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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.
| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Simon Katich, Mike Hesson | ||
| Captain | Virat Kohli | ||
| Ground(s) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | ||
| Tournament performance | Eliminator (4th) | ||
| Most runs | Glenn Maxwell (513) | ||
| Most wickets | Harshal Patel (32) | ||
| |||
This was the last season in IPL for AB de Villiers who announced his retirement on 19 November 2021.
Player retention and transfers
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
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||||
| 18 | Virat Kohli |  India | 5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2008 | ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million) | Captain |
| 11 | Sachin Baby | India | 18 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 19 | Rajat Patidar | India | 1 June 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | Suyash Prabhudessai | India | 6 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 37 | Devdutt Padikkal | India | 7 July 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 8 | Tim David |  Singapore | 16 March 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas[4] |
| 54 | Dan Christian |  Australia | 4 May 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹4.8 crore (US$575,130.80) | Overseas |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹14.25 crore (US$1.7 million) | Overseas |
| — | Pavan Deshpande | India | 16 September 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 95 | Daniel Sams | Australia | 27 October 1992 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas |
| 21 | Shahbaz Ahmed | India | 12 December 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 49 | Wanindu Hasaranga |  Sri Lanka | 27 July 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas[4] |
| 5 | Washington Sundar | India | 5 October 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$383,000) | Unavailable due to finger injury[5] |
| 9 | Harshal Patel | India | 23 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 17 | AB de Villiers |  South Africa | 17 February 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Overseas, Vice-captain |
| 15 | K. S. Bharat | India | 3 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | Mohammed Azharuddeen | India | 22 March 1994 | Right-handed | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| 1 | Josh Philippe | Australia | 1 June 1997 | Right-handed | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas | |
| — | Finn Allen |  New Zealand | 22 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas, Replacement for Josh Philippe[6][7] |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 23 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹6 crore (US$719,000) | |
| 63 | Adam Zampa | Australia | 31 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons.[8] |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
| 47 | Kane Richardson | Australia | 12 February 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹4 crore (US$479,000) | Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons.[8] |
| — | Scott Kuggeleijn | New Zealand | 3 January 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas, Unavailable due to national duty[9] |
| — | Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | 11 January 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas[4] |
| 96 | Navdeep Saini | India | 23 November 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$359,000) | |
| 73 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 13 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹2.6 crore (US$312,000) | |
| 12 | Kyle Jamieson | New Zealand | 30 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast | 2021 | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) | Overseas |
| — | Akash Deep | India | 15 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Replacement for Washington Sundar |
| 27 | George Garton |  England | 15 April 1997 | Left-handed | Left-arm Fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas, Replacement for Kane Richardson[10] |
| Source: RCB Players | ||||||||
| 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 |
| Head physiotherapist | Evan Speechly |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Basu Shanker |
| Team doctor | Dr. Charles Minz |
| Source: RCB Staff | |
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Results by match
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
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 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.455 | |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.140 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 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 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[13]
Matches
Mumbai Indians 159/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 160/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 149/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 143/9 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 204/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 166/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajasthan Royals 177/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 181/0 (16.3 overs) |
Devdutt Padikkal 101* (52) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to score 6,000 runs in the IPL.[14]
Chennai Super Kings 191/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 122/9 (20 overs) |
- 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]
Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 170/4 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the sixth player, and the second overseas one, to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.[16]
Punjab Kings 179/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 145/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 92 (19 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 94/1 (10 overs) |
- 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]
Royal Challengers Bangalore 156/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 157/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 165/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 111 (18.1 overs) |
- 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]
Rajasthan Royals 149/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 153/3 (17.1 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 164/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 158/6 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[20]
Sunrisers Hyderabad 141/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 137/6 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 164/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 166/3 (20 overs) |
- 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
- Eliminator
Royal Challengers Bangalore 138/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 139/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Most runs
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Maxwell | 15 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 78 | 42.75 | 356 | 144.10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 21 |
| 2 | Devdutt Padikkal | 14 | 14 | 1 | 411 | 101* | 31.61 | 328 | 125.30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 14 |
| 3 | Virat Kohli | 15 | 15 | 1 | 405 | 72* | 28.92 | 339 | 119.40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 9 |
| 4 | AB de Villiers | 15 | 14 | 4 | 313 | 76* | 31.30 | 211 | 148.34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 16 |
| 5 | K.S. Bharat | 8 | 7 | 2 | 191 | 78* | 38.22 | 156 | 122.43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| 6 | Rajat Patidar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 31 | 17.75 | 62 | 114.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Kyle Jamieson | 9 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 16* | 16.25 | 55 | 118.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Glenn Maxwell was the fifth-highest run scorer in IPL 2021
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[22]
Most wickets
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harshal Patel | 15 | 15 | 56.2 | 0 | 459 | 32 | 5/27 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 10.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 15 | 15 | 53.0 | 1 | 374 | 18 | 3/11 | 20.77 | 7.05 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mohammed Siraj | 15 | 15 | 52.0 | 1 | 353 | 11 | 3/27 | 32.09 | 6.78 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Kyle Jamieson | 9 | 9 | 28.0 | 1 | 269 | 9 | 3/41 | 29.88 | 9.60 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Shahbaz Ahmed | 11 | 6 | 14.0 | 0 | 92 | 7 | 3/7 | 13.14 | 6.57 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Dan Christian | 9 | 9 | 16.4 | 0 | 155 | 4 | 2/14 | 38.75 | 9.30 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Washington Sundar | 6 | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | 118 | 3 | 1/7 | 39.33 | 7.37 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Garton | 5 | 5 | 15.0 | 0 | 135 | 3 | 1/27 | 45.00 | 9.00 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Maxwell | 15 | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | 135 | 3 | 2/23 | 45.00 | 8.43 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
- Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap as he is highest wicket taker in the competition.
- Source: Cricinfo[23]
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 April 2021 | Harshal Patel | Mumbai Indians | Won by 2 wickets | 5/27 (4 overs) | [24] |
| 2 | 14 April 2021 | Glenn Maxwell | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 6 runs | 59 (41) | [25] |
| 3 | 18 April 2021 | AB de Villiers | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 38 runs | 76* (34) | [26] |
| 4 | 22 April 2021 | Devdutt Padikkal | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 10 wickets | 101* (52) | [27] |
| 5 | 27 April 2021 | AB de Villiers | Delhi Capitals | Won by 1 run | 75* (42) | [28] |
| 6 | 26 September 2021 | Glenn Maxwell | Mumbai Indians | Won by 54 runs | 56 (37) and 2/23 (4 overs) | [29] |
| 7 | 29 September 2021 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 7 wickets | 2/18 (4 overs) | [30] |
| 8 | 3 October 2021 | Glenn Maxwell | Punjab Kings | Won by 6 runs | 57 (33) | [31] |
| 9 | 8 October 2021 | K. S. Bharat | Delhi Capitals | Won by 7 wickets | 78* (52) | [32] |
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