Pandya 4/45 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 12 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Parashar Joshi (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
Player of the match: Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Match 24
10 April 2025 (2025-04-10)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
163/7 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
169/4 (17.5 overs)
Phil Salt 37 (17)
Kuldeep Yadav 2/17 (4 overs)
KL Rahul 93* (53)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/26 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
Player of the match: KL Rahul (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 28
13 April 2025 (2025-04-13)
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals (H)
173/4 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
175/1 (17.3 overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 75 (47)
Josh Hazlewood 1/26 (3 overs)
Phil Salt 65 (33)
Kumar Kartikeya 1/25 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 9 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Saidharshan Kumar (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
Match 34
18 April 2025 (2025-04-18)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
95/9 (14 overs)
v
Punjab Kings
98/5 (12.1 overs)
Tim David 50* (26)
Marco Jansen 2/10 (3 overs)
Nehal Wadhera 33* (19)
Josh Hazlewood 3/14 (3 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Tim David (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
  • Manoj Bhandage (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) made his IPL debut. [53]
Match 37
20 April 2025 (2025-04-20)
15:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings (H)
157/6 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
159/3 (18.5 overs)
Prabhsimran Singh 33 (17)
Krunal Pandya 2/25 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 73* (54)
Arshdeep Singh 1/26 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 7 wickets
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
Umpires: Kaushik Gandhi (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
Match 42
24 April 2025 (2025-04-24)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
205/5 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
194/9 (20 overs)
Virat Kohli 70 (42)
Sandeep Sharma 2/45 (4 overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 49 (19)
Josh Hazlewood 4/33 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 11 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Josh Hazlewood (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 46
27 April 2025 (2025-04-27)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals (H)
162/8 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
165/4 (18.3 overs)
KL Rahul 41 (39)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/33 (4 overs)
Krunal Pandya 73* (47)
Axar Patel 2/19 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: Mohit Krishnadas (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Krunal Pandya (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jacob Bethell (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) made his IPL debut. [54]
Match 52
3 May 2025 (2025-05-03)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
213/5 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
211/5 (20 overs)
Virat Kohli 62 (33)
Matheesha Pathirana 3/36 (4 overs)
Ayush Mhatre 94 (48)
Lungi Ngidi 3/30 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 2 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Mohit Krishnadas (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Romario Shepherd (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 58
17 May 2025 (2025-05-17)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • This match was unchanged by the rescheduling. [55]
  • Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match. [56]
Match 65
23 May 2025 (2025-05-23)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
231/6 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
189 (19.5 overs)
Ishan Kishan 94* (48)
Romario Shepherd 2/14 (2 overs)
Phil Salt 62 (32)
Pat Cummins 3/28 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 42 runs
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Kannur Swaroopanand (Ind)
Player of the match: Ishan Kishan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
  • This match was originally scheduled for 13 May at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, before being rescheduled to the same venue, [55] but was later moved to Lucknow due to the weather conditions in Bengaluru. [11]
Match 70
27 May 2025 (2025-05-27)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Lucknow Super Giants (H)
227/3 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
230/4 (18.4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 118* (61)
Nuwan Thushara 1/26 (4 overs)
Jitesh Sharma 85* (33)
Will O'Rourke 2/74 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Jitesh Sharma (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
  • This match was originally scheduled for 9 May at the same venue, before being rescheduled. [55]

Playoffs

Bracket

Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2 Final
29 May 2025 – Mullanpur 3 June 2025 – Ahmedabad
1 Punjab Kings 101 (14.1 overs)Q1W Royal Challengers Bengaluru 190/9 (20 overs)
2 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 106/2 (10 overs)1 June 2025 – Ahmedabad Q2W Punjab Kings 184/7 (20 overs)
Q1L Punjab Kings 207/5 (19 overs)
Eliminator EW Mumbai Indians 203/6 (20 overs)
30 May 2025 – Mullanpur
3 Gujarat Titans 208/6 (20 overs)
4 Mumbai Indians 228/5 (20 overs)

Qualifier 1

Qualifier 1
29 May 2025 (2025-05-29)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
101 (14.1 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
106/2 (10 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 26 (17)
Suyash Sharma 3/17 (3 overs)
Phil Salt 56* (27)
Kyle Jamieson 1/27 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 8 wickets
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Suyash Sharma (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
  • This match was originally scheduled for 20 May at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, before being rescheduled. [55] [57]
  • Musheer Khan (Punjab Kings) made his T20 debut. [58]
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualified for their fourth IPL final after 2009, 2011 and 2016. [59]

Final

Final
3 June 2025 (2025-06-03)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
190/9 (20 overs)
v
Punjab Kings
184/7 (20 overs)
Virat Kohli 43 (35)
Arshdeep Singh 3/40 (4 overs)
Shashank Singh 61* (30)
Krunal Pandya 2/17 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 runs
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Attendance: 91,419 [60]
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Krunal Pandya (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • This match was originally scheduled for 25 May at the Eden Gardens, before being rescheduled. [55] [57]
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their maiden title after 18 years. [61]

Statistics

Virat Kohli scored the most runs (657) for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2025 Indian Premier League. Virat Kohli in PMO New Delhi.jpg
Virat Kohli scored the most runs (657) for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2025 Indian Premier League.
Most runs [1]
Runs Player
657 Virat Kohli
403 Phil Salt
312 Rajat Patidar
261 Jitesh Sharma
247 Devdutt Padikkal
Most wickets [2]
Wickets Player
22 Josh Hazlewood
17 Krunal Pandya
17 Bhuvneshwar Kumar
13 Yash Dayal
8 Suyash Sharma

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