2018 Royal Challengers Bangalore season
Indian Premier League cricket team season
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The 2018 season was the 11th season for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The side was captained by Virat Kohli and coached by Daniel Vettori.
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Daniel Vettori | ||
| Captain | Virat Kohli | ||
| Ground(s) | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
| League stage | 6th | ||
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (530) | ||
| Most wickets | Umesh Yadav (20) | ||
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Pre-season
In January 2018, the franchise appointed Gary Kirsten as batting coach and Ashish Nehra as the bowling mentor.[1]
On 26 March 2018, the franchise onboarded HP Inc India as the principal sponsor of the team.[citation needed] Earlier that month, the franchise had partnered up with Nuvoco Vistas for the solus position on the back of the team jersey.[2]
On 29 March 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore's home match against Delhi Daredevils on 12 May was moved to Delhi due to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on the same day. The away game against the same team on 21 April was moved to Bangalore.[3]
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 9 | Mandeep Singh |  India | 18 December 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹1.4 crore (US$145,000) | |
| 17 | AB de Villiers |  South Africa | 17 February 1984 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas/Vice Captain |
| 18 | Virat Kohli | India | 5 November 1988 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹17 crore (US$1.8 million) | Captain |
| 36 | Manan Vohra | India | 18 July 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹1.1 crore (US$114,000) | |
| 42 | Brendon McCullum |  New Zealand | 27 September 1981 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹3.6 crore (US$374,000) | Overseas |
| 97 | Sarfaraz Khan | India | 27 October 1997 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.75 crore (US$182,000) | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 6 | Pawan Negi | India | 6 January 1993 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$104,000) | |
| 8 | Moeen Ali |  England | 18 June 1987 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.7 crore (US$177,000) | Overseas |
| 10 | Chris Woakes | England | 2 March 1989 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7.4 crore (US$768,434.50) | Overseas |
| 77 | Colin de Grandhomme | New Zealand | 22 July 1986 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$228,000) | Overseas |
| 78 | Corey Anderson | New Zealand | 13 December 1990 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | Overseas |
| 555 | Washington Sundar | India | 5 October 1999 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$332,000) | |
| N/a | Pavan Deshpande | India | 16 September 1989 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| N/a | Aniruddha Joshi | India | 7 November 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 69 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 17 December 1992 (aged 25) | Left-handed | 2018 | ₹2.8 crore (US$291,000) | Overseas | |
| 72 | Parthiv Patel | India | 9 March 1985 (aged 33) | Left-handed | 2018 | ₹1.7 crore (US$177,000) | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 23 July 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2018 | ₹6 crore (US$623,000) | |
| 4 | Kulwant Khejroliya | India | 13 March 1992 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹85 lakh (US$88,000) | |
| 19 | Umesh Yadav | India | 25 October 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹4.2 crore (US$436,000) | |
| 21 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 13 March 1994 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹2.6 crore (US$270,000) | |
| 38 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 11 December 1988 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$104,000) | Overseas |
| 89 | Murugan Ashwin | India | 8 September 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$228,000) | |
| N/a | Nathan Coulter-Nile |  Australia | 11 October 1987 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$228,000) | Overseas |
| N/a | Navdeep Saini | India | 23 November 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$312,000) | |
| N/a | Aniket Choudhary | India | 28 January 1990 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | |
Personnel
- Owner – United Spirits
- Head coach – Daniel Vettori
- Bowling mentor – Ashish Nehra[4]
- Batting coach - Gary Kirsten[5]
- Fielding Coach - Trent Woodhill
- Bowling Talent Development and Analytics - Andrew McDonald
Season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (RU) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.284 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.253 | |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.070 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals (4) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.250 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.317 | |
| 6 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.129 | |
| 7 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.502 | |
| 8 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.222 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.
Results
Royal Challengers Bangalore 176/7 (20 overs) |
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- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Brendon McCullum (Royal Challengers Bangalore) scored his 9,000th T20 run.[6]
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 167/8 (20 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 127/9 (20 overs) |
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- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 141/6 (20 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 187/5 (19 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Sandeep Lamichhane and Abhishek Sharma (both Delhi Daredevils) made their T20 debuts.[7]
- Delhi Daredevils were eliminated as a result of this match.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 92/0 (8.1 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs and Sunrisers Hyderabad advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 134 (19.2 overs) | |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.
Statistics
Most runs
| Name | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 14 | 530 | 92* | 48.18 | 139.10 |
| AB de Villiers | 12 | 480 | 90* | 53.33 | 174.54 |
| Mandeep Singh | 14 | 252 | 47* | 25.20 | 135.48 |
| Quinton de Kock | 8 | 201 | 53 | 25.12 | 124.07 |
| Parthiv Patel | 6 | 153 | 53 | 30.60 | 140.36 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
| Name | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umesh Yadav | 14 | 20 | 3/23 | 20.90 | 7.86 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 14 | 12 | 2/22 | 30.25 | 7.26 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 11 | 11 | 3/25 | 33.36 | 8.95 |
| Chris Woakes | 5 | 8 | 3/36 | 23.75 | 10.36 |
| Tim Southee | 8 | 5 | 3/30 | 52.20 | 9.00 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo