2014 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

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 eight teams that competed in the 2014 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Virat Kohli. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished seventh in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2014 season
CoachDaniel Vettori
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPL7th
Most runsAB de Villiers (395)[1]
Most wicketsVarun Aaron (16)[2]

Squad

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  • Players with international caps before the 2014 IPL season are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
11 Rilee Rossouw   South Africa (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
18 Virat Kohli   India (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
53 Nic Maddinson   Australia (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox Overseas
89 Tanmay Mishra   Kenya (1986-12-22) 22 December 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium fast
175 Chris Gayle   Jamaica (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 45) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
451 Vijay Zol   India (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
12 Yuvraj Singh   India (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 43) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox
69 Sachin Rana   India (1984-09-18) 18 September 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm medium fast
81 Albie Morkel   South Africa (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 43) Left-handed Right-arm medium fast Overseas
Wicket-keepers
5 Yogesh Takawale   India (1984-12-05) 5 December 1984 (age 40) Right-handed
17 AB de Villiers   South Africa (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
42 Parthiv Patel   India (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 (age 39) Left-handed
Bowlers
2 Ashok Dinda   India (1984-03-25) 25 March 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm medium fast
3 Yuzvendra Chahal   India (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
13 Harshal Patel   India (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium
14 Ravi Rampaul   Trinidad and Tobago (1984-10-15) 15 October 1984 (age 40) Left-handed Right-arm medium fast Overseas
23 Abu Nechim   India (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
45 Varun Aaron   India (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
56 Mitchell Starc   Australia (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Left-arm fast Overseas
800 Muttiah Muralitharan   Sri Lanka (1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 52) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
Shadab Jakati   India (1980-11-27) 27 November 1980 (age 44) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox
Sandeep Warrier   India (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium

Indian Premier League season

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Standings

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Royal Challengers Bangalore finished seventh in the league stage of IPL 2014.

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Kings XI Punjab (R) 14 11 3 0 22 0.968
2 Kolkata Knight Riders (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.418
3 Chennai Super Kings (3) 14 9 5 0 18 0.385
4 Mumbai Indians (4) 14 7 7 0 14 0.095
5 Rajasthan Royals 14 7 7 0 14 0.060
6 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 6 8 0 12 −0.399
7 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 5 9 0 10 −0.428
8 Delhi Daredevils 14 2 12 0 4 −1.182
Source: [3]


Match log

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No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
1 17 April 2014 Delhi Daredevils Sharjah Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Yuzvendra Chahal 1/18 (4 Overs) Score Card
2 19 April 2014 Mumbai Indians Dubai Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Parthiv Patel 57* (45) Score Card
3 24 April 2014 Kolkata Knight Riders Sharjah Lost by 2 runs Score Card
4 26 April 2014 Rajasthan Royals Abu Dhabi Lost by 6 wickets Score Card
5 28 April 2014 Kings XI Punjab Dubai Lost by 5 wickets Score Card
6 4 May 2014 Sunrisers Hyderabad Bengaluru Won by 4 wickets, MoM – AB de Villiers 89* (41) Score Card
7 6 May 2014 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Lost by 19 runs Score Card
8 9 May 2014 Kings XI Punjab Bengaluru Lost by 33 runs Score Card
9 11 May 2014 Rajasthan Royals Bengaluru Lost by 5 wickets Score Card
10 13 May 2014 Delhi Daredevils Bengaluru Won by 16 runs, MoM – Yuvraj Singh 68* (29) Score Card
11 18 May 2014 Chennai Super Kings Ranchi Won by 5 wickets, MoM – AB de Villiers 28 (14) Score Card
12 20 May 2014 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Lost by 7 wickets Score Card
13 22 May 2014 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 31 runs Score Card
14 24 May 2014 Chennai Super Kings Bengaluru Lost by 8 wickets Score Card
Overall record: 5–9. Failed to advance.

References

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  1. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2014/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2014/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ "IPL 2014 Point Table". IPL. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.