Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015

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Royal Challengers Bangalore
2015 season
Coach Daniel Vettori
Captain Virat Kohli
Ground(s) M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPL Semi-finalists
Most runs AB de Villiers (513) [1]
Most wickets Yuzvendra Chahal (23) [2]

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2015 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Virat Kohli. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished third in the IPL.

Contents

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
Batsmen
9 Mandeep Singh Flag of India.svg  India 18 December 1991 (aged 23)Right-handedRight arm medium 2015Traded player
11 Rilee Rossouw Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 9 October 1989 (aged 25)Left-handedRight-arm off break 20145 million (US$63,000)Overseas
18 Virat Kohli Flag of India.svg  India 5 November 1988 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2014125 million (US$1.6 million) Captain
33 Subramaniam Badrinath Flag of India.svg  India 30 August 1980 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20153 million (US$38,000)
53 Nic Maddinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21 December 1991 (aged 23)Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 20145 million (US$63,000)Overseas
97 Sarfaraz Khan Flag of India.svg  India 27 October 1997 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20155 million (US$63,000)
333 Chris Gayle Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 21 September 1979 (aged 35)Left-handedRight-arm off break 201495 million (US$1.2 million)Overseas
451 Vijay Zol Flag of India.svg  India 23 November 1994 (aged 20)Left-handedRight-arm off break 20143 million (US$38,000)
Shishir Bhavane Flag of India.svg  India 21 September 1991 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm off break 20151 million (US$13,000)
All-rounders
88 Darren Sammy Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 20 December 1983 (aged 31)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast 201528 million (US$350,000)Overseas
96 David Wiese Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18 May 1985 (aged 29)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast 201528 million (US$350,000)Overseas
Jalaj Saxena Flag of India.svg  India 15 December 1986 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20151 million (US$13,000)
Wicket-keepers
5 Yogesh Takawale Flag of India.svg  India 5 December 1984 (aged 30)Right-handed20141 million (US$13,000)
17 AB de Villiers Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 17 February 1984 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium 201475 million (US$940,000)Overseas
19 Dinesh Karthik Flag of India.svg  India 1 June 1985 (aged 29)Right-handed2015105 million (US$1.3 million)
36 Manvinder Bisla Flag of India.svg  India 27 December 1984 (aged 30)Right-handed2015Traded player
Bowlers
2 Ashok Dinda Flag of India.svg  India 25 March 1984 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 201415 million (US$190,000)
3 Yuzvendra Chahal Flag of India.svg  India 23 July 1990 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 20141 million (US$13,000)
6 Sreenath Aravind Flag of India.svg  India 8 April 1984 (aged 31)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2015Replacement signing
13 Harshal Patel Flag of India.svg  India 23 November 1990 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 20144 million (US$50,000)
21 Iqbal Abdulla Flag of India.svg  India 2 December 1989 (aged 25)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2015Traded player
23 Abu Nechim Flag of India.svg  India 5 November 1988 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 20143 million (US$38,000)
45 Varun Aaron Flag of India.svg  India 29 October 1989 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast 201420 million (US$250,000)
56 Mitchell Starc Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30 January 1990 (aged 25)Left-handedLeft-arm fast 201450 million (US$630,000)Overseas
77 Sean Abbott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29 February 1992 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 201510 million (US$130,000)Overseas
Sandeep Warrier Flag of India.svg  India 4 April 1991 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 20141 million (US$13,000)
Adam Milne [lower-alpha 1] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 April 1992 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast 20157 million (US$88,000)Overseas.
  1. Ruled out of the season with an injury

Indian Premier League season

Standings

Royal Challengers Bangalore finished third in the league stage of IPL 2015.

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings (R)14950180.709
2 Mumbai Indians (C)1486016−0.043
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (3)14752161.037
4 Rajasthan Royals (4)14752160.062
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14761150.253
6 Sunrisers Hyderabad 1477014−0.239
7 Delhi Daredevils 1458111−0.049
8 Kings XI Punjab 1431106−1.436
Source: [3]

("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
111 April 2015 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Won by 3 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 96 (56) Scorecard
213 April 2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad Bengaluru Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
319 April 2015 Mumbai Indians Bengaluru Lost by 18 runs Scorecard
422 April 2015 Chennai Super Kings Bengaluru Lost by 27 runs Scorecard
524 April 2015 Rajasthan Royals Ahmedabad Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Mitchell Starc 3/22 (4 overs) Scorecard
626 April 2015 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Won by 10 wickets, MoM – Varun Aaron 2/24 (4 overs) Scorecard
729 April 2015 Rajasthan Royals Bengaluru No result Scorecard
82 May 2015 Kolkata Knight Riders Bengaluru Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Mandeep Singh 45* (18) Scorecard
94 May 2015 Chennai Super Kings Chennai Lost by 24 runs Scorecard
106 May 2015 Kings XI Punjab Bengaluru Won by 138 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 117 (57) Scorecard
1110 May 2015 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Won by 39 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 133* (59) Scorecard
1213 May 2015 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 22 runs Scorecard
1315 May 2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Won by 6 wickets (D/L), MoM- Virat Kohli 44* (19) Scorecard
1417 May 2015 Delhi Daredevils Bengaluru No result Scorecard
Eliminator20 May 2015 Rajasthan Royals Pune Won by 71 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 66 (38) Scorecard
Qualifier 222 May 2015 Chennai Super Kings Ranchi Lost by 3 wickets Scorecard
Overall record: 8–6. Failed to advance.

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References

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  2. "Indian Premier League, 2015/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. "IPL 2015 Point Table". WWW.IPLT20.COM. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.