2023 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

The 2023 season was the 16th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore based in Bangalore, Karnataka , India. They were one of the ten teams to compete in the 2023 Indian Premier League. The team is captained by Faf Du Plessis, and coached by Sanjay Bangar.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2023 season
CoachSanjay Bangar
CaptainFaf du Plessis
Ground(s)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
2023 Indian Premier League6th
Most runsFaf du Plessis (730)
Most wicketsMohammed Siraj (19)

Background

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The side retained three players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.[1]

Retained
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmad, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, David Willey
Released
Jason Behrendorff, Aneeshwar Gautam, Sherfane Rutherford, Luvnith Sisodia, Chama Milind
Acquired during the auction
Will Jacks, Reece Topley, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Squad strength: 25 (18 - Indian, 7 - overseas)
No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Captain
13Faf du Plessis  South Africa (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 39)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2022Overseas
Batters
18Virat Kohli  India (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium2008
Finn Allen  New Zealand (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2021Overseas
97Rajat Patidar  India (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break2021
43Suyash Prabhudessai  India (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium2021
Will Jacks  England (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2023Overseas
All-rounders
32Glenn Maxwell  Australia (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2021Overseas
49Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2021Overseas
21Shahbaz Ahmed  India (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020
15David Willey  England (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium2022Overseas
16Mahipal Lomror  India (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2022
33Karn Sharma  India (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2022
4Michael Bracewell  New Zealand (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg-break2023Overseas, Injury Replacement for Will Jacks
8Kedar Jadhav  India (1985-03-26) 26 March 1985 (age 39)Right-handedRight-arm off-break2023Injury replacement for David Willey
Sonu Yadav  India (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-handed medium-fast2023
Manoj Bhandage  India (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 25)Left-handedRight-handed medium2023
Pace Bowlers
73Mohammed Siraj  India (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018
38Josh Hazlewood  Australia (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022Overseas
1Siddarth Kaul  India (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022
9Harshal Patel  India (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium2021
21Shahbaz Ahmed  India (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020
11Akash Deep  India (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium2022
8Reece Topley  England (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2023Overseas
Rajan Kumar  India (1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2023
31Vijaykumar Vyshak  India (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium2023Injury replacement for Rajat Patidar
7Wayne Parnell  South Africa (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989 (age 34)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2023Injury replacement for Reece Topley
45Avinash Singh  India (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast2023
Spin Bowlers
44Himanshu Sharma  India (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2023

Teams and standings

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Points table

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PosGrpTeamPldWLNRPtsNRRQualification
1BGujarat Titans (R)141040200.809Advanced to Qualifier 1
2BChennai Super Kings (C)14851170.652
3ALucknow Super Giants (4th)14851170.284Advanced to Eliminator
4AMumbai Indians (3rd)1486016−0.044
5ARajasthan Royals14770140.148
6BRoyal Challengers Bangalore14770140.135
7AKolkata Knight Riders1468012−0.239
8BPunjab Kings1468012−0.304
9ADelhi Capitals1459010−0.808
10BSunrisers Hyderabad1441008−0.590

The four top-ranked teams will qualify for the Playoffs.
  Advance to Qualifier 1
  Advance to Eliminator

Matches

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Match 5
2 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
171/7 (20 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
172/2 (16.2 overs)
Tilak Varma 84* (46)
Karn Sharma 2/32 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 82* (49)
Arshad Khan 1/28 (2.2 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Tapan Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Arshad Khan and Nehal Wadhera (Mumbai Indians) both made their T20 debuts.

Match 9
6 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
204/7 (20 overs)
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Shardul Thakur 68 (29)
David Willey 2/16 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 23 (12)
Varun Chakaravarthy 4/15 (3.4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 81 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Virender Sharma (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
Player of the match: Shardul Thakur (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Suyash Sharma (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.

Match 15
10 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
212/2 (20 overs)
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Lucknow Super Giants
213/9 (20 overs)
Faf du Plessis 79* (46)
Amit Mishra 1/18 (2 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 65 (30)
Mohammed Siraj 3/22 (4 overs)
Lucknow Super Giants won by 1 wicket
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nand Kishore (Ind)
Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants)
  • Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.

