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{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Royal Challengers Bangalore
| season = [[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]
| image =
| coach = [[Sanjay Bangar]]
| captain = [[Faf du Plessis]]
| ground = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
| comp1 = [[2022 Indian Premier League|League stage]]
| comp1 result = 4th
| comp2 = [[2022 Indian Premier League#Eliminator|Eliminator]]
| comp2 result = Won
| comp3 = [[2022 Indian Premier League#Qualifier 2|Qualifier 2]]
| comp3 result = Lost
| most runs = [[Faf du Plessis]] (468)
| most wickets = [[Wanindu Hasaranga]] (26)
| most catches =
| most dismissals =
| prevseason = [[2021 Royal Challengers Bangalore season|2021]]
| nextseason = [[2023 Royal Challengers Bangalore season|2023]]
}}

The [[2022 Indian Premier League|2022 season]] was the 15th season of the [[Indian Premier League]] for [[cricket (sport)|cricket]] franchise [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] which is based in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]. They were one of the ten teams to compete in the edition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-to-become-10-team-tournament-from-2022-1275505|access-date=29 September 2021|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> [[Faf du Plessis|Faf Du Plessis]] was the captain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/faf-du-plessis-unveiled-as-rcb-s-new-captain-for-ipl-2022-1305098|title=Faf du Plessis unveiled as RCB's new captain for IPL 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref> [[Sanjay Bangar]] was the coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalchallengers.com/rcb-cricket-news/news/royal-challengers-bangalore-appoint-sanjay-bangar-as-head-coach|title=Royal Challengers Bangalore Appoint Sanjay Bangar As Head Coach|access-date=1 December 2021|website=Royal Challengers Bangalore}}</ref>

==Background==
The team retained three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/3751/vivo-ipl-2022-player-retention |access-date=30 January 2022 |website=IPLT20.com |publisher=Indian Premier League}}</ref>

;Retained: [[Virat Kohli]], [[Glenn Maxwell]], [[Mohammad Siraj]].
;Released: [[Sachin Baby]], [[Rajat Patidar]], [[Tim David]], [[Suyash Prabhudessai]], [[Devdutt Padikkal]], [[Dan Christian]], [[Pavan Deshpande]], [[Daniel Sams (cricketer)|Daniel Sams]], [[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|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 (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]], [[Wanindu Hasaranga]], [[Harshal Patel]], [[Finn Allen]], [[Faf du Plessis]], [[Mahipal Lomror]], [[David Willey (cricketer)|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 ==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''
*'''Squad strength''': 25 (18 - Indian, 7 - overseas)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!No.
!Name
!Nationality
!Birth date
!Batting style
!Bowling style
!Year signed
!Notes
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Captain
|-
|13|| '''[[Faf du Plessis]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1984|7|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg-break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || Overseas
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batters
|-
|18|| '''[[Virat Kohli]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1988|11|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2008 ||
|-
|43|| [[Suyash Prabhudessai]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1997|12|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 ||
|-
|97|| [[Rajat Patidar]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1993|6|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| Replacement for [[Luvnith Sisodia]]
|-
| || '''[[Finn Allen]]''' || {{cr|NZ}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1999|4|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off spin|off-break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || Overseas
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
|16|| [[Mahipal Lomror]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1999|11|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
|21|| [[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1994|12|12|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 ||
|-
|32|| '''[[Glenn Maxwell]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1988|10|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off-break || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || Overseas
|-
|49|| '''[[Wanindu Hasaranga]]''' || {{cr|SL}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1997|7|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg-break || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || Overseas
|-
|50|| '''[[Sherfane Rutherford]]''' || {{cr|WIN}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1998|8|15|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm fast medium || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || Overseas
|-
| || Aneeshwar Gautam || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|2003|1|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
|19|| '''[[Dinesh Karthik]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1985|6|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off-break || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
|55|| [[Anuj Rawat]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1999|10|17|df=y}} || Left-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
| || [[Luvnith Sisodia]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|2000|1|15|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm medium || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Spin Bowlers
|-
|33|| '''[[Karn Sharma]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1987|10|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg-break || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Pace Bowlers
|-
|1|| '''[[Siddarth Kaul]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1990|5|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
|9|| '''[[Harshal Patel]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1990|11|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 ||
|-
|11|| [[Akash Deep]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1996|12|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
|15|| '''[[David Willey (cricketer)|David Willey]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1990|2|28|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm fast medium || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || Overseas
|-
|38|| '''[[Josh Hazlewood]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1991|1|8|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || Overseas
|-
|73|| '''[[Mohammed Siraj]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1994|3|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 ||
|-
| || '''[[Jason Behrendorff]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1990|4|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm fast-medium || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || Overseas
|-
| || [[Chama Milind]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1994|9|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm medium || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 ||
|-
! colspan="8" style="text-align: center;"| <small>Source: [https://www.royalchallengers.com/rcb-squad RCB Players]</small>
|}

