Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2013 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Virat Kohli. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2013 season
CoachRay Jennings
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPLFifth
CLT20Did Not Qualify
Most runsChris Gayle (708)[1]
Most wicketsVinay Kumar (23)[2]
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Squad
  • Players with international caps before the 2013 IPL season are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who was unavailable for the entire season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
03Cheteshwar Pujara (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988Right-handedRight-arm leg break
15Karun Nair (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break
18Virat Kohli (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
23Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976-10-14) 14 October 1976Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
32Saurabh Tiwary (1989-12-30) 30 December 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break
64Sunny Sohal (1987-11-10) 10 November 1987Right-handedRight-arm leg break
90Abhinav Mukund (1990-01-06) 6 January 1990Left-handedRight-arm leg break
99Mayank Agarwal (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991Right-handed–
175Chris Gayle (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979Left-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
–Vijay Zol (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994Left-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
04Andrew McDonald (1981-06-15) 15 June 1981Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
07Moisés Henriques (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
11Daniel Vettori (1979-01-27) 27 January 1979Left-handedSlow left arm orthodoxOverseas
45Daniel Christian (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
– Christopher Barnwell (1987-01-06) 6 January 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas
Wicket-keepers
02KL Rahul (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992Right-handed-
17AB de Villiers (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas
21Arun Karthik (1986-02-15) 15 February 1986Right-handedRight-arm leg break
–Sheldon Jackson (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986Right-handed-
Bowlers
01Harshal Patel (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
03KP Appanna (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988Right-handedSlow left arm orthodox
05Vinay Kumar (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
08Syed Mohammed (1983-06-03) 3 June 1983Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
09R. P. Singh (1985-12-06) 6 December 1985Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
14Ravi Rampaul (1984-10-15) 15 October 1984Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas
20Prasanth Parameswaran (1985-05-30) 30 May 1985Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
25Abhimanyu Mithun (1989-10-25) 25 October 1989Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
34Zaheer Khan (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
77Jaydev Unadkat (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
79Sreenath Aravind (1984-04-08) 8 April 1984Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
222Murali Kartik (1976-09-11) 11 September 1976Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
800Muttiah Muralitharan (1972-04-17) 17 April 1972Right-handedRight-arm off breakOverseas
–Sandeep Warrier (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
–Pankaj Singh (1985-05-06) 6 May 1985Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium

Indian Premier League season

Standings

Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the league stage of IPL 2013.

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings (R) 16 11 5 0 22 0.530
2 Mumbai Indians (C) 16 11 5 0 22 0.441
3 Rajasthan Royals (3) 16 10 6 0 20 0.322
4 Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) 16 10 6 0 20 0.003
5 Royal Challengers Bangalore 16 9 7 0 18 0.457
6 Kings XI Punjab 16 8 8 0 16 0.226
7 Kolkata Knight Riders 16 6 10 0 12 −0.095
8 Pune Warriors India 16 4 12 0 8 −1.006
9 Delhi Daredevils 16 3 13 0 6 −0.848
Source: [3]

("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)

Match log
No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard Link
14 April 2013Mumbai IndiansBengaluruWon by 2 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 92* (58)Scorecard
27 April 2013Sunrisers HyderabadHyderabadMatch tied. Lost the super over by 5 runsScorecard
39 April 2013Sunrisers HyderabadBengaluruWon by 7 wickets, MoM – Virat Kohli 93* (47)Scorecard
411 April 2013Kolkata Knight RidersBengaluruWon by 8 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 85* (50)Scorecard
513 April 2013Chennai Super KingsChennaiLost by 4 wicketsScorecard
616 April 2013Delhi DaredevilsBengaluruMatch tied. Won the super over by 4 runs, MoM – Virat Kohli 65 (50)Scorecard
720 April 2013Rajasthan RoyalsBengaluruWon by 7 wickets, MoM – Vinay Kumar 3/18 (4 overs)Scorecard
823 April 2013Pune Warriors IndiaBengaluruWon by 130 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 175* (66) and 2/5 (1 over)Scorecard
927 April 2013Mumbai IndiansMumbaiLost by 58 RunsScorecard
1029 April 2013Rajasthan RoyalsJaipurLost by 4 wicketsScorecard
112 May 2013Pune Warriors IndiaPuneWon by 17 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 50* (23)Scorecard
126 May 2013Kings XI PunjabMohaliLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
1310 May 2013Delhi DaredevilsNew DelhiWon by 4 runs, MoM – Jaydev Unadkat 5/25 (4 overs)Scorecard
1412 May 2013Kolkata Knight RidersRanchiLost by 5 wicketsScorecard
1514 May 2013Kings XI PunjabBengaluruLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
1618 May 2013Chennai Super KingsBengaluruWon by 24 runs, MoM – Virat Kohli 56* (29)Scorecard
Overall Record of 9 - 7

Failed to make it to Playoffs, Finished 5 out of 9

References
  1. "Indian Premier League, 2013/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Indian Premier League, 2013/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. "Points Table | Indian Premier League 2013 | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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