Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021

The 2021 season was the 14th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. They were one of the eight teams competed in the tournament.[1][2] The team was captained by Virat Kohli with Mike Hesson as a team coach. After qualifying for the playoffs, they were eliminated from the tournament as they were beaten by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator match.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021 season
CoachMike Hesson
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Tournament performanceEliminator (4th)
Most runsGlenn Maxwell (513)
Most wicketsHarshal Patel (32)
← 2020 2022 →

This was the last season in IPL for AB de Villiers who announced his retirement on 19th November, 2021.

Background

Player retention and transfers
Main article: List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes

The Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 12 players and released ten players.[3]

Retained Players: Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Josh Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel

Released Players: Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Mann, Parthiv Patel (retired).

Added Players: Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Kyle Jamieson, Srikar Bharat, Rajat Patidar, Dan Christian, Suyash Prabhudessai, Finn Allen

Squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Batters
18Virat Kohli (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹17 crore (US$2.3 million)Captain
11Sachin Baby (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988Left-handedRight-arm off break2021₹20 lakh (US$27,000)
19Rajat Patidar (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹20 lakh (US$27,000)
8Tim David (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹20 lakh (US$27,000)Overseas[4]
N/ASuyash Prabhudessai (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021₹20 lakh (US$27,000)
37Devdutt Padikkal (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000Left-handedRight-arm off break2019₹20 lakh (US$27,000)
All-rounders
54Dan Christian (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021₹4.8 crore (US$637,440.00)Overseas
32Glenn Maxwell (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹14.25 crore (US$1.9 million)Overseas
N/APavan Deshpande (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break2020₹20 lakh (US$27,000)
95Daniel Sams (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2021₹20 lakh (US$27,000)Overseas
21Shahbaz Ahmed (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020₹20 lakh (US$27,000)
49Wanindu Hasaranga (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg break2021₹50 lakh (US$66,000)Overseas[4]
5Washington Sundar (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹3.2 crore (US$425,000)Unavailable due to finger injury[5]
Wicket-keepers
17AB de Villiers (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)Overseas, Vice-captain
15K. S. Bharat (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹20 lakh (US$27,000)
N/AMohammed Azharuddeen (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994Right-handed2021₹20 lakh (US$27,000)
1Josh Philippe (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997Right-handed2020₹20 lakh (US$27,000)Overseas
N/AFinn Allen (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹20 lakh (US$27,000)Overseas, Replacement for Josh Philippe[6][7]
Spin Bowlers
3Yuzvendra Chahal (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹6 crore (US$797,000)
63Adam Zampa (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹1.5 crore (US$199,000)Overseas, Unavailable due to personal reasons,[8] returning home
Pace Bowlers
9Harshal Patel (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2021₹20 lakh (US$27,000)
47Kane Richardson (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹4 crore (US$531,000)Overseas, Unavailable due to personal reasons,[8] returning home
N/AScott Kuggeleijn (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021₹50 lakh (US$66,000)Overseas, Unavailable due to national duty[9]
N/ADushmantha Chameera (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast2021₹50 lakh (US$66,000)Overseas[4]
96Navdeep Saini (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast2018₹3 crore (US$398,000)
73Mohammed Siraj (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹2.6 crore (US$345,000)
12Kyle Jamieson (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994Right-handedRight-arm Fast2021₹15 crore (US$2.0 million)Overseas
N/AAkash Deep (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium2021₹20 lakh (US$27,000)Replacement for Washington Sundar
27George Garton (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997Left-handedLeft-arm Fast2021₹20 lakh (US$27,000)Overseas, Replacement for Kane Richardson[10]
Source: RCB Players

    Administration and support staff
    Position Name
    Owner United Spirits Limited[11][12]
    Chairman Prathmesh Mishra
    Vice President and Head Rajesh Menon
    Team manager Soumyadeep Pyne
    Director of cricket operations & head coach Mike Hesson
    Batting consultant Sanjay Bangar
    Batting and spin bowling coach Sridharan Sriram
    Bowling coach Adam Griffith
    Head of scouting and fielding coach Malolan Rangarajan
    Talent scout Saurabh Bandekar, MR Shrinivas
    Right arm flicker Dinesh Puttepu
    Left arm flicker Gabriel Ben Kurian
    Head physiotherapist Evan Speechly
    Assistant physiotherapist Sabyasachi Sahoo
    Strength and conditioning coach Basu Shanker
    Assistant trainer Shubham Raheja
    Analyst
    Head of Content and Digital Ajith Ramamurthy
    Sports massage therapist Ramesh Mane
    Sports massage therapist Navnita Gautam
    Nutritionist
    Team doctor Dr. Charles Minz
    Psychologist Dr. Chaitanya Sridhar
    Yoga instructor
    Source: RCB Staff