==Personnel ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
|Director of cricket operations|| [[Mike Hesson]]<ref name=coach21>{{Cite web |title=Sanjay Bangar named head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-sanjay-bangar-named-head-coach-of-royal-challengers-bangalore-1288454 |access-date=2023-12-01 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Head coach|| [[Sanjay Bangar]]<ref name=coach21/>
|}

== Teams and standings ==
=== Points table ===
{{2022 Indian Premier League Points table|showteam=RCB}}

== Group stages ==
=== Matches ===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 March 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| team2 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| score1 = 205/2 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Faf du Plessis]] 88 (57)
| wickets1 = [[Rahul Chahar]] 1/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 208/5 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Bhanuka Rajapaksa]] 43 (22)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammed Siraj]] 2/59 (4 overs)
| result = Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304049.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Yeshwant Barde]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Odean Smith]] (Punjab Kings)
| toss = Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Raj Angad Bawa|Raj Bawa]] (Punjab Kings) made his T20 debut.
* [[Bhanuka Rajapaksa]] and [[Odean Smith]] (Punjab Kings) made their IPL debuts
| round = {{anchor|match3}}'''Match 3'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 March 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 128 (18.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Andre Russell]] 25 (18)
| wickets1 = [[Wanindu Hasaranga]] 4/20 (4 overs)
| score2 = 132/7 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sherfane Rutherford]] 28 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Tim Southee]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304052.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Navdeep Singh (cricketer)|Navdeep Singh]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Wanindu Hasaranga]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match6}}'''Match 6'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 169/3 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Jos Buttler]] 70[[not out|*]] (47)
| wickets1 = [[Harshal Patel]] 1/18 (4 overs)
| score2 = 173/6 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]] 45 (26)
| wickets2 = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] 2/15 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304059.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Saiyed Khalid]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Dinesh Karthik]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match13}}'''Match 13'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 151/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Suryakumar Yadav]] 68[[not out|*]] (37)
| wickets1 = [[Harshal Patel]] 2/23 (4 overs)
| score2 = 152/3 (18.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Anuj Rawat]] 66 (47)
| wickets2 = [[Dewald Brevis]] 1/8 (0.3 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304064.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|MCA International Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Anuj Rawat]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match18}}'''Match 18'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 216/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shivam Dube]] 95[[not out|*]] (46)
| wickets1 = [[Wanindu Hasaranga]] 2/35 (3 overs)
| score2 = 193/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]] 41 (27)
| wickets2 = [[Maheesh Theekshana]] 4/33 (4 overs)
| result = Chennai Super Kings won by 23 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304068.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Shivam Dube]] (Chennai Super Kings)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match22}}'''Match 22'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 16 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| score1 = 189/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dinesh Karthik]] 66[[not out|*]] (34)
| wickets1 = [[Shardul Thakur]] 1/27 (4 overs)
| score2 = 173/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] 66 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Josh Hazlewood]] 3/28 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 16 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304073.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Chirra Ravikanthreddy]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Dinesh Karthik]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match27}}'''Match 27'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| team2 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| score1 = 181/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Faf du Plessis]] 96 (64)
| wickets1 = [[Jason Holder]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 163/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Krunal Pandya]] 42 (28)
| wickets2 = [[Josh Hazlewood]] 4/25 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 18 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304077.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Nitin Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Faf du Plessis]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
| toss = Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match31}}'''Match 31'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| team2 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| score1 = 68 (16.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Suyash Prabhudessai]] 15 (20)
| wickets1 = [[T. Natarajan|T Natarajan]] 3/13 (3 overs)
| score2 = 72/1 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 2000)|Abhishek Sharma]] 47 (28)
| wickets2 = [[Harshal Patel]] 2/18 (2 overs)
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304082.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Chirra Ravikanthreddy]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Marco Jansen]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match36}}'''Match 36'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 144/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Riyan Parag]] 56[[not out|*]] (31)
