2022 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

The 2022 season was the 15th season of the Indian Premier League for cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore which is based in Bangalore, Karnataka. They were one of the ten teams to compete in the edition.^[1] Faf Du Plessis was the captain.^[2] Sanjay Bangar was the coach.^[3]

Royal Challengers Bangalore

2022 season
Coach	Sanjay Bangar
Captain	Faf du Plessis
Ground(s)	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
League stage	4th
Eliminator	Won
Qualifier 2	Lost
Most runs	Faf du Plessis (468)
Most wickets	Wanindu Hasaranga (26)
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Background

The side retained three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.^[4]

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)

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Notes
Captain
13	Faf du Plessis	South Africa	(1984-07-13)13 July 1984 (aged 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	2022	Overseas
Batters
18	Virat Kohli	India	(1988-11-05)5 November 1988 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2008
43	Suyash Prabhudessai	India	(1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2021
97	Rajat Patidar	India	(1993-06-01)1 June 1993 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2021	Replacement for Luvnith Sisodia
	Finn Allen	New Zealand	(1999-04-22)22 April 1999 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	2021	Overseas
All-rounders
16	Mahipal Lomror	India	(1999-11-16)16 November 1999 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2022
21	Shahbaz Ahmed	India	(1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2020
32	Glenn Maxwell	Australia	(1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	2021	Overseas
49	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	(1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	2021	Overseas
50	Sherfane Rutherford	West Indies	(1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 23)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast medium	2022	Overseas
	Aneeshwar Gautam	India	(2003-01-16)16 January 2003 (aged 19)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2022
Wicket-keepers
19	Dinesh Karthik	India	(1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	2022
55	Anuj Rawat	India	(1999-10-17)17 October 1999 (aged 22)	Left-handed		2022
	Luvnith Sisodia	India	(2000-01-15)15 January 2000 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	2022
Spin Bowlers
33	Karn Sharma	India	(1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	2022
Pace Bowlers
1	Siddarth Kaul	India	(1990-05-19)19 May 1990 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2022
9	Harshal Patel	India	(1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	2021
11	Akash Deep	India	(1996-12-15)15 December 1996 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022
15	David Willey	England	(1990-02-28)28 February 1990 (aged 32)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast medium	2022	Overseas
38	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	(1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2022	Overseas
73	Mohammed Siraj	India	(1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2018
	Jason Behrendorff	Australia	(1990-04-20)20 April 1990 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	2022	Overseas
	Chama Milind	India	(1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	2022
Source: RCB Players

Personnel

Position	Name
Director of cricket operations	Mike Hesson[5]
Head coach	Sanjay Bangar[5]

Teams and standings

Points table

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	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

Source: IPLT20.com
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

Group stages

Matches

Match 3 27 March 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 205/2 (20 overs)	v	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)

• Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
• Raj Bawa (Punjab Kings) made his T20 debut.
• Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Odean Smith (Punjab Kings) made their IPL debuts

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Match 6 30 March 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Kolkata Knight Riders 128 (18.5 overs)	v	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.

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Match 13 5 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Rajasthan Royals 169/3 (20 overs)	v	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.

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Match 18 9 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Mumbai Indians 151/6 (20 overs)	v	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.

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Match 22 12 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings 216/4 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 193/9 (20 overs)
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.

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Match 27 16 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 189/5 (20 overs)	v	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.

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Match 31 19 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 181/6 (20 overs)	v	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.

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Match 36 23 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 68 (16.1 overs)	v	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.

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Match 39 26 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Rajasthan Royals 144/8 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 115 (19.3 overs)
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.

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Match 43 30 April 2022 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 170/6 (20 overs)	v	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.

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Match 49 4 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 173/8 (20 overs)	v	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.

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Match 54 8 May 2022 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 192/3 (20 overs)	v	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.

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Match 60 13 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Punjab Kings 209/9 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 155/9 (20 overs)
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.

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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.^[6]

Playoffs

Preliminary

Eliminator

25 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 207/4 (20 overs)	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

Royal Challengers Bangalore 157/8 (20 overs)	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.