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The 2024 season was the 17th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They were one of the ten teams competed in the 2024 Indian Premier League. They finished at the 6th place in previous season's League stage.[1] The Royal Challengers drew an average home attendance of 32,245 in the IPL in 2024.
| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Andy Flower | ||
| Captain | Faf du Plessis | ||
| Ground(s) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | ||
| IPL League | Qualified for Playoffs (Eliminator) | ||
| IPL Eliminator | Eliminated (4th in tournament) | ||
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (741) | ||
| Most wickets | Yash Dayal (15) | ||
| Most catches | Faf du Plessis (8) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Anuj Rawat (5) | ||
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After their 7th win on 18 May 2024, Bengaluru qualified for the Playoffs.[2][3] They finished the League stage at the 4th place with 7 wins and 7 losses, garnering 14 points and seeding their place in the Eliminator.[4]
After being defeated by Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator played on 22nd May at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru were eliminated from the tournament.[5][6] They finished at the 4th place in the tournament after losing the Eliminator.[5]
Virat Kohli scored the most runs in the season (741)[7] and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with the Orange Cap.[8]
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- Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who was unavailable for rest of the season.
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary | Notes |
| Captain | ||||||||
| 13 | Faf du Plessis |  | 13 July 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2022 | ₹7 crore (US$820,000) | Overseas |
| Batters | ||||||||
| 18 | Virat Kohli |  | 5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2008 | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) | Vice Captain |
| 22 | Saurav Chauhan | | 27 May 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2024 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 97 | Rajat Patidar | | 1 June 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 43 | Suyash Prabhudessai | | 6 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | | 1 June 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2022 | ₹5.5 crore (US$640,000) | |
| 55 | Anuj Rawat | | 17 October 1999 | Left-handed | — | 2022 | ₹3.4 crore (US$400,000) | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 6 | Mahipal Lomror | | 16 November 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹95 lakh (US$110,000) | |
| 9 | Will Jacks |  | 21 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | ₹3.2 crore (US$370,000) | Overseas; Withdrawn[a] |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell |  | 14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2021 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Overseas |
| 42 | Cameron Green | | 3 June 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | ₹17.5 crore (US$2.0 million) | Overseas; Traded[b] |
| — | Tom Curran | | 12 March 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas |
| — | Manoj Bhandage | | 5 October 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 8 | Reece Topley | | 21 February 1994 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 | ₹1.9 crore (US$220,000) | Overseas; Withdrawn[a] |
| 11 | Akash Deep | | 15 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 31 | Vijaykumar Vyshak | | 21 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 69 | Lockie Ferguson |  | 13 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | ₹2 crore (US$230,000) | Overseas |
| 73 | Mohammed Siraj | | 13 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$820,000) | |
| 88 | Alzarri Joseph |  | 20 November 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | ₹11.5 crore (US$1.3 million) | Overseas |
| 103 | Yash Dayal | | 13 December 1997 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2024 | ₹5 crore (US$590,000) | |
| — | Rajan Kumar | | 8 July 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2023 | ₹70 lakh (US$82,000) | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| 24 | Swapnil Singh | | 22 January 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2024 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 33 | Karn Sharma | | 23 September 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | |
| 44 | Himanshu Sharma | | 6 June 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 77 | Mayank Dagar | | 11 November 1996 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2024 | ₹1.8 crore (US$210,000) | Traded[c] |
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| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| CEO | Prathamesh Mishra |
| Team manager | Soumya Deep Pyne |
| Head coach | Andy Flower |
| Batting coach | |
| Bowling coach | Adam Griffith |
| Fielding coach | Malolan Rangarajan |
- Kit manufacturer: Puma
- Main shirt sponsor: Qatar Airways
- Back shirt sponsor: KEI
- Chest branding: Delhivery
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1.428 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad (R) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.414 | |
| 3 | A | Rajasthan Royals (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.273 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.459 | |
| 5 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.392 | Eliminated |
| 6 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.377 | |
| 7 | A | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.667 | |
| 8 | B | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −1.063 | |
| 9 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.353 | |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.318 |
League progression
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Fixtures and results
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 173/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings (H) 176/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to bat.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) became the first Indian to reach 12,000 runs in T20s,[13] and the first player to score 1,000 runs against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.[14]
- Mustafizur Rahman (Chennai Super Kings) took his 50th wicket in the IPL.[15]
Punjab Kings 176/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H) 178/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) recorded his 100th 50+ score in T20s.[16]
(H) Royal Challengers Bengaluru 182/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 186/3 (16.5 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) became the fourth player to play 500 T20 matches.[17]
- Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) took his 100th wicket in the IPL.[18]
- Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders) scored his 1000th run in IPL.[19]