    Kit manufacturers and sponsors

    Teams and standings

    Results by match
    Round1234567891011121314
    ResultWWWWLWLLLWWWLW
    Position11112133333333
    Source: Fixtures
    W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
    Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
    1 Delhi Capitals (3rd) 14 10 4 0 20 0.481
    2 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.455
    3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.140
    4 Kolkata Knight Riders (R) 14 7 7 0 14 0.587
    5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 0.116
    6 Punjab Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.001
    7 Rajasthan Royals 14 5 9 0 10 −0.993
    8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 3 11 0 6 −0.545
    Source: IPLT20.com
    (C) Champion; (R) Runners-up

    League Stage
    All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

    The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[13]

    Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § League stage

    Matches
    Match 1
    9 April 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Mumbai Indians
    159/9 (20 overs)
    v
    Chris Lynn 49 (35)
    Harshal Patel 5/27 (4 overs)
    AB de Villiers 48 (27)
    Jasprit Bumrah 2/26 (4 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 2 wickets
    M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
    Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    Match 6
    14 April 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Sunrisers Hyderabad
    143/9 (20 overs)
    Glenn Maxwell 59 (41)
    Jason Holder 3/30 (4 overs)
    David Warner 54 (37)
    Shahbaz Ahmed 3/7 (2 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs
    M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
    Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
    Match 10
    18 April 2021
    15:30 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    166/8 (20 overs)
    Glenn Maxwell 78 (49)
    Varun Chakravarthy 2/39 (4 overs)
    Andre Russell 31 (20)
    Kyle Jamieson 3/41 (3 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 38 runs
    M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
    Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
    Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
    Match 16
    22 April 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Rajasthan Royals
    177/9 (20 overs)
    v
    Royal Challengers Bangalore
    181/0 (16.3 overs)
    Shivam Dube 46 (32)
    Mohammed Siraj 3/27 (4 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets
    Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
    Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: Devdutt Padikkal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    Match 19
    25 April 2021
    15:30 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Chennai Super Kings
    191/4 (20 overs)
    v
    Ravindra Jadeja 62* (28)
    Harshal Patel 3/51 (4 overs)
    Devdutt Padikkal 34 (15)
    Ravindra Jadeja 3/13 (4 overs)
    Chennai Super Kings won by 69 runs
    Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
    Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
    • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) bowled the joint-most expensive over in an IPL match, conceding 37 runs.[15]
    Match 22
    27 April 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Delhi Capitals
    170/4 (20 overs)
    AB de Villiers 75* (42)
    Avesh Khan 1/24 (4 overs)
    Rishabh Pant 58* (48)
    Harshal Patel 2/37 (4 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 1 run
    Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
    Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
    Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
    • AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the sixth player, and the second overseas, to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.[16]
    Match 26
    30 April 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Punjab Kings
    179/5 (20 overs)
    v
    KL Rahul 91* (57)
    Kyle Jamieson 2/32 (3 overs)
    Virat Kohli 35 (34)
    Harpreet Brar 3/19 (4 overs)
    Punjab Kings won by 34 runs
    Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
    Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
    Player of the match: Harpreet Brar (Punjab Kings)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    Match 31
    20 September 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    94/1 (10 overs)
    Devdutt Padikkal 22 (20)
    Andre Russell 3/9 (3 overs)
    Shubman Gill 48 (34)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 1/23 (2 overs)
    Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets
    Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
    Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to play 200 matches for a single franchise.[17]
    Match 35
    24 September 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Chennai Super Kings
    157/4 (18.1 overs)
    Devdutt Padikkal 70 (50)
    Dwayne Bravo 3/24 (4 overs)
    Ruturaj Gaikwad 38 (26)
    Harshal Patel 2/25 (3.1 overs)
    Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
    Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
    • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
    Match 39
    26 September 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Mumbai Indians
    111 (18.1 overs)
    Glenn Maxwell 56 (37)
    Jasprit Bumrah 3/36 (4 overs)
    Rohit Sharma 43 (28)
    Harshal Patel 4/17 (3.1 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 54 runs
    Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
    Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
    • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player and fifth overall to score 10,000 runs in T20s.[18]
    • Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) took a hat-trick.[19]
    Match 43
    29 September 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Rajasthan Royals
    149/9 (20 overs)
    v
    Royal Challengers Bangalore
    153/3 (17.1 overs)
    Evin Lewis 58 (37)
    Harshal Patel 3/34 (4 overs)
    Glenn Maxwell 50* (30)
    Mustafizur Rahman 2/20 (3 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
    Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
    Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)
    Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    Match 48
    3 October 2021
    15:30 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Punjab Kings
    158/6 (20 overs)
    Glenn Maxwell 57 (33)
    Moises Henriques 3/12 (4 overs)
    Mayank Agarwal 57 (42)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 3/29 (4 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs
    Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
    Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
    Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[20]
    Match 52
    6 October 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Sunrisers Hyderabad
    141/7 (20 overs)
    v
    Jason Roy 44 (38)
    Harshal Patel 3/33 (4 overs)
    Devdutt Padikkal 41 (52)
    Umran Malik 1/21 (4 overs)
    Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 4 runs
    Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
    Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    Match 56
    8 October 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Delhi Capitals
    164/5 (20 overs)
    v
    Prithvi Shaw 48 (31)
    Mohammed Siraj 2/25 (4 overs)
    K. S. Bharat 78* (52)
    Anrich Nortje 2/24 (4 overs)
    Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
    Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
    Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: K. S. Bharat (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
    • Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 having a better net run rate than the Royal Challengers Bangalore.[21]

