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]
| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Sanjay Bangar | ||
| Captain | Faf du Plessis | ||
| Ground(s) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | ||
| 2022 Indian Premier League | 3rd | ||
| Most runs | Faf du Plessis (468) | ||
| Most wickets | Wanindu Hasaranga (26) | ||
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Background
editThe 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
edit- 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 |
13 July 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2022 | Overseas |
| Batters | |||||||
| 18 | Virat Kohli |  India |
5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2008 | |
| Finn Allen |  New Zealand |
22 April 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2021 | Overseas | |
| 97 | Rajat Patidar | India |
1 June 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | Replacement for Luvnith Sisodia |
| 50 | Sherfane Rutherford |  West Indies |
15 August 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | Overseas |
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell |  Australia |
14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2021 | Overseas |
| 49 | Wanindu Hasaranga |  Sri Lanka |
29 July 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2021 | Overseas |
| 21 | Shahbaz Ahmed | India |
12 December 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | |
| 15 | David Willey |  England |
28 February 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | 2022 | Overseas |
| 16 | Mahipal Lomror | India |
16 November 1999 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| 11 | Akash Deep | India |
15 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| 43 | Suyash Prabhudessai | India |
6 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | |
| Aneeshwar Gautam | India |
16 January 2003 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | India |
1 June 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2022 | |
| 55 | Anuj Rawat | India |
17 October 1999 | Left-handed | 2022 | ||
| Luvnith Sisodia | India |
15 January 2000 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 2022 | ||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||||
| 33 | Karn Sharma | India |
23 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | 2022 | |
| Pace Bowlers | |||||||
| 73 | Mohammed Siraj | India |
13 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | |
| 38 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia |
8 January 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | Overseas |
| Jason Behrendorff | Australia |
20 April 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | Overseas | |
| 1 | Siddarth Kaul | India |
19 May 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | |
| Chama Milind | India |
4 September 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 2022 | ||
| 9 | Harshal Patel | India |
23 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2021 | |
| Source: RCB Players | |||||||
Administration and support staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Director of cricket operations | Mike Hesson[6] |
| Head coach | Sanjay Bangar[6] |
Teams and standings
editPoints table
edit| 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 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
Group stages
editMatches
editRoyal Challengers Bangalore
205/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Punjab Kings
208/5 (19 overs) |
- 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
Kolkata Knight Riders
128 (18.5 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
132/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
169/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
173/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians
151/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
152/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
216/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
193/9 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
189/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
173/7 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
181/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lucknow Super Giants
163/8 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
68 (16.1 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
72/1 (8 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
144/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
115 (19.3 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
170/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Gujarat Titans
174/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
173/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
160/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
192/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
125 (19.2 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Punjab Kings
209/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
155/9 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Titans
168/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
170/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad were eliminated as a result of this match.[7]
Playoffs
editPreliminary
editEliminator
editRoyal Challengers Bangalore
207/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lucknow Super Giants
193/6 (20 overs) |
- 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
editRoyal Challengers Bangalore
157/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
161/3 (18.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
References
edit- ^ "IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date". Zee News. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Faf du Plessis unveiled as RCB's new captain for IPL 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Royal Challengers Bangalore Appoint Sanjay Bangar As Head Coach". Royal Challengers Bangalore. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Sanjay Bangar named head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Kohli 73 keeps RCB in playoff contention". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2022.