2015 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2015 season
CoachDaniel Vettori
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPLSemi-finalists
Most runsAB de Villiers (513)[1]
Most wicketsYuzvendra Chahal (23)[2]
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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 eight teams that competed in the 2015 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Virat Kohli. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished third in the IPL.

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
9 Mandeep Singh  India (1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm medium 2015 Traded player
11 Rilee Rossouw  South Africa (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 25) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2014 ₹5 million (US$59,000) Overseas
18 Virat Kohli  India (1988-11-05)5 November 1988 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 ₹125 million (US$1.5 million) Captain
33 Subramaniam Badrinath  India (1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2015 ₹3 million (US$35,000)
53 Nic Maddinson  Australia (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 23) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2014 ₹5 million (US$59,000) Overseas
97 Sarfaraz Khan  India (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2015 ₹5 million (US$59,000)
333 Chris Gayle  Jamaica (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2014 ₹95 million (US$1.1 million) Overseas
451 Vijay Zol  India (1994-11-23)23 November 1994 (aged 20) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2014 ₹3 million (US$35,000)
Shishir Bhavane  India (1991-09-21)21 September 1991 (aged 23) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2015 ₹1 million (US$12,000)
All-rounders
88 Darren Sammy  Saint Lucia (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 (aged 31) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast 2015 ₹28 million (US$330,000) Overseas
96 David Wiese  South Africa (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast 2015 ₹28 million (US$330,000) Overseas
Jalaj Saxena  India (1986-12-15)15 December 1986 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2015 ₹1 million (US$12,000)
Wicket-keepers
5 Yogesh Takawale  India (1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 30) Right-handed 2014 ₹1 million (US$12,000)
17 AB de Villiers  South Africa (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 ₹75 million (US$880,000) Overseas
19 Dinesh Karthik  India (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 29) Right-handed 2015 ₹105 million (US$1.2 million)
36 Manvinder Bisla  India (1984-12-27)27 December 1984 (aged 30) Right-handed 2015 Traded player
Bowlers
2 Ashok Dinda  India (1984-03-25)25 March 1984 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 ₹15 million (US$180,000)
3 Yuzvendra Chahal  India (1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2014 ₹1 million (US$12,000)
6 Sreenath Aravind  India (1984-04-08)8 April 1984 (aged 31) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2015 Replacement signing
13 Harshal Patel  India (1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 ₹4 million (US$47,000)
21 Iqbal Abdulla  India (1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2015 Traded player
23 Abu Nechim  India (1988-11-05)5 November 1988 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 ₹3 million (US$35,000)
45 Varun Aaron  India (1989-10-29)29 October 1989 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2014 ₹20 million (US$230,000)
56 Mitchell Starc  Australia (1990-01-30)30 January 1990 (aged 25) Left-handed Left-arm fast 2014 ₹50 million (US$590,000) Overseas
77 Sean Abbott  Australia (1992-02-29)29 February 1992 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2015 ₹10 million (US$120,000) Overseas
Sandeep Warrier  India (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2014 ₹1 million (US$12,000)
Adam Milne[a]  New Zealand (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2015 ₹7 million (US$82,000) Overseas.
  1. ^ Ruled out of the season with an injury

Indian Premier League season

Standings

Royal Challengers Bangalore finished third in the league stage of IPL 2015.

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.709
2 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.043
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (3) 14 7 5 2 16 1.037
4 Rajasthan Royals (4) 14 7 5 2 16 0.062
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 7 6 1 15 0.253
6 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 7 7 0 14 −0.239
7 Delhi Daredevils 14 5 8 1 11 −0.049
8 Kings XI Punjab 14 3 11 0 6 −1.436
Source: [3]
  • Top 4 teams were qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to the Qualifier
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

("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
1 11 April 2015 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Won by 3 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 96 (56) Scorecard
2 13 April 2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad Bengaluru Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
3 19 April 2015 Mumbai Indians Bengaluru Lost by 18 runs Scorecard
4 22 April 2015 Chennai Super Kings Bengaluru Lost by 27 runs Scorecard
5 24 April 2015 Rajasthan Royals Ahmedabad Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Mitchell Starc 3/22 (4 overs) Scorecard
6 26 April 2015 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Won by 10 wickets, MoM – Varun Aaron 2/24 (4 overs) Scorecard
7 29 April 2015 Rajasthan Royals Bengaluru No result Scorecard
8 2 May 2015 Kolkata Knight Riders Bengaluru Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Mandeep Singh 45* (18) Scorecard
9 4 May 2015 Chennai Super Kings Chennai Lost by 24 runs Scorecard
10 6 May 2015 Kings XI Punjab Bengaluru Won by 138 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 117 (57) Scorecard
11 10 May 2015 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Won by 39 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 133* (59) Scorecard
12 13 May 2015 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 22 runs Scorecard
13 15 May 2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Won by 6 wickets (D/L), MoM- Virat Kohli 44* (19) Scorecard
14 17 May 2015 Delhi Daredevils Bengaluru No result Scorecard
Eliminator 20 May 2015 Rajasthan Royals Pune Won by 71 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 66 (38) Scorecard
Qualifier 2 22 May 2015 Chennai Super Kings Ranchi Lost by 3 wickets Scorecard
Overall record: 8–6. Failed to advance.

References

  1. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2015/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2015/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ "IPL 2015 Point Table". WWW.IPLT20.COM. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.