Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018

The 2018 season was the 11th season for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The side was captained by Virat Kohli and coached by Daniel Vettori.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2018 season
CoachDaniel Vettori (Head Coach)
Gary Kirsten (Batting Coach)
Ashish Nehra (Bowling Coach)
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPL6th
Most runsVirat Kohli (530)
Most wicketsUmesh Yadav (20)

Offseason

Support staff changes

Others

On 26 March 2018, the franchise onboarded HP Inc India as the principal sponsor of the team.[2] Earlier that month, the franchise had partnered up with Nuvoco Vistas for the solus position on the back of the team jersey.[3]

On 29 March 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore's home match against Delhi Daredevils on 12 May was moved to Delhi due to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on the same day. The away game against the same team on 21 April was moved to Bangalore.[4]

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
9Mandeep Singh India (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium20181.4 crore (US$175,000)
17AB de Villiers South Africa (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium201811 crore (US$1.4 million)Overseas/Vice Captain
18Virat Kohli India (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium201817 crore (US$2.1 million)Captain
36Manan Vohra India (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium20181.1 crore (US$138,000)
42Brendon McCullum New Zealand (1981-09-27) 27 September 1981Right-handedRight-arm medium20183.6 crore (US$451,000)Overseas
97Sarfaraz Khan India (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break20181.75 crore (US$219,000)
All-rounders
6Pawan Negi India (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox20181 crore (US$125,000)
8Moeen Ali England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987Left-handedRight-arm off break20181.7 crore (US$213,000)Overseas
10Chris Woakes England (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20187.4 crore (US$926,728.40)Overseas
77Colin de Grandhomme New Zealand (1986-07-22) 22 July 1986Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast20182.2 crore (US$276,000)Overseas
78Corey Anderson New Zealand (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium20182 crore (US$250,000)Overseas
555Washington Sundar India (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999Left-handedRight-arm off break20183.2 crore (US$401,000)
Pavan Deshpande India (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break201820 lakh (US$25,000)
Aniruddha Joshi India (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987Right-handedRight-arm off break201820 lakh (US$25,000)
Wicket-keepers
69Quinton de Kock South Africa (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992Left-handed20182.8 crore (US$351,000)Overseas
72Parthiv Patel India (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985Left-handed20181.7 crore (US$213,000)
Bowlers
3Yuzvendra Chahal India (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly20186 crore (US$751,000)
4Kulwant Khejroliya India (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast201885 lakh (US$106,000)
19Umesh Yadav India (1987-10-25) 25 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20184.2 crore (US$526,000)
21Mohammed Siraj India (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20182.6 crore (US$326,000)
38Tim Southee New Zealand (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20181 crore (US$125,000)Overseas
89Murugan Ashwin India (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly20182.2 crore (US$276,000)
Nathan Coulter-Nile Australia (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast20182.2 crore (US$276,000)Overseas
Navdeep Saini India (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast20183 crore (US$376,000)
Aniket Choudhary India (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast201830 lakh (US$38,000)

Administration and support staff

Season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) 14 9 5 0 18 0.284 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.253
3 Kolkata Knight Riders (3) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.070 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Rajasthan Royals (4) 14 7 7 0 14 −0.250
5 Mumbai Indians 14 6 8 0 12 0.317
6 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 6 8 0 12 0.129
7 Kings XI Punjab 14 6 8 0 12 −0.502
8 Delhi Daredevils 14 5 9 0 10 −0.222
Source: ESPNcricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.

