Royal Challengers Bangalore
2017 season
CoachDaniel Vettori
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPL8th
Most runsVirat Kohli (308)[1]
Most wicketsPawan Negi (16)[2]
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The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams which are taking part in the 2017 Indian Premier League. They are captained by Virat Kohli and coached by Daniel Vettori. This was one of the most difficult seasons for RCB, as when it started their key players were injured and missed initial matches. Shane Watson had taken responsibility of captaining RCB .

Season standings

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 10 4 0 20 0.784 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Rising Pune Supergiant (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.176
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) 14 8 5 1 17 0.599 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (3) 14 8 6 0 16 0.641
5 Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 14 −0.009
6 Delhi Daredevils 14 6 8 0 12 −0.512
7 Gujarat Lions 14 4 10 0 8 −0.412
8 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 3 10 1 7 −1.299
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs

Auction

The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore.[4] Five players were signed by the franchise.[5]

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
11KL Rahul India18 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm off break2016₹10 million (US$130,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
18Virat Kohli India5 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium2014 (since 2008)₹125 million (US$1.6 million)Captain
23Mandeep Singh India18 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium2015₹8 million (US$100,000)
34Travis Head Australia29 December 1993Left-handedRight-arm off break2016₹5 million (US$63,000)Overseas
36Sachin Baby India18 December 1988Left-handedRight-arm off break2016₹1 million (US$13,000)
81Kedar Jadhav India26 March 1985Right-handedRight-arm off break2016₹21.7 million (US$270,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
97Sarfaraz Khan India27 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break2015₹5 million (US$63,000)
333Chris Gayle Jamaica21 September 1979Left-handedRight-arm off break2014 (since 2011)₹84 million (US$1.1 million)Overseas
Harpreet Singh Bhatia India11 August 1991Left-handedRight-arm medium2017Replacement signing
All-rounders
15Pawan Negi India6 January 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2017₹10 million (US$130,000)
33Shane Watson Australia17 June 1981Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2016₹95 million (US$1.2 million)Overseas
84Stuart Binny India3 June 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium2016₹20 million (US$250,000)
Wicket-keepers
4Vishnu Vinod India2 December 1993Right-handed2017Replacement signing
17AB de Villiers South Africa17 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium2014 (since 2011)₹95 million (US$1.2 million)Overseas/Vice-captain
Bowlers
3Yuzvendra Chahal India23 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly2014₹1 million (US$13,000)
6Sreenath Aravind India8 April 1984Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2014 (since 2011)₹1 million (US$13,000)
9Aniket Choudhary India28 January 1990Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2017₹20 million (US$250,000)
13Harshal Patel India23 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2014 (since 2013)₹4 million (US$50,000)
19Avesh Khan India13 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2016₹1 million (US$13,000)
20Adam Milne New Zealand13 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast2015₹7 million (US$88,000)Overseas
21Iqbal Abdulla India2 December 1989Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2016₹1 million (US$13,000)
37Billy Stanlake Australia13 April 1992Left-handedRight-arm fast2017₹3 million (US$38,000)Overseas
56Tymal Mills England12 August 1992Right-handedLeft-arm fast2017₹120 million (US$1.5 million)Overseas
77Samuel Badree Trinidad and Tobago9 March 1981Right-handedRight-arm leg break2016₹5 million (US$63,000)Overseas
90Tabraiz Shamsi South Africa18 February 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm wrist-spin2016₹1 million (US$13,000)Overseas
Praveen Dubey India1 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly2017₹1 million (US$13,000)

Administration and support staff

The team is owned by Diageo through United Spirits Limited. Amrit Thomas, acts as the director of team. Retired Indian cricketer Brijesh Patel, serves as the CEO for the team. Russell Adams is the vice president for commercial operations. Avinash Vaidya is the team manager. Daniel Vettori heads the coaching team which consists of Allan Donald (bowling coach), Trent Woodhill (batting and fielding coach), Even Speechly (physio) and Shankar Basu (strength and condition coach).