Match 20
15 April 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
174/6 (20 overs)
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Delhi Capitals
151/9 (20 overs)
Virat Kohli 50 (34)
Mitchell Marsh 2/18 (2 overs)
Manish Pandey 50 (38)
Vijaykumar Vyshak 3/20 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 23 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 24
17 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
226/6 (20 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
218/8 (20 overs)
Devon Conway 83 (45)
Wanindu Hasaranga 1/21 (2 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 76 (36)
Tushar Deshpande 3/45 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 8 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)
Player of the match: Devon Conway (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 27
20 April 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
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Punjab Kings (H)
150 (18.2 overs)
Faf du Plessis 84 (56)
Harpreet Brar 2/31 (3 overs)
Prabhsimran Singh 46 (30)
Mohammed Siraj 4/21 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 24 runs
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Sadashiv Iyer (Ind)
Player of the match: Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 32
23 April 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
189/9 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
182/6 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 77 (44)
Trent Boult 2/41 (4 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 52 (34)
Harshal Patel 3/32 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 36
26 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
200/5 (20 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
179/8 (20 overs)
Jason Roy 56 (29)
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/24 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 54 (37)
Varun Chakravarthy 3/27 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 21 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 43
1 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Lucknow Super Giants (H)
108 (19.5 overs)
Faf du Plessis 44 (40)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3/30 (4 overs)
Krishnappa Gowtham 23 (13)
Josh Hazlewood 2/15 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 18 runs
BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Sadashiv Iyer (Ind)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 50
6 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Delhi Capitals (H)
187/3 (16.4 overs)
Virat Kohli 55 (46)
Mitchell Marsh 2/21 (3 overs)
Phil Salt 87 (45)
Josh Hazlewood 1/29 (3 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Delhi Capitals)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 54
9 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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Mumbai Indians (H)
200/4 (16.3 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 68 (33)
Jason Behrendorff 3/36 (4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 83 (35)
Vijaykumar Vyshak 2/37 (3 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 60
14 May 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
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Rajasthan Royals (H)
59 (10.3 overs)
Faf du Plessis 55 (44)
Adam Zampa 2/25 (4 overs)
Shimron Hetmyer 35 (19)
Wayne Parnell 3/10 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 112 runs
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)
Player of the match: Wayne Parnell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 65
18 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
186/5 (20 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
187/2 (19.2 overs)
Heinrich Klaasen 104 (51)
Michael Bracewell 2/13 (2 overs)
Virat Kohli 100 (63)
T. Natarajan 1/34 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad) scored his maiden IPL century.[3]

Match 70
21 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
197/5 (20 overs)
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Gujarat Titans
198/4 (19.1 overs)
Virat Kohli 101* (61)
Noor Ahmad 2/39 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 104* (52)
Mohammed Siraj 2/32 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
  • Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Himanshu Sharma (Royal Challengers Bangalore) made his T20 debut.
  • Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs and Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.

Statistics

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Most runs

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No.NameMatchInnsNORunsHSAve.BFSR100s50s04s6s
1Faf du Plessis141417308456.15475153.680806036
2Virat Kohli2639101*53.25457139.822616516
3Glenn Maxwell4007733.33218183.480522931
4Dinesh Karthik131311403011.67104134.614135
5Mahipal Lomror1210213554*26.8897139.171198

Most wickets

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No.NameMatchInnsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAve.Econ.SR4W5W
1Mohammed Siraj141450.00376194/2119.787.5215.7810
2Harshal Patel131347.0454143/3232.429.6520.140
3Karn Sharma7721.3223102/1922.3010.3712.9
4Wanindu Hasaranga8829.025892/2428.668.8919.33
Wayne Parnell7725.12363/1026.229.3716.77

References

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  1. ^ "VIVO IPL 2023 Player Retention". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 Indian Premier League Points table". Indian Premier League. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Heinrich Klaasen slams maiden IPL ton, fires SRH to 186/5 against RCB". Times of India. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.