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
Qualifier 1 Won (v PBKS)
Final Won (v PBKS)
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 franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL). The team finished in fourth place in the previous season. [5] Ahead of the season, Rajat Patidar was announced as the captain. The team was coached by Andy Flower.

Contents

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished in second place in the league stage, making them advance to the Qualifier 1. 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.

Pre-season

The 2025 Indian Premier League was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). [6] The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 3 June 2025 across 13 venues in India. [7] [8] Bengaluru played all their home matches at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, [9] except for the last one, which was moved to Ekana Cricket Stadium due to the weather conditions in Bengaluru. [10]

Player retention

Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, including a maximum of five recent international players. [11] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024. [12] Bengaluru retained three players, including captain Rajat Patidar and former captain Virat Kohli. [13] [14]

Retained players [13] [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 [13] [16]
Batters Wicket-keepers All-rounders Fast bowlers Spin bowlers

Auction

The season's auction took place in November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [17] The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹120 crore (US$14 million), with franchises deducting an amount from the purse for every retained player. [18] [19] Bengaluru had a purse remaining of ₹83 crore (US$9.8 million). [20] Franchises that did not retain six players, were allowed Right-to-Match cards at the auction for each player not retained. [21] Bengaluru had three cards available. [22]

Bengaluru bought nineteen players in the auction, including twelve capped players and eight overseas players. The franchise used its Right-to-Match card to buy back Swapnil Singh. [15]

Squad

Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad for the 2025 Indian Premier League [23] [15]
No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
5 Suyash Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 15 May 2003 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break 2025₹2.6 crore (US$310,000)
6 Krunal Pandya Flag of India.svg  India 24 March 1991 (aged 33)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2025₹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 2025₹3 crore (US$350,000)Overseas
13 Yash Dayal Flag of India.svg  India 13 December 1997 (aged 27)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2024₹5 crore (US$590,000)
14 Abhinandan Singh Flag of India.svg  India 30 March 1997 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2025₹30 lakh (US$35,000)
15 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Flag of India.svg  India 5 February 1990 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2025₹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 2025₹1 crore (US$120,000)Replacement [a]
18 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 5 November 1988 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2008₹21 crore (US$2.5 million)
21 Manoj Bhandage Flag of India.svg  India 5 October 1998 (aged 26)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023₹30 lakh (US$35,000)
23 Liam Livingstone Flag of England.svg  England 4 August 1993 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2025₹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 2024₹50 lakh (US$59,000)
28 Phil Salt Flag of England.svg  England 28 August 1996 (aged 28)Right-handed—2025₹11.5 crore (US$1.4 million)Overseas
29 Tim Seifert Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 December 1994 (aged 30)Right-handed—2025₹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 2025₹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 2025₹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 2025₹6 crore (US$710,000)
48 Romario Shepherd WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 26 November 1994 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2025₹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 2025₹1.6 crore (US$190,000)Overseas
55 Jitesh Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 22 October 1993 (aged 31)Right-handed—2025₹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 2022₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) Captain [25]
99 Swastik Chikara Flag of India.svg  India 3 April 2005 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2025₹30 lakh (US$35,000)
2 Jacob Bethell †Flag of England.svg  England 23 October 2003 (aged 21)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2025₹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 2025₹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 2025₹2 crore (US$240,000)Withdrawn [a]
  1. 1 2 Mayank Agarwal replaced Devdutt Padikkal, after the latter withdrew due to injury. [28]
  2. 1 2 Royal Challengers Bengaluru signed Tim Seifert [26] and Blessing Muzarabani [27] as temporary replacements, following the IPL's suspension and rescheduling. [29] [30]
  3. 1 2 Tim Seifert replaced Jacob Bethell, after the latter withdrew due to national duty. [26]
  4. 1 2 Blessing Muzarabani replaced Lungi Ngidi, after the latter withdrew due to national duty. [27]
  5. ↑ Jitesh Sharma captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Sunrisers Hyderabad when Rajat Patidar was unavailable. [24]

Support staff

Former player Dinesh Karthik joined the squad as batting coach and mentor following his retirement in the previous season replacing Neil McKenzie while, Omkar Salvi replaced Adam Griffith as bowling [31] [32] [33]

PositionName
Head coach Andy Flower
Assistant coach Richard Halsall
Fast bowling coachOmkar Salvi
Spin bowling coach Malolan Rangarajan
Batting coach and mentor Dinesh Karthik

League stage

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru began their 2025 season with a win against the defending champions [35] Kolkata Knight Riders and went on to finish the league stage at the second place with only four losses against Gujarat Titans, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. [36] They also became the first IPL team to win all away games in a season. [37]

Points table

PosGrpTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1A Punjab Kings (R)14941190.372Advanced to Qualifier 1
2A Royal Challengers Bengaluru (C)14941190.301
3B Gujarat Titans (4th)14950180.254Advanced to Eliminator
4B Mumbai Indians (3rd)14860161.142
5B Delhi Capitals 14761150.011Eliminated
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
Source: ESPNcricinfo [38]
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

League progression

League progression
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. [39]
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. [40]
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. [41]
  • Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match. [42]
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, [41] but was later moved to Lucknow due to the weather conditions in Bengaluru. [10]
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. [41]

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)

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
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Krunal Pandya (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)

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
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
13 Yash Dayal
8 Suyash Sharma

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