Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2012 season
Coach Ray Jennings
Captain Daniel Vettori
Ground(s) M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPL fifth
CLT20 did not qualify
Most runs Chris Gayle (733)[1]
Most wickets Vinay Kumar (19)[2]
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The 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 nine teams that competed in the 2012 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Daniel Vettori. Royal Challengers Bangalore 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.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
02 Mohammad Kaif India 1 December 1980 Right-handed Right-arm off break
03 Cheteshwar Pujara India 25 January 1988 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
09 Arun Karthik India 15 February 1986 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
12 Luke Pomersbach Australia 28 September 1984 Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
14 Mayank Agarwal India 16 February 1991 Right-handed –
18 Virat Kohli India 5 November 1988 Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
32 Saurabh Tiwary India 30 December 1989 Left-handed Right-arm off break
– Rilee Rossouw South Africa 9 October 1989 Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
– Vijay Zol India 23 November 1994 Left-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
04 Andrew McDonald Australia 15 June 1981 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
07 Asad Pathan India 17 June 1984 Right-handed Right-arm medium
11 Daniel Vettori New Zealand 27 January 1979 Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox Overseas
23 Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka 14 October 1976 Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
37 Rajoo Bhatkal India 1 September 1985 Right-handed Right-arm medium
333 Chris Gayle Jamaica 21 September 1979 Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
Wicket-keepers
17 AB de Villiers South Africa 17 February 1984 Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
– CM Gautam India 8 March 1986 Right-handed –
Bowlers
01 Harshal Patel India 23 November 1990 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
03 KP Appanna India 20 December 1988 Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox
05 Vinay Kumar India 12 February 1984 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
08 Syed Mohammed India 3 June 1983 Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
20 Prasanth Parameswaran India 30 May 1985 Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
25 Abhimanyu Mithun India 25 October 1989 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
34 Zaheer Khan India 7 October 1978 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
63 Dirk Nannes Australia 16 May 1976 Right-handed Left-arm fast Overseas
67 Charl Langeveldt South Africa 17 December 1974 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
79 Sreenath Aravind India 8 April 1984 Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast
800 Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 17 April 1972 Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas

Indian Premier League season

Standings

Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the league stage of IPL 2012.

Team[3] Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Delhi Daredevils 16 11 5 0 22 +0.617
Kolkata Knight Riders (C) 16 10 5 1 21 +0.561
Mumbai Indians 16 10 6 0 20 −0.100
Chennai Super Kings (R) 16 8 7 1 17 +0.100
Royal Challengers Bangalore 16 8 7 1 17 −0.022
Kings XI Punjab 16 8 8 0 16 −0.216
Rajasthan Royals 16 7 9 0 14 +0.201
Deccan Chargers 16 4 11 1 9 −0.509
Pune Warriors India 16 4 12 0 8 −0.551

Match log

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard Link
1 7 April Delhi Daredevils Bengaluru Won by 20 runs, MoM – South Africa AB de Villiers 64* (42) Scorecard
2 10 April Kolkata Knight Riders Bengaluru Lost by 42 runs Scorecard
3 12 April Chennai Super Kings Chennai Lost by 5 wickets Scorecard
4 15 April Rajasthan Royals Bengaluru Lost by 59 runs Scorecard
5 17 April Pune Warriors India Bengaluru Won by 6 wickets, MoM – Jamaica Chris Gayle 81 (48) Scorecard
6 20 April Kings XI Punjab Mohali Won by 5 wickets, MoM – Jamaica Chris Gayle 87 (56) Scorecard
7 23 April Rajasthan Royals Jaipur Won by 46 runs, MoM – South Africa AB de Villiers 59* (23) Scorecard
8 25 April Chennai Super Kings Bengaluru Match Abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain Scorecard
9 28 April Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 47 runs Scorecard
10 2 May Kings XI Punjab Bengaluru Lost by 4 wickets Scorecard
11 6 May Deccan Chargers Bengaluru Won by 5 Wickets, MoM – South Africa AB de Villiers 47* (17) Scorecard
12 9 May Mumbai Indians Mumbai Won by 9 Wickets, MoM – Jamaica Chris Gayle 82* (59) Scorecard
13 11 May Pune Warriors India Pune Won by 35 runs, MoM – Jamaica Chris Gayle 57 (31) Scorecard
14 14 May Mumbai Indians Bengaluru Lost by 5 Wickets Scorecard
15 17 May Delhi Daredevils New Delhi Won by 21 runs, MoM – Jamaica Chris Gayle 128* (62) Scorecard
16 20 May Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Lost by 9 runs Scorecard
Overall record of 8 – 7 
(One match no result)

Failed to make it to Playoffs, Finished 5 out of 9

References

  1. ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2012/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2012/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Points Table | Indian Premier League 2012 | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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