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The 2019 season was the 12th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the tournament. RCB continued under Kohli's captaincy and finished the season with five wins from 14 matches and 11 points.
Background
Player retention, transfers and auction
Template:Main In November 2018, the Royal Challengers announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya and Marcus Stoinis.[1][2]
On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Royal Challengers signed up nine more players viz., Shivam Dube, Shimron Hetmyer, Akshdeep Nath, Prayas Barman, Himmat Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Heinrich Klaasen, Devdutt Padikkal and Milind Kumar.[3] Their squad strength was 24 with 16 Indian and 8 overseas players.
- Transfers
- Quinton de Kock to Mumbai Indians; Mandeep Singh to Kings XI Punjab in return for Marcus Stoinis.[4]
Team analysis
ESPNcricinfo editor Varun Shetty wrote in his team preview that the Royal Challengers "might struggle once more with their balance" despite the presence of several all-rounders in the squad and predicted that the team would make it to the playoffs if Kohli has "another season of big runs".[5] According to the Indian Express, the team's strength is its batting lineup while the unavailability of overseas all-rounders for the entire season could be the weakness. The preview also stated that Kohli, whose captaincy was recently criticized by former cricketers, "will be eager to prove them wrong".[6] The Times of India remarked that "Bowling, especially in the death overs, continues to be a cause for worry for RCB."[7] News18 tipped Shimron Hetmyer as one of the five first-time overseas players to watch out for in the season,[8] while the Hindu named Shivam Dube among the uncapped Indian players "who could create ripples" at the tournament.[9]
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Coaching and support staff
- Team and cricket operations manager - Avinash Vaidya
- Head coach - Gary Kirsten
- Assistant coaches - Mithun Manhas, NS Negi, Vikram Solanki, Kabir Ali[10]
- Bowling coach - Ashish Nehra
- Physiotherapist - Evan Speechly
Ref[11]
Season
League table
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Results by match
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Results
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Statistics
Most runs
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 14 | 14 | 0 | 464 | 100 | 33.14 | 328 | 141.46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 13 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 13 | 13 | 3 | 442 | 82* | 44.20 | 287 | 154.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 26 |
| 3 | Parthiv Patel | 14 | 14 | 0 | 373 | 67 | 26.64 | 268 | 139.17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 10 |
| 4 | Moeen Ali | 11 | 10 | 2 | 220 | 66 | 27.50 | 133 | 165.41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 17 |
| 5 | Marcus Stoinis | 10 | 10 | 6 | 211 | 46* | 52.75 | 156 | 135.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
- Source:Cricinfo[12]
Most wickets
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 14 | 14 | 49.2 | 1 | 386 | 18 | 4/38 | 21.44 | 7.82 | 16.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Navdeep Saini | 13 | 13 | 48.0 | 0 | 397 | 11 | 2/24 | 36.09 | 8.27 | 26.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Umesh Yadav | 11 | 11 | 37.5 | 0 | 371 | 8 | 3/36 | 46.37 | 9.80 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mohammed Siraj | 9 | 9 | 28.1 | 1 | 269 | 7 | 2/38 | 38.42 | 9.55 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Moeen Ali | 11 | 9 | 25.0 | 0 | 169 | 6 | 2/18 | 28.16 | 6.76 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source:Cricinfo[13]
References
- ↑ IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team. India today(16 November 2018).
- ↑ IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams. Business Standard(21 November 2018).
- ↑ IPL 2019 Auction: Full squads of all eight teams. times of india(18 December 2018). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ↑ KXIP trade Stoinis for Mandeep with RCB. Cricbuzz(28 October 2018).
- ↑ RCB look strong as ever, but might struggle with team balance. ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ IPL 2019 RCB Preview: Loaded batting lineup, Virat Kohli with a point to prove. The Indian Express.
- ↑ IPL 2019: Who will crack the code in this edition of Indian Premier League?. Times of India.
- ↑ IPL 2019: Five First Time Overseas Players to Watch Out For. News18.
- ↑ New stars set to shine on IPL nights. The Hindu.
- ↑ IPL 2019: Virat Kohli's RCB hire former CSK all-rounder Mithun Manhas as assistant coach. Times Now News.
- ↑ IPL 2019: Royal Challengers Bangalore - Strengths, question marks and best XI. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ↑ RCB Most Runs in IPL 2019.
- ↑ RCB Most Wickets in IPL 2019.
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