2019 Royal Challengers Bangalore season
12th season in IPL
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The 2019 season was the 12th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the tournament. RCB continued under Kohli's captaincy and finished the season with five wins from 14 matches and 11 points.
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Gary Kirsten | ||
| Captain | Virat Kohli | ||
| Ground(s) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
| League stage | 8th | ||
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (464) | ||
| Most wickets | Yuzvendra Chahal (18) | ||
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Background
Player retention, transfers and auction
In November 2018, the Royal Challengers announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya and Marcus Stoinis.[1][2]
On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Royal Challengers signed up nine more players viz., Shivam Dube, Shimron Hetmyer, Akshdeep Nath, Prayas Barman, Himmat Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Heinrich Klaasen, Devdutt Padikkal and Milind Kumar.[3] Their squad strength was 24 with 16 Indian and 8 overseas players.
- Transfers
- Quinton de Kock to Mumbai Indians; Mandeep Singh to Kings XI Punjab in return for Marcus Stoinis.[4]
Team analysis
ESPNcricinfo editor Varun Shetty wrote in his team preview that the Royal Challengers "might struggle once more with their balance" despite the presence of several all-rounders in the squad and predicted that the team would make it to the playoffs if Kohli has "another season of big runs".[5] According to the Indian Express, the team's strength is its batting lineup while the unavailability of overseas all-rounders for the entire season could be the weakness. The preview also stated that Kohli, whose captaincy was recently criticized by former cricketers, "will be eager to prove them wrong".[6] The Times of India remarked that "Bowling, especially in the death overs, continues to be a cause for worry for RCB."[7] News18 tipped Shimron Hetmyer as one of the five first-time overseas players to watch out for in the season,[8] while the Hindu named Shivam Dube among the uncapped Indian players "who could create ripples" at the tournament.[9]
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 10 | Akshdeep Nath |  India | 10 May 1993 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹3.6 crore (US$374,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| 14 | Milind Kumar | India | 15 February 1991 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| 17 | AB de Villiers |  South Africa | 17 February 1984 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas, Vice-captain |
| 18 | Virat Kohli | India | 5 November 1988 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹17 crore (US$1.8 million) | Captain |
| 29 | Gurkeerat Singh | India | 29 June 1990 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| 189 | Shimron Hetmyer |  Guyana | 26 December 1996 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹4 crore (US$415,000) | Overseas |
| N/a | Himmat Singh | India | 8 November 1996 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ₹65 lakh (US$67,000) | |
| N/a | Devdutt Padikkal | India | 7 July 2000 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 7 | Shivam Dube | India | 26 June 1993 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹5 crore (US$519,000) | |
| 8 | Moeen Ali |  England | 18 June 1987 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.7 crore (US$177,000) | Overseas |
| 16 | Marcus Stoinis |  Australia | 16 August 1989 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹6.2 crore (US$644,000) | Overseas |
| 51 | Pawan Negi | India | 6 January 1993 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$104,000) | |
| 77 | Colin de Grandhomme |  New Zealand | 22 July 1986 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$228,000) | Overseas |
| 555 | Washington Sundar | India | 5 October 1999 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$332,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 45 | Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | 30 July 1991 (aged 27) | Right-handed | 2019 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Overseas | |
| 72 | Parthiv Patel | India | 9 March 1985 (aged 34) | Left-handed | 2018 | ₹1.7 crore (US$177,000) | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 23 July 1990 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2018 | ₹6 crore (US$623,000) | |
| 4 | Kulwant Khejroliya | India | 13 March 1992 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹85 lakh (US$88,000) | |
| 9 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 27 June 1983 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | ₹1.5 crore (US$156,000) | Overseas |
| 13 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 13 March 1994 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹2.6 crore (US$270,000) | |
| 19 | Umesh Yadav | India | 25 October 1987 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹4.2 crore (US$436,000) | |
| 21 | Prayas Ray Barman | India | 25 October 2002 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹1.5 crore (US$156,000) | |
| 23 | Navdeep Saini | India | 23 November 1993 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$312,000) | |
| 38 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 11 December 1988 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$104,000) | Overseas |
| N/a | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Australia | 11 October 1987 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$228,000) | Overseas |
Coaching and support staff
- Team and cricket operations manager - Avinash Vaidya
- Head coach - Gary Kirsten
- Assistant coaches - Mithun Manhas, NS Negi, Vikram Solanki, Kabir Ali[10]
- Bowling coach - Ashish Nehra
- Physiotherapist - Evan Speechly
Ref[11]
Season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.421 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.131 | |
| 3 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.044 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.577 | |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.028 | |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.251 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.449 | |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.607 |
Results by match
Results
Royal Challengers Bangalore 70 (17.1 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings (H) 71/3 (17.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings) became the first batsman to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.[13]
- Royal Challengers Bangalore made the lowest total for any team in the IPL against the Chennai Super Kings.[14][15]
Mumbai Indians 187/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 181/5 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the second batsman to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.[16]
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad 231/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 113 (19.5 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- David Warner and Jonny Bairstow (Sunrisers Hyderabad) recorded the highest first-wicket partnership in the IPL (185 runs).[17]
- Sunrisers Hyderabad recorded their highest total in the IPL.[17]
- This was the largest winning margin for Sunrisers Hyderabad in terms of runs, and the second-largest defeat for Royal Challengers Bangalore in terms of runs.[17]
- It was the second instance of two batsmen scoring hundreds in the same match in the IPL, and the fourth overall instance in a T20 match.[17]
- Mohammad Nabi recorded the second-best bowling figures for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL.[17]
Royal Challengers Bangalore 158/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals (H) 164/3 (19.5 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) played in his 100th IPL match as captain.[18]
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 205/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 206/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 149/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 152/6 (18.5 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kings XI Punjab 173/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 174/2 (19.2 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 213/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 203/5 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
The Royal Challengers made 143 runs in the last 10 overs while batting, the most by any team in an IPL match.
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/7 (20 overs) | |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[19]
v |
Rajasthan Royals 41/1 (3.2 overs) | |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.
- Shreyas Gopal (Rajasthan Royals) took a hat-trick.[20]
Sunrisers Hyderabad 175/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 178/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 14 | 14 | 0 | 464 | 100 | 33.14 | 328 | 141.46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 13 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 13 | 13 | 3 | 442 | 82* | 44.20 | 287 | 154.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 26 |
| 3 | Parthiv Patel | 14 | 14 | 0 | 373 | 67 | 26.64 | 268 | 139.17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 10 |
| 4 | Moeen Ali | 11 | 10 | 2 | 220 | 66 | 27.50 | 133 | 165.41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 17 |
| 5 | Marcus Stoinis | 10 | 10 | 6 | 211 | 46* | 52.75 | 156 | 135.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
- Source:Cricinfo[21]
Most wickets
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 14 | 14 | 49.2 | 1 | 386 | 18 | 4/38 | 21.44 | 7.82 | 16.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Navdeep Saini | 13 | 13 | 48.0 | 0 | 397 | 11 | 2/24 | 36.09 | 8.27 | 26.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Umesh Yadav | 11 | 11 | 37.5 | 0 | 371 | 8 | 3/36 | 46.37 | 9.80 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mohammed Siraj | 9 | 9 | 28.1 | 1 | 269 | 7 | 2/38 | 38.42 | 9.55 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Moeen Ali | 11 | 9 | 25.0 | 0 | 169 | 6 | 2/18 | 28.16 | 6.76 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source:Cricinfo[22]