Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021 season
CoachSimon Katich, Mike Hesson
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Tournament performanceEliminator (4th)
Most runsGlenn Maxwell (513)
Most wicketsHarshal Patel (32)

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.

This was the last season in IPL for AB de Villiers who announced his retirement on 19 November 2021.

Background

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

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batters
18Virat Kohli India5 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium200817 crore (US$2.1 million)Captain
11Sachin Baby India18 December 1988Left-handedRight-arm off break202120 lakh (US$25,000)
19Rajat Patidar India1 June 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break202120 lakh (US$25,000)
Suyash Prabhudessai India6 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium202120 lakh (US$25,000)
37Devdutt Padikkal India7 July 2000Left-handedRight-arm off break201920 lakh (US$25,000)
All-rounders
8Tim David Singapore16 March 1996Right-handedRight-arm off break202120 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas[4]
54Dan Christian Australia4 May 1983Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20214.8 crore (US$601,121.10)Overseas
32Glenn Maxwell Australia14 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off break202114.25 crore (US$1.8 million)Overseas
Pavan Deshpande India16 September 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break202020 lakh (US$25,000)
95Daniel Sams Australia27 October 1992Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium202120 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas
21Shahbaz Ahmed India12 December 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox202020 lakh (US$25,000)
49Wanindu Hasaranga Sri Lanka27 July 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg break202150 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas[4]
5Washington Sundar India5 October 1999Left-handedRight-arm off break20183.2 crore (US$401,000)Unavailable due to finger injury[5]
9Harshal Patel India23 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast202120 lakh (US$25,000)
Wicket-keepers
17AB de Villiers South Africa17 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium201811 crore (US$1.4 million)Overseas, Vice-captain
15K. S. Bharat India3 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break202120 lakh (US$25,000)
Mohammed Azharuddeen India22 March 1994Right-handed202120 lakh (US$25,000)
1Josh Philippe Australia1 June 1997Right-handed202020 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas
Finn Allen New Zealand22 April 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break202120 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas, Replacement for Josh Philippe[6][7]
Spin Bowlers
3Yuzvendra Chahal India23 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break20186 crore (US$751,000)
63Adam Zampa Australia31 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg break20201.5 crore (US$188,000)Overseas, Unavailable due to personal reasons.[8]
Pace Bowlers
47Kane Richardson Australia12 February 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20204 crore (US$501,000)Overseas, Unavailable due to personal reasons.[8]
Scott Kuggeleijn New Zealand3 January 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium202150 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas, Unavailable due to national duty[9]
Dushmantha Chameera Sri Lanka11 January 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast202150 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas[4]
96Navdeep Saini India23 November 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast20183 crore (US$376,000)
73Mohammed Siraj India13 March 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20182.6 crore (US$326,000)
12Kyle Jamieson New Zealand30 December 1994Right-handedRight-arm Fast202115 crore (US$1.9 million)Overseas
Akash Deep India15 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium202120 lakh (US$25,000)Replacement for Washington Sundar
27George Garton England15 April 1997Left-handedLeft-arm Fast202120 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas, Replacement for Kane Richardson[10]
Source: RCB Players

Administration and support staff

Position Name
OwnerUnited Spirits Limited[11][12]
ChairmanPrathmesh Mishra
Vice President and HeadRajesh Menon
Team managerSoumyadeep Pyne
Director of cricket operations & head coachMike Hesson
Batting consultantSanjay Bangar
Batting and spin bowling coachSridharan Sriram
Bowling coachAdam Griffith
Head of scouting and fielding coachMalolan Rangarajan
Head physiotherapistEvan Speechly
Strength and conditioning coachBasu Shanker
Team doctorDr. Charles Minz
Source: RCB Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Teams and standings

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314
ResultWWWWLWLLLWWWLW
Position11112133333333
Source: Fixtures
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
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

League stage

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[13]

Matches

Match 1
9 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
159/9 (20 overs)
v
Chris Lynn 49 (35)
Harshal Patel 5/27 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 48 (27)
Jasprit Bumrah 2/26 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 2 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 6
14 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
143/9 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 59 (41)
Jason Holder 3/30 (4 overs)
David Warner 54 (37)
Shahbaz Ahmed 3/7 (2 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
18 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
166/8 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 78 (49)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/39 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 31 (20)
Kyle Jamieson 3/41 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 38 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 16
22 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
177/9 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
181/0 (16.3 overs)
Shivam Dube 46 (32)
Mohammed Siraj 3/27 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Devdutt Padikkal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Match 19
25 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
191/4 (20 overs)
v
Ravindra Jadeja 62* (28)
Harshal Patel 3/51 (4 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 34 (15)
Ravindra Jadeja 3/13 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 69 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
  • 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]