Lucknow Super Giants 181/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H) 153 (19.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) played 100 matches at this venue.[20]
- Quinton de Kock (Lucknow Super Giants) scored his 3,000th run in the IPL.[21]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 183/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals (H) 189/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) played in his 100th IPL match.[22]
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) scored his 7,500th run in IPL.[23] He also holds the record for most catches in IPL as a non wicket-keeper (110).[24]
- Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals) scored his 4,000th run in IPL.[25]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 196/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians (H) 199/3 (15.3 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- This was 50th win for Mumbai Indians at home ground in the IPL.[26]
Sunrisers Hyderabad 287/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H) 262/7 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- Travis Head (Sunrisers Hyderabad) hit his first IPL century.[27]
- Sunrisers Hyderabad broke their own record (277) for the highest innings total in IPL (287).[28]
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru broke Mumbai Indians' record (246) for the highest second innings total in IPL (262), and South Africa's record (259) for the highest second innings total in T20 cricket. This was also the highest total in a losing cause in both IPL matches and T20 matches.[29]
- The match broke the record for highest aggregate scored in an IPL match surpassing 523 runs between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in 2024 (549).[30]
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 222/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 221 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) became the 3rd player to play 250 IPL matches.[31]
- Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) surpasses Lasith Malinga to become the highest wicket-taker for a single franchise in IPL history with 172 wickets.[32]
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru broke the record of Middlesex for conceding most 200+ scores in T20s (29 times).[33]
- This was 50th win for Kolkata Knight Riders at home in the IPL.[34]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 206/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) 171/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jaydev Unadkat (Sunrisers Hyderabad) played in his 100th IPL match.[35][36]
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru played their 250th match in the Indian Premier League.[37][38]
(H) Gujarat Titans 200/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 206/1 (16 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- Will Jacks (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) hit his first IPL century.[39]
Gujarat Titans 147 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H) 152/6 (13.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- Rahul Tewatia (Gujarat Titans) scored his 1,000th run in IPL.[40]
- Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) completed his 10,000th T20 run.[41]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 241/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings (H) 181 (17 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Punjab Kings were eliminated from the playoffs as a result of this match.[42]
(H) Royal Challengers Bengaluru 187/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 140 (19.1 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) played in his 250th IPL match.[43]
(H) Royal Challengers Bengaluru 218/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 191/7 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) became the second Indian player to play 400th T20 match.[44]
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) became the first player to score 3000 runs and hit 128 sixes at this venue, most by any batter at a single stadium in IPL,[45][46] and became the second player to hit 700th four in IPL.[47] He also became the first player to score 9000 runs in India, which was most by any batter in a single country.[48]
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualified for the playoffs while Chennai Super Kings were eliminated from the playoffs as a result of this match.[49]
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Bracket
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 21 May 2024 – Ahmedabad | 26 May 2024 – Chennai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 164/2 (13.4 overs) | Q1W | Kolkata Knight Riders | 114/2 (10.3 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 159 (19.3 overs) | 24 May 2024 – Chennai | Q2W | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 113 (18.3 overs) | |||||||
| Q1L | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 175/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Rajasthan Royals | 139/7 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 22 May 2024 – Ahmedabad | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 174/6 (19 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 172/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Eliminator
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 172/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 174/6 (19 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) crossed 8,000 runs in the IPL.[50]
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Most runs
- Orange Cap holder
| Runs | Player | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 100s/50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741 | Virat Kohli |
15 | 113* | 61.75 | 154.69 | 1/5 | 62 | 38 |
| 438 | Faf du Plessis |
15 | 64 | 29.20 | 161.62 | 0/4 | 47 | 21 |
| 395 | Rajat Patidar |
13 | 52 | 30.38 | 177.13 | 0/5 | 21 | 33 |
| 326 | Dinesh Karthik |
13 | 83 | 36.22 | 187.35 | 0/2 | 27 | 22 |
| 255 | Cameron Green |
12 | 46 | 31.87 | 143.25 | 0/0 | 22 | 10 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[51] | ||||||||
Most wickets
| Wkts. | Player | Inns | Ov | Runs | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Yash Dayal |
14 | 50.1 | 459 | 3/20 | 30.60 | 9.14 | 20.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj |
54.0 | 496 | 3/43 | 33.06 | 9.18 | 21.60 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Cameron Green |
13 | 35.1 | 303 | 2/12 | 30.30 | 8.61 | 21.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Lockie Ferguson |
7 | 24.0 | 255 | 2/23 | 28.33 | 10.62 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Karn Sharma |
9 | 24.0 | 254 | 2/29 | 36.28 | 10.58 | 20.57 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[52] | ||||||||||
- English cricketers (including Will Jacks and Reece Topley) withdrew on 13 May 2024 due to the upcoming T20WC.[10]
- Ahead of the 2024 auction, Cameron Green was traded from Mumbai Indians to Bengaluru.[11]
- Ahead of the 2024 auction, Mayank Dagar was traded from Sunrisers Hyderabad to Bengaluru.[12]
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