2013 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

Indian Premier League cricket team season

Royal Challengers Bangalore2013 season

Coach| Ray Jennings
Captain| Virat Kohli
Ground(s)| M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPL| 5th
Most runs| Chris Gayle (708)[1]
Most wickets| Vinay Kumar (23)[2]
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 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 2013 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Virat Kohli. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

## Squad

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* Players with international caps before the 2013 IPL season are listed in bold.

No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Birth date  | Batting Style  | Bowling Style  | Notes

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Batsmen
03 | Cheteshwar Pujara |  India |  (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
15 | Karun Nair |  India |  (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
18 | Virat Kohli |  India |  (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain
23 | Tillakaratne Dilshan |  Sri Lanka |  (1976-10-14) 14 October 1976 (age 48) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas
32 | Saurabh Tiwary |  India |  (1989-12-30) 30 December 1989 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
64 | Sunny Sohal |  India |  (1987-11-10) 10 November 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
90 | Abhinav Mukund |  India |  (1990-01-06) 6 January 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break |
99 | Mayank Agarwal |  India |  (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | – |
175 | Chris Gayle |  Jamaica |  (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 45) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas
– | Vijay Zol |  India |  (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break |
All-rounders
04 | Andrew McDonald |  Australia |  (1981-06-15) 15 June 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas
07 | Moisés Henriques |  Australia |  (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas
11 | Daniel Vettori |  New Zealand |  (1979-01-27) 27 January 1979 (age 45) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas
45 | Daniel Christian |  Australia |  (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas
– |  Christopher Barnwell |  Guyana |  (1987-01-06) 6 January 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas
Wicket-keepers
02 | KL Rahul |  India |  (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | - |
17 | AB de Villiers |  South Africa |  (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas
21 | Arun Karthik |  India |  (1986-02-15) 15 February 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
– | Sheldon Jackson |  India |  (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | - |
Bowlers
01 | Harshal Patel |  India |  (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
03 | KP Appanna |  India |  (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
05 | Vinay Kumar |  India |  (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
08 | Syed Mohammed |  India |  (1983-06-03) 3 June 1983 (age 41) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
09 | R. P. Singh |  India |  (1985-12-06) 6 December 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium |
14 | Ravi Rampaul |  Trinidad and Tobago |  (1984-10-15) 15 October 1984 (age 40) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas
20 | Prasanth Parameswaran |  India |  (1985-05-30) 30 May 1985 (age 39) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast |
25 | Abhimanyu Mithun |  India |  (1989-10-25) 25 October 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast |
34 | Zaheer Khan |  India |  (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 (age 46) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium |
77 | Jaydev Unadkat |  India |  (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium |
79 | Sreenath Aravind |  India |  (1984-04-08) 8 April 1984 (age 40) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Unavailable for the entire season
222 | Murali Kartik |  India |  (1976-09-11) 11 September 1976 (age 48) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox |
800 | Muttiah Muralitharan |  Sri Lanka |  (1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 52) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas
– | Sandeep Warrier |  India |  (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |
– | Pankaj Singh |  India |  (1985-05-06) 6 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |

## Indian Premier League season

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### Standings

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Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the league stage of IPL 2013.

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1  | Mumbai Indians (C) | 16  | 11  | 5  | 0  | 22  | 0.441
2  | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 16  | 11  | 5  | 0  | 22  | 0.530
3  | Rajasthan Royals | 16  | 10  | 6  | 0  | 20  | 0.322
4  | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 16  | 10  | 6  | 0  | 20  | 0.003
5  | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16  | 9  | 7  | 0  | 18  | 0.457
6  | Kings XI Punjab | 16  | 8  | 8  | 0  | 16  | 0.226
7  | Kolkata Knight Riders | 16  | 6  | 10  | 0  | 12  | −0.095
8  | Pune Warriors India | 16  | 4  | 12  | 0  | 8  | −1.006
9  | Delhi Daredevils | 16  | 3  | 13  | 0  | 6  | −0.848

Source: [3]

"C" refers to the champions of the tournament, R to the runners-up.

### Match log

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No.  | Date  | Opponent  | Venue  | Result  | Scorecard

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1 | 4 April 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Bengaluru | Won by 2 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 92* (58) | Scorecard
2 | 7 April 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Match tied. Lost the super over by 5 runs | Scorecard
3 | 9 April 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bengaluru | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Virat Kohli 93* (47) | Scorecard
4 | 11 April 2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru | Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 85* (50) | Scorecard
5 | 13 April 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Lost by 4 wickets | Scorecard
6 | 16 April 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | Bengaluru | Match tied. Won the super over by 4 runs, MoM – Virat Kohli 65 (50) | Scorecard
7 | 20 April 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Vinay Kumar 3/18 (4 overs) | Scorecard
8 | 23 April 2013 | Pune Warriors India | Bengaluru | Won by 130 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 175* (66) and 2/5 (1 over) | Scorecard
9 | 27 April 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Lost by 58 Runs | Scorecard
10 | 29 April 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | Lost by 4 wickets | Scorecard
11 | 2 May 2013 | Pune Warriors India | Pune | Won by 17 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 50* (23) | Scorecard
12 | 6 May 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard
13 | 10 May 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | New Delhi | Won by 4 runs, MoM – Jaydev Unadkat 5/25 (4 overs) | Scorecard
14 | 12 May 2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Ranchi | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard
15 | 14 May 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Bengaluru | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard
16 | 18 May 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | Won by 24 runs, MoM – Virat Kohli 56* (29) | Scorecard
Overall record: 9–7. Failed to advance.

## References

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1. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2013/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
2. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2013/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
3. ^ "Points Table; Indian Premier League 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore

* Players
* Records

Home ground|

* M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (2008–present)

Captains|

* Rahul Dravid (2008)
* Kevin Pietersen (2009)
* Anil Kumble (2009–10)
* Daniel Vettori (2011–12)
* Virat Kohli (2011–12†; 2013–21; 2023†)
* Shane Watson† (2017)
* Faf du Plessis (2022–24)

Coaches|

* Martin Crowe (2008)
* Venkatesh Prasad (2008–09)
* Ray Jennings (2009–13)
* Daniel Vettori (2014–18)
* Gary Kirsten (2018–19)
* Simon Katich (2020)
* Sanjay Bangar (2021–23)
* Andy Flower (2024–present)

Seasons|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Rivalries|

* Chennai Super Kings rivalry
* Kolkata Knight Riders rivalry
* Sunrisers Hyderabad rivalry

See also|

* Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)

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