Records this year (2017)

23 April was the highest total runs (263/5) in IPL by RCB (2013).[6] Also at the same date they scored the lowest runs (49/10) in IPL.[7]

Season

5 April
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
207/4 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 35 runs
  
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Yuvraj Singh 62 (27)
Stuart Binny 1/10 (1 over)
Chris Gayle 32 (21)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/27 (4 overs)
8 April
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
157/8 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils
142/9 (20 overs)
  
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Virender Kumar Sharma (India)
Player of the match: Kedar Jadhav (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Kedar Jadhav 69(37)
Chris Morris 3/21 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 57(36)
Pawan Negi 2/3 (1 over)
10 April
(H) Kings XI Punjab
150/2 (14.3 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets
  
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Holkar Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and C Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Axar Patel(Kings XI Punjab)
Hashim Amla 58*(38)
Tymal Mills 1/22 (2 overs)
AB de Villiers 89*(46)
Varun Aaron 2/21 (4 overs)
14 April
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
142/5 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
145/6 (18.5 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets.
  
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Virat Kohli 62(47)
Mitchell McClenaghan 2/20 (4 overs)
Kieron Pollard 70(47)
Samuel Badree 4/9 (4 overs)
16 April
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
134/9 (20 overs)
v
Rising Pune Supergiant
161/8 (20 overs)
Rising Pune Supergiant won by 27 runs.
  
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
AB De Villiers 29(30)
Ben Stokes 3/18 (4 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 31(23)
Adam Milne 2/27 (4 overs)
18 April
v
Gujarat Lions (H)
192/7 (20 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 21 runs
  
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Virender Sharma (India)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Chris Gayle 77 (38)
Basil Thampi 1/31 (4 overs)
Brendon McCullum 72 (44)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/31 (4 overs)
  • Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to score 10,000 runs in T20s.[9]
23 April
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
131 (19.3 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders win by 82 runs
  
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, O Nandan, Nitin Menon, K Srinivasan
Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Sunil Narine 34(17)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/16(4 overs)
Kedar Jadhav 9(7)
Chris Woakes 3/6(2 overs)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore's total score is the lowest in the history of IPL.
25 April
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
  
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
27 April
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
134 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Lions
135/3 (13.5 overs)
Gujarat Lions won by 7 wickets
  
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Andrew Tye (Gujarat Lions)
Pawan Negi 32 (19)
Andrew Tye 3/12 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 72 (34)
Samuel Badree 2/29 (3 overs)
  • Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ankit Soni (Gujarat Lions) made his T20 debut.
29 April
(H) Rising Pune Supergiant
157/3 (20 overs)
v
Rising Pune Supergiant won by 61 runs
  
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson (Rising Pune Supergiant)
Steve Smith 45 (32)
Stuart Binny 1/17 (2 overs)
Virat Kohli 55 (48)
Imran Tahir 3/18 (4 overs)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
1 May
v
Mumbai Indians (H)
165/5 (19.5 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
  
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
AB de Villiers 43 (27)
Mitchell McClenaghan 3/34 (4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 56 (37)
Pawan Negi 2/17 (4 overs)
  • Royal Challenges Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
5 May
Kings XI Punjab
138/7 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
119 (19 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 19 runs
  
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Sandeep Sharma (Kings XI Punjab)
Axar Patel 38* (17)
Aniket Choudhary 2/17 (4 overs)
Mandeep Singh 46 (40)
Axar Patel 3/11 (3 overs)
  • Royal Challenges Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
7 May
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
158/6 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
159/4 (15.1 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
  
 
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Travis Head 75* (47)
Umesh Yadav 3/36 (4 overs)
Sunil Narine 54 (17)
Pawan Negi 2/21 (3.1 overs)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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14 May
v
Delhi Daredevils (H)
151 (20 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 runs
  
 
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Virat Kohli 58 (45)
Pat Cummins 2/21 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 45 (34)
Pawan Negi 3/10 (2 overs)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Avesh Khan (Royal Challengers Bangalore) made his T20 debut.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ http://www.iplt20.com/teams/royal-challengers-bangalore/squad/164/Virat-Kohli/
  3. ↑ "2017 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "IPL 2017 auction to be held on February 20". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "IPL 2017 Auction: Full list of players sold". 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Cricket Records | Indian Premier League | Records | Highest totals | ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cricket Records | Indian Premier League | Records | Lowest totals | ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pollard fifty overcomes Badree hat-trick". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "A giant in the T20 format". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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