Results

8 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
177/6 (18.5 overs)
AB de Villiers 44 (23)
Nitish Rana 2/11 (1 over)
Sunil Narine 50 (19)
Chris Woakes 3/36 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Brendon McCullum (Royal Challengers Bangalore) scored his 9,000th T20 run.[7]

13 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kings XI Punjab
155 (19.2 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
159/6 (19.3 overs)
K. L. Rahul 47 (30)
Umesh Yadav 3/23 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 57 (40)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2/30 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 4 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
Player of the match: Umesh Yadav (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

15 April
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
217/4 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
198/6 (20 overs)
Sanju Samson 92* (45)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/22 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 57 (30)
Shreyas Gopal 2/22 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 19 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

17 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
213/6 (20 overs)
v
Rohit Sharma 94 (52)
Umesh Yadav 2/36 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 92* (62)
Krunal Pandya 3/28 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 46 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (India) and Rod Tucker (Australia)
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

21 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Daredevils
174/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
176/4 (18 overs)
Rishabh Pant 85 (48)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/22 (3 overs)
AB de Villiers 90* (39)
Glenn Maxwell 1/13 (2 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and C. K. Nandan (India)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

25 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
205/8 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
207/5 (19.4 overs)
AB de Villiers 68 (30)
Dwayne Bravo 2/33 (4 overs)
Ambati Rayudu 82 (53)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/26 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Nigel Llong (England) and Virender Sharma (India)
Player of the match: MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

29 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
175/4 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
176/4 (19.1 overs)
Virat Kohli 68* (44)
Andre Russell 3/31 (3 overs)
Chris Lynn 62* (52)
Murugan Ashwin 2/36 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Nigel Llong (England)
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

1 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
167/7 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
153/7 (20 overs)
Manan Vohra 45 (31)
Hardik Pandya 3/28 (3 overs)
Hardik Pandya 50 (42)
Tim Southee 2/25 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 14 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Tim Southee (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

5 May
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Chennai Super Kings (H)
128/4 (18 overs)
Parthiv Patel 53 (41)
Ravindra Jadeja 3/18 (4 overs)
Ambati Rayudu 32 (25)
Umesh Yadav 2/15 (3 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (India) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

7 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
146 (20 overs)
v
Kane Williamson 56 (39)
Mohammed Siraj 3/25 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 39 (30)
Shakib Al Hasan 2/36 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 runs
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Australia) and Virender Sharma (India)
Player of the match: Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

12 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Delhi Daredevils
181/4 (20 overs)
v
Rishabh Pant 61 (34)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/28 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 72* (37)
Trent Boult 2/40 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sandeep Lamichhane and Abhishek Sharma (both Delhi Daredevils) made their T20 debuts.
  • Delhi Daredevils were eliminated as a result of this match.

14 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Kings XI Punjab
88 (15.1 overs)
v
Aaron Finch 26 (23)
Umesh Yadav 3/23 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 48* (28)
Ravichandran Ashwin 0/9 (1 over)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Australia) and Virender Sharma (India)
Player of the match: Umesh Yadav (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs and Sunrisers Hyderabad advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.

17 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
218/6 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
204/3 (20 overs)
AB de Villiers 69 (39)
Rashid Khan 3/27 (4 overs)
Kane Williamson 81 (42)
Moeen Ali 1/21 (2 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 14 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

19 May
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Rajasthan Royals
164/5 (20 overs)
v
Rahul Tripathi 80* (58)
Umesh Yadav 3/25 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 53 (35)
Shreyas Gopal 4/16 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 30 runs
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Australia) and Virender Sharma (India)
Player of the match: Shreyas Gopal (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.

Statistics

Most runs

Name Mat Runs HS Ave SR
Virat Kohli 14 530 92* 48.18 139.10
AB de Villiers 12 480 90* 53.33 174.54
Mandeep Singh 14 252 47* 25.20 135.48
Quinton de Kock 8 201 53 25.12 124.07
Parthiv Patel 6 153 53 30.60 140.36

Most wickets

Name Mat Wkts BBI Ave Eco
Umesh Yadav 14 20 3/23 20.90 7.86
Yuzvendra Chahal 14 12 2/22 30.25 7.26
Mohammed Siraj 11 11 3/25 33.36 8.95
Chris Woakes 5 8 3/36 23.75 10.36
Tim Southee 8 5 3/30 52.20 9.00

References

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