    Playoffs
    Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § Playoffs
    Eliminator
    11 October 2021
    19:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    139/6 (19.4 overs)
    Virat Kohli 39 (33)
    Sunil Narine 4/21 (4 overs)
    Shubman Gill 29 (18)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 2/16 (4 overs)
    Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
    Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
    Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
    Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

    Statistics

    Most runs
    No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
    1Glenn Maxwell15142 513 7842.75356144.100604821
    2Devdutt Padikkal14141 411 101*31.61328125.301124414
    3Virat Kohli15151 405 72*28.92339119.40030439
    4AB de Villiers15144 313 76*31.30211148.340212316
    5K.S. Bharat872 191 78*38.22156122.43010108
    6Rajat Patidar440 71 3117.7562114.5100033
    7Kyle Jamieson973 65 16*16.2555118.0800053

    * Last updated: 11 October 2021

    • Source: Cricinfo[22]

    Most wickets
    No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
    1Harshal Patel151556.20459 32 5/2714.348.1410.511
    2Yuzvendra Chahal151553.01374 18 3/1120.777.0517.600
    3Mohammed Siraj151552.01353 11 3/2732.096.7828.300
    4Kyle Jamieson9928.01269 9 3/4129.889.6018.600
    5Shahbaz Ahmed11614.0092 7 3/713.146.5712.0000
    6Dan Christian9916.40155 4 2/1438.759.3025.000
    7Washington Sundar6616.00118 3 1/739.337.3732.000
    7George Garton5515.00135 3 1/2745.009.0030.000
    7Glenn Maxwell15616.00135 3 2/2345.008.4332.000

    Note: Harshal Patel is the current Purple Cap holder of IPL 2021

    • Last updated: 11 October 2021
    • Source: Cricinfo[23]

    Awards and achievements

    Awards
    Man of the Match

    League Stage

    No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
    19 April 2021Harshal PatelMumbai IndiansWon by 2 wickets5/27 (4 overs)[24]
    214 April 2021Glenn MaxwellSunrisers HyderabadWon by 6 runs59 (41)[25]
    318 April 2021AB de VilliersKolkata Knight RidersWon by 38 runs76* (34)[26]
    422 April 2021Devdutt PadikkalRajasthan RoyalsWon by 10 wickets101* (52)[27]
    527 April 2021AB de VilliersDelhi CapitalsWon by 1 run75* (42)[28]
    622 September 2021 Glenn MaxwellMumbai IndiansWon by 54 runs56 (37) and 2/23 (4 overs)[29]
    729 September 2021 Yuzvendra ChahalRajasthan RoyalsWon by 7 wickets2/18 (4 overs)[30]
    83 October 2021 Glenn MaxwellPunjab KingsWon by 6 runs57 (33)[31]
    98 October 2021 K. S. BharatDelhi CapitalsWon by 7 wickets78* (52)[32]

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