The 2022 season was the 15th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. They were one of the ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League.[1][2] The team is captained by Faf Du Plessis,[3] and coached by Sanjay Bangar.[4]

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Background

The side retained three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.[5]

Retained
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj.
Released
Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Tim David, Suyash Prabhudessai, Devdutt Padikkal, Dan Christian, Pavan Deshpande, Daniel Sams, Shahbaz Ahmed, Washington Sundar, AB de Villiers (Retired), K. S. Bharat, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Josh Philippe, Finn Allen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Harshal Patel, Kane Richardson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Dushmantha Chameera, Navdeep Saini, Kyle Jamieson, Akash Deep, George Garton.
Acquired during the auction
Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Finn Allen, Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, David Willey, Sherfane Rutherford, Suyash Prabhudessai, Aneeshwar Gautam, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep, Luvnith Sisodia, Karn Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Jason Behrendorff, Chama Milind.

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Squad strength: 25 (18 - Indian, 7 - overseas)
More information No., Name ...
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Captain
13Faf du Plessis South Africa (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 40)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2022Overseas
Batters
18Virat Kohli India (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium2008
Finn Allen New Zealand (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2021Overseas
97Rajat Patidar India (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break2021Replacement for Luvnith Sisodia
50Sherfane Rutherford West Indies (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26)Left-handedRight-arm fast medium2022Overseas
All-rounders
32Glenn Maxwell Australia (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2021Overseas
49Wanindu Hasaranga Sri Lanka (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2021Overseas
21Shahbaz Ahmed India (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020
15David Willey England (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium2022Overseas
16Mahipal Lomror India (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 25)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
11Akash Deep India (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium2022
43Suyash Prabhudessai India (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium2021
Aneeshwar Gautam India (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
Wicket-keepers
19Dinesh Karthik India (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 39)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2022
55Anuj Rawat India (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 25)Left-handed2022
Luvnith Sisodia India (2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 24)Left-handedLeft-arm medium2022
Spin Bowlers
33Karn Sharma India (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2022
Pace Bowlers
73Mohammed Siraj India (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018
38Josh Hazlewood Australia (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022Overseas
Jason Behrendorff Australia (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 34)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2022Overseas
1Siddarth Kaul India (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022
Chama Milind India (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 30)Left-handedLeft-arm medium2022
9Harshal Patel India (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium2021
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Administration and support staff

More information Position, Name ...
Position Name
Director of cricket operationsMike Hesson[6]
Head coachSanjay Bangar[6]
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Teams and standings

Points table

More information Pos, Grp ...
Pos Grp Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 B Gujarat Titans (C) 14 10 4 0 20 0.316 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 A Rajasthan Royals (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.298
3 A Lucknow Super Giants (4th) 14 9 5 0 18 0.251 Advanced to Eliminator
4 B Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.253
5 A Delhi Capitals 14 7 7 0 14 0.204
6 B Punjab Kings 14 7 7 0 14 0.126
7 A Kolkata Knight Riders 14 6 8 0 12 0.146
8 B Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 6 8 0 12 −0.379
9 B Chennai Super Kings 14 4 10 0 8 −0.203
10 A Mumbai Indians 14 4 10 0 8 −0.506
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Source: IPLT20.com
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

Group stages

Matches

Match 3
27 March 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Punjab Kings
208/5 (19 overs)
Faf du Plessis 88 (57)
Rahul Chahar 1/22 (4 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 43 (22)
Mohammed Siraj 2/59 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Odean Smith (Punjab Kings)

Match 6
30 March 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
128 (18.5 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
132/7 (19.2 overs)
Andre Russell 25 (18)
Wanindu Hasaranga 4/20 (4 overs)
Sherfane Rutherford 28 (40)
Tim Southee 3/20 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 3 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)
Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
5 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
169/3 (20 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
173/6 (19.1 overs)
Jos Buttler 70* (47)
Harshal Patel 1/18 (4 overs)
Shahbaz Ahmed 45 (26)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/15 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 4 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Saiyed Khalid (Ind)
Player of the match: Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 18
9 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
151/6 (20 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
152/3 (18.3 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 68* (37)
Harshal Patel 2/23 (4 overs)
Anuj Rawat 66 (47)
Dewald Brevis 1/8 (0.3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
MCA International Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Anuj Rawat (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 22
12 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
216/4 (20 overs)
v
Shivam Dube 95* (46)
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/35 (3 overs)
Shahbaz Ahmed 41 (27)
Maheesh Theekshana 4/33 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 23 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Nitin Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Shivam Dube (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 27
16 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Delhi Capitals
173/7 (20 overs)
Dinesh Karthik 66* (34)
Shardul Thakur 1/27 (4 overs)
David Warner 66 (38)
Josh Hazlewood 3/28 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 16 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Chirra Ravikanthreddy (Ind)
Player of the match: Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 31
19 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Lucknow Super Giants
163/8 (20 overs)
Faf du Plessis 96 (64)
Jason Holder 2/25 (4 overs)
Krunal Pandya 42 (28)
Josh Hazlewood 4/25 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 18 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.

Match 36
23 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
72/1 (8 overs)
Suyash Prabhudessai 15 (20)
T Natarajan 3/13 (3 overs)
Abhishek Sharma 47 (28)
Harshal Patel 2/18 (2 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Chirra Ravikanthreddy (Ind)
Player of the match: Marco Jansen (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

Match 39
26 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
144/8 (20 overs)
v
Riyan Parag 56* (31)
Josh Hazlewood 2/19 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 23 (21)
Kuldeep Sen 4/20 (3.3 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 29 runs
MCA International Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 43
30 April 2022
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
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Gujarat Titans
174/4 (19.3 overs)
Virat Kohli 58 (53)
Pradeep Sangwan 2/19 (4 overs)
Rahul Tewatia 43* (25)
Shahbaz Ahmed 2/26 (3 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Rahul Tewatia (Gujarat Titans)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 49
4 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Chennai Super Kings
160/8 (20 overs)
Mahipal Lomror 42 (27)
Maheesh Theekshana 3/27 (4 overs)
Devon Conway 56 (37)
Harshal Patel 3/35 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 13 runs
MCA International Stadium, Pune
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 54
8 May 2022
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
125 (19.2 overs)
Faf du Plessis 73* (50)
Jagadeesha Suchith 2/30 (4 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 58 (37)
Wanindu Hasaranga 5/18 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 67 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nitin Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 60
13 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
209/9 (20 overs)
v
Liam Livingstone 70 (42)
Harshal Patel 4/34 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 35 (22)
Kagiso Rabada 3/21 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 54 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Nitin Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Punjab Kings)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 67
19 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans
168/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
170/2 (18.4 overs)
Hardik Pandya 62* (47)
Josh Hazlewood 2/39 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 73 (54)
Rashid Khan 2/32 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Sadashiv Iyer (Ind)
Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad were eliminated as a result of this match.[7]

Playoffs

Preliminary

Eliminator


25 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Lucknow Super Giants
193/6 (20 overs)
Rajat Patidar 112* (54)
Mohsin Khan 1/25 (4 overs)
KL Rahul 79 (58)
Josh Hazlewood 3/43 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 14 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind)
Player of the match: Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore advance to Qualifier 2 and Lucknow Super Giants were eliminated as a result of this match.

Qualifier 2


27 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Rajasthan Royals
161/3 (18.1 overs)
Rajat Patidar 58 (42)
Prasidh Krishna 3/22 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 106* (60)
Josh Hazlewood 2/23 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

References

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