Match 22
27 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Delhi Capitals
170/4 (20 overs)
AB de Villiers 75* (42)
Avesh Khan 1/24 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 58* (48)
Harshal Patel 2/37 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 1 run
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • 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]

Match 26
30 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
179/5 (20 overs)
v
KL Rahul 91* (57)
Kyle Jamieson 2/32 (3 overs)
Virat Kohli 35 (34)
Harpreet Brar 3/19 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 34 runs
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Harpreet Brar (Punjab Kings)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 31
20 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
94/1 (10 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 22 (20)
Andre Russell 3/9 (3 overs)
Shubman Gill 48 (34)
Yuzvendra Chahal 1/23 (2 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • 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]

Match 35
24 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Chennai Super Kings
157/4 (18.1 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 70 (50)
Dwayne Bravo 3/24 (4 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 38 (26)
Harshal Patel 2/25 (3.1 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 39
26 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Mumbai Indians
111 (18.1 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 56 (37)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/36 (4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 43 (28)
Harshal Patel 4/17 (3.1 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 54 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • 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]

Match 43
29 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
149/9 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
153/3 (17.1 overs)
Evin Lewis 58 (37)
Harshal Patel 3/34 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 50* (30)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/20 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)
Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 48
3 October 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Punjab Kings
158/6 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 57 (33)
Moises Henriques 3/12 (4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 57 (42)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/29 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[20]

Match 52
6 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
141/7 (20 overs)
v
Jason Roy 44 (38)
Harshal Patel 3/33 (4 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 41 (52)
Umran Malik 1/21 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 4 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 56
8 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
164/5 (20 overs)
v
Prithvi Shaw 48 (31)
Mohammed Siraj 2/25 (4 overs)
K. S. Bharat 78* (52)
Anrich Nortje 2/24 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: K. S. Bharat (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • 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

11 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
139/6 (19.4 overs)
Virat Kohli 39 (33)
Sunil Narine 4/21 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 29 (18)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/16 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1Glenn Maxwell15142 513 7842.75356144.100614821
2Devdutt Padikkal14141 411 101*31.61328125.301124414
3Virat Kohli15151 405 72*28.92339119.40030439
4AB de Villiers15144 313 76*31.30211148.340212316
5K.S. Bharat872 191 78*38.22156122.43010108
6Rajat Patidar440 71 3117.7562114.5100033
7Kyle Jamieson973 65 16*16.2555118.0800053

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
1Harshal Patel151556.20459 32 5/2714.348.1410.511
2Yuzvendra Chahal151553.01374 18 3/1120.777.0517.600
3Mohammed Siraj151552.01353 11 3/2732.096.7828.300
4Kyle Jamieson9928.01269 9 3/4129.889.6018.600
5Shahbaz Ahmed11614.0092 7 3/713.146.5712.0000
6Dan Christian9916.40155 4 2/1438.759.3025.000
7Washington Sundar6616.00118 3 1/739.337.3732.000
George Garton5515.00135 3 1/2745.009.0030.000
Glenn Maxwell15616.00135 3 2/2345.008.4332.000
  • Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap as he is highest wicket taker in the competition.
  • Source: Cricinfo[23]

Player of the match awards

No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
19 April 2021Harshal PatelMumbai IndiansWon by 2 wickets5/27 (4 overs)[24]
214 April 2021Glenn MaxwellSunrisers HyderabadWon by 6 runs59 (41)[25]
318 April 2021AB de VilliersKolkata Knight RidersWon by 38 runs76* (34)[26]
422 April 2021Devdutt PadikkalRajasthan RoyalsWon by 10 wickets101* (52)[27]
527 April 2021AB de VilliersDelhi CapitalsWon by 1 run75* (42)[28]
626 September 2021 Glenn MaxwellMumbai IndiansWon by 54 runs56 (37) and 2/23 (4 overs)[29]
729 September 2021 Yuzvendra ChahalRajasthan RoyalsWon by 7 wickets2/18 (4 overs)[30]
83 October 2021 Glenn MaxwellPunjab KingsWon by 6 runs57 (33)[31]
98 October 2021 K. S. BharatDelhi CapitalsWon by 7 wickets78* (52)[32]

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