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{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| season = 2012
| image =
| coach = [[Ray Jennings]]
| captain = [[Daniel Vettori]]
| ground = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| comp1 = [[2012 Indian Premier League|League stage]]
| comp1 result = 5th
| most runs = [[Chris Gayle]] (733)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6680;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2012/ Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref>
| most wickets =[[Vinay Kumar]] (19)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6680;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2012/ Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref>
| prevseason = [[2011 Royal Challengers Bangalore season|2011]]
| nextseason = [[2013 Royal Challengers Bangalore season|2013]]
}}
[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] is a franchise cricket team based in [[Bangalore]], India, which plays in the [[Indian Premier League]]. They were one of the nine teams that competed in the [[2012 Indian Premier League]]. They were captained by [[Daniel Vettori]]. They finished fifth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

== Squad ==
Players with international caps before the 2012 IPL season are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" width="80%"
|-
!No.
!Name
!Nationality
!Birth date
!Batting Style
!Bowling Style
!Notes
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Batsmen
|-
|02|| '''[[Mohammad Kaif]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1980|12|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|03|| '''[[Cheteshwar Pujara]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1988|1|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
|09|| [[Arun Karthik]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1986|2|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
|12|| '''[[Luke Pomersbach]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1984|9|28|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Overseas
|-
|14|| [[Mayank Agarwal]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1991|2|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || – ||
|-
|18|| '''[[Virat Kohli]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1988|11|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
|32|| '''[[Saurabh Tiwary]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1989|12|30|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
|–|| [[Rilee Rossouw]] || {{cr|RSA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1989|10|9|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Overseas
|-
|–|| [[Vijay Zol]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1994|11|23|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| All-rounders
|-
|04|| '''[[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1981|6|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Overseas
|-
|07|| [[Asad Ullah Khan Pathan|Asad Pathan]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1984|6|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|11|| '''[[Daniel Vettori]]''' || {{cr|NZL}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1979|1|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left arm orthodox]] || Overseas
|-
|23|| '''[[Tillakaratne Dilshan]]''' || {{cr|SRI}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1976|10|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Overseas
|-
|37|| [[Rajoo Bhatkal]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1985|9|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|333|| '''[[Chris Gayle]]''' || {{cr|JAM}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1979|9|21|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Overseas
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Wicket-keepers
|-
|17|| '''[[AB de Villiers]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1984|2|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Overseas
|-
|–|| [[CM Gautam]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1986|3|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || – ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Bowlers
|-
|01|| [[Harshal Patel]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1990|11|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|03|| [[KP Appanna]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1988|12|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|05|| '''[[Vinay Kumar]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1984|2|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|08|| [[Syed Mohammed]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1983|6|3|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left arm orthodox]] ||
|-
|20|| [[Prasanth Parameswaran]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1985|5|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|25|| '''[[Abhimanyu Mithun]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1989|10|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|34|| '''[[Zaheer Khan]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1978|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||
|-
|63|| '''[[Dirk Nannes]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1976|5|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || Overseas
|-
|67|| '''[[Charl Langeveldt]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1974|12|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || Overseas
|-
|79|| [[Sreenath Aravind]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1984|4|8|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||
|-
|800|| '''[[Muttiah Muralitharan]]''' || {{cr|SRI}} || {{Birth date and age2|2012|04|04|1972|4|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || Overseas
|}

==Indian Premier League season==

===Standings===
Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the league stage of IPL 2012.
{{:2012 Indian Premier League|team=RCB}}

===Match log===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!No.
!Date
!Opponent
!Venue
!Result
!Scorecard
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 1 || 7 April || [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]] || Won by 20 runs, MoM – [[AB de Villiers]] 64* (42)|| [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/match/548310.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 2 || 10 April || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]] || Lost by 42 runs ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/match/548315.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 3 || 12 April || [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Lost by 5 wickets ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/current/match/548318.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 4 || 15 April || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]] || Lost by 59 runs || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/match/548324.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 5 || 17 April || [[Pune Warriors India]] || [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]] || Won by 6 wickets, MoM – [[Chris Gayle]] 81 (48)|| [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/current/match/548327.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 6 || 20 April || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[PCA Stadium|Mohali]] || Won by 5 wickets, MoM – [[Chris Gayle]] 87 (56)|| [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/current/match/548331.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 7 || 23 April || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium|Jaipur]] || Won by 46 runs, MoM – [[AB de Villiers]] 59* (23) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/current/match/548336.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#;"
| 8 || 25 April || [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]] || Match Abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/current/match/548340.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 9 || 28 April || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Lost by 47 runs || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/match/548344.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 10 || 2 May || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]] || Lost by 4 wickets ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/match/548350.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 11 || 6 May || [[Deccan Chargers]] || [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]] || Won by 5 Wickets, MoM – [[AB de Villiers]] 47* (17) ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/current/match/548356.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 12 || 9 May || [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]] ||Won by 9 Wickets, MoM – [[Chris Gayle]] 82* (59) ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/548360.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 13 || 11 May || [[Pune Warriors India]] || [[Pune International Cricket Centre|Pune]] || Won by 35 runs, MoM – [[Chris Gayle]] 57 (31) ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/current/match/548362.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 14 || 14 May || [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]] || Lost by 5 Wickets ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/current/match/548367.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 15 || 17 May || [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[Feroz Shah Kotla|New Delhi]] || Won by 21 runs, MoM – [[Chris Gayle]] 128* (62) ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/match/548372.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 16 || 20 May || [[Deccan Chargers]] || [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] || Lost by 9 runs ||[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/current/match/548376.html Scorecard]
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Overall record: 8–7. Failed to advance.
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Royal Challengers Bangalore}}

[[Category:2012 Indian Premier League]]
[[Category:Royal Challengers Bengaluru seasons]]
[[Category:2010s in Bengaluru]]

2012 Royal Challengers Bangalore season - Revision history

WillyFdt599330 at 13:49, 25 June 2025