| wickets1 = [[Josh Hazlewood]] 2/19 (4 overs)
| score2 = 115 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Faf du Plessis]] 23 (21)
| wickets2 = [[Kuldeep Sen]] 4/20 (3.3 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 29 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304085.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|MCA International Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Riyan Parag]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match39}}'''Match 39'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 April 2022
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| team2 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| score1 = 170/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Virat Kohli]] 58 (53)
| wickets1 = [[Pradeep Sangwan]] 2/19 (4 overs)
| score2 = 174/4 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rahul Tewatia]] 43[[not out|*]] (25)
| wickets2 = [[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]] 2/26 (3 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304089.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Saiyed Khalid]] (Ind) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Rahul Tewatia]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match43}}'''Match 43'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 May 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 173/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mahipal Lomror]] 42 (27)
| wickets1 = [[Maheesh Theekshana]] 3/27 (4 overs)
| score2 = 160/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Devon Conway]] 56 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Harshal Patel]] 3/35 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 13 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304095.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|MCA International Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Harshal Patel]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match49}}'''Match 49'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 8 May 2022
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| team2 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| score1 = 192/3 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Faf du Plessis]] 73[[not out|*]] (50)
| wickets1 = [[Jagadeesha Suchith]] 2/30 (4 overs)
| score2 = 125 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rahul Tripathi]] 58 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Wanindu Hasaranga]] 5/18 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 67 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304100.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Nitin Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Wanindu Hasaranga]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match54}}'''Match 54'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 13 May 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 209/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Liam Livingstone]] 70 (42)
| wickets1 = [[Harshal Patel]] 4/34 (4 overs)
| score2 = 155/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Glenn Maxwell]] 35 (22)
| wickets2 = [[Kagiso Rabada]] 3/21 (4 overs)
| result = Punjab Kings won by 54 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304106.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Jonny Bairstow]] (Punjab Kings)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match60}}'''Match 60'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 May 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 168/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Hardik Pandya]] 62[[not out|*]] (47)
| wickets1 = [[Josh Hazlewood]] 2/39 (4 overs)
| score2 = 170/2 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 73 (54)
| wickets2 = [[Rashid Khan]] 2/32 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304113.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Sadashiv Iyer]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
| toss = Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2022-1298423/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-gujarat-titans-67th-match-1304113/match-report|title=Kohli 73 keeps RCB in playoff contention|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>
| round = {{anchor|match67}}'''Match 67'''
}}

== Playoffs ==
=== Preliminary ===
==== Eliminator ====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 25 May 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| team2 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| score1 = 207/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rajat Patidar]] 112[[not out|*]] (54)
| wickets1 = [[Mohsin Khan (Indian cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]] 1/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 193/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[KL Rahul]] 79 (58)
| wickets2 = [[Josh Hazlewood]] 3/43 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 14 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1312198.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]] (Eng) and [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Rajat Patidar]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
| toss = Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Royal Challengers Bangalore advance to Qualifier 2 and Lucknow Super Giants were eliminated as a result of this match.
| round = {{anchor|match72}}
}}

==== Qualifier 2 ====
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 May 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score1 = 157/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rajat Patidar]] 58 (42)
| wickets1 = [[Prasidh Krishna]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 161/3 (18.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jos Buttler]] 106[[not out|*]] (60)
| wickets2 = [[Josh Hazlewood]] 2/23 (4 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1312199.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Jos Buttler]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match73}}
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.royalchallengers.com/ Official Website]
{{2022 Indian Premier League}}

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2022 Royal Challengers Bangalore season - Revision history

SanglapGeographer at 13:16, 17 February 2026