2021 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

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.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

2021 season
Coach	Simon Katich Mike Hesson
Captain	Virat Kohli
Ground(s)	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
League stage	3rd
Eliminator	Lost
Most runs	Glenn Maxwell (513)
Most wickets	Harshal Patel (32)
← 2020 2022 →

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

Background

Player retention and transfers

Main article: List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes

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
8	Tim David	Singapore	(1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2021	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)	Overseas[4]
11	Sachin Baby	India	(1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 32)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	2021	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
18	Virat Kohli	India	(1988-11-05)5 November 1988 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2008	₹17 crore (US$2.0 million)	Captain
19	Rajat Patidar	India	(1993-06-01)1 June 1993 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2021	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
37	Devdutt Padikkal	India	(2000-07-07)7 July 2000 (aged 20)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	2019	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
—	Suyash Prabhudessai	India	(1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2021	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
All-rounders
5	Washington Sundar	India	(1999-10-05)5 October 1999 (aged 21)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	2018	₹3.2 crore (US$378,000)	Unavailable due to finger injury[5]
21	Shahbaz Ahmed	India	(1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 26)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2020	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
32	Glenn Maxwell	Australia	(1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2021	₹14.25 crore (US$1.7 million)	Overseas
49	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	(1997-07-27)27 July 1997 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2021	₹50 lakh (US$59,000)	Overseas[4]
54	Dan Christian	Australia	(1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2021	₹4.8 crore (US$567,749.80)	Overseas
95	Daniel Sams	Australia	(1992-10-27)27 October 1992 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	2021	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)	Overseas
—	Pavan Deshpande	India	(1989-09-16)16 September 1989 (aged 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	2020	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Wicket-keepers
1	Josh Philippe	Australia	(1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (aged 23)	Right-handed		2020	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)	Overseas
15	K. S. Bharat	India	(1993-10-03)3 October 1993 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2021	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
17	AB de Villiers	South Africa	(1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2018	₹11 crore (US$1.3 million)	Overseas, Vice-captain
—	Mohammed Azharuddeen	India	(1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (aged 27)	Right-handed		2021	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
—	Finn Allen	New Zealand	(1999-04-22)22 April 1999 (aged 21)	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	(1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2018	₹6 crore (US$710,000)
63	Adam Zampa	Australia	(1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2020	₹1.5 crore (US$177,000)	Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons.[8]
Pace Bowlers
9	Harshal Patel	India	(1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2021	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
12	Kyle Jamieson	New Zealand	(1994-12-30)30 December 1994 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm Fast	2021	₹15 crore (US$1.8 million)	Overseas
27	George Garton	England	(1997-04-15)15 April 1997 (aged 23)	Left-handed	Left-arm Fast	2021	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)	Overseas, Replacement for Kane Richardson[9]
47	Kane Richardson	Australia	(1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2020	₹4 crore (US$473,000)	Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons.[8]
73	Mohammed Siraj	India	(1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2018	₹2.6 crore (US$308,000)
96	Navdeep Saini	India	(1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2018	₹3 crore (US$355,000)
—	Scott Kuggeleijn	New Zealand	(1992-01-03)3 January 1992 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2021	₹50 lakh (US$59,000)	Overseas, Unavailable due to national duty[10]
—	Dushmantha Chameera	Sri Lanka	(1992-01-11)11 January 1992 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2021	₹50 lakh (US$59,000)	Overseas[4]
—	Akash Deep	India	(1996-12-15)15 December 1996 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2021	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)	Replacement for Washington Sundar
Source: RCB Players

Administration and support staff

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

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (chest) Puma Muthoot Fincorp DP World Exide Source : royalchallengers.com

Home kit

Teams and standings

Results by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W
Position	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result

Pos	Team v t e	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) Champions; (R) Runners-up

The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

League stage

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

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

Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § League stage

Matches

Match 1 9 April 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Mumbai Indians 159/9 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 160/8 (20 overs)
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.

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Match 6 14 April 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 149/8 (20 overs)	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.

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Match 10 18 April 2021 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 204/4 (20 overs)	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.

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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)		Devdutt Padikkal 101* (52)

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)

• 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]

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Match 19 25 April 2021 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings 191/4 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 122/9 (20 overs)
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]

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Match 22 27 April 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/5 (20 overs)	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 Narendra Modi 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]

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Match 26 30 April 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Punjab Kings 179/5 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 145/8 (20 overs)
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 Narendra Modi 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.

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Match 31 20 September 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 92 (19 overs)	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 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 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]

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Match 35 24 September 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 156/6 (20 overs)	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.

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Match 39 26 September 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 165/6 (20 overs)	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]

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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.

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Match 48 3 October 2021 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 164/7 (20 overs)	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 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 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]

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Match 52 6 October 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Sunrisers Hyderabad 141/7 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 137/6 (20 overs)
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.

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Match 56 8 October 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 164/5 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 166/3 (20 overs)
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

Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § Playoffs

Eliminator

11 October 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 138/7 (20 overs)	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
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]

Player of the match awards

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]