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{{Short description|Bangalore-based franchise in the Indian Premier League}}

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The '''Royal Challengers Bangalore''' (often abbreviated as '''RCB''') are a franchise [[cricket team]] based in [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], that plays in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL). One of the original eight teams in the IPL, the team has made three final appearances in the IPL, losing all (in [[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]] to the [[Deccan Chargers]], in [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]] to the [[Chennai Super Kings]] and in [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]] to the [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]). The team also finished runners-up in the [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011 CLT20]], losing the final against the [[Mumbai Indians]].

'''Royal Challengers Bangalore''' ('''RCB'''), officially known as '''Royal Challengers Bengaluru''', are a professional [[cricket|franchise cricket]] team based in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], competing in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL). Founded in 2008 by [[United Spirits]], the team is named after the company's liquor brand, [[Royal Challenge]]. The [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]] in Bangalore serves as their home ground.

The home ground of the Royal Challengers is the [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]] in Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ksca.cricket/about.html|title=Karnataka State Cricket Association|website=www.ksca.cricket|access-date=2016-03-19}}</ref> The team is currently captained by [[Virat Kohli]] and coached by [[Daniel Vettori]].<ref name="rc">{{cite web | url=http://www.royalchallengers.com/about-rcb' | title=Bangalore team named 'Royal Challengers' | accessdate=20 February 2008 | author=G. Krishnan | date=20 February 2008 |work=Hindustan Times |location=India | page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/article2860834.ece |title = Jadeja hits it big in closely fought IPL 5 auction |work=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref> The team holds the records of both the highest and the lowest total in the IPL (263/5 and 49).

Royal Challengers have finished as runners-up on three occasions, in [[2009 Indian Premier League|2009]], [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]], and [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]], and have qualified for the playoffs in nine seasons. The franchise has also competed in the [[Champions League Twenty20]], finishing as runners-up in the [[2011 Champions League Twenty20|2011 season]]. RCB is valued at $69.8 million, making them one of the most valuable IPL franchises. As of 2024, the team is captained by [[Faf du Plessis]] and coached by [[Andy Flower]].

~~==Franchise history==~~

[[Indian Premier League]] is a cricket tournament organised by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) and backed by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC).<ref name="back">{{cite web|title=Everything you wanted to know about the Indian Premier League|work=Cricinfo|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/baggygreen/content/story/337868.html|accessdate=20 February 2008}}</ref> For the inaugural tournament held in April–June 2008, the BCCI had finalised a list of 8 teams who will be participating in the tournament. The teams representing 8 different cities of [[India]], including Bangalore, were put up on auction in [[Mumbai]] on 20 February 2008 and the Bangalore team was owned by [[Vijay Mallya]], who paid US$111.6 million for it. This was the second highest bid for a team in the IPL, next only to [[Reliance Industries Ltd.]]'s bid of $111.9 million for the [[Mumbai Indians]] team.

Royal Challengers Bangalore also hold two important IPL records, for the lowest total score made in an innings (49, against [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]) and for the highest total score conceded in an innings (287, against [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=RCB Now Holds Two Unwanted IPL Records |url=https://www.news18.com/web-stories/cricket/ipl-2024-rcb-now-holds-two-unwanted-ipl-records-lowest-ever-score-registered-and-highest-ever-score-conceded-2004298/ |work=[[News18]] |date=16 April 2024 |access-date=16 April 2024 |archive-date=18 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418011139/https://www.news18.com/web-stories/cricket/ipl-2024-rcb-now-holds-two-unwanted-ipl-records-lowest-ever-score-registered-and-highest-ever-score-conceded-2004298/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

~~==Team history==~~

==~~=2008 season=~~History==

===2008–2010: Initial seasons===

~~{{Main article|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008}}~~

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The players in the team (except for [[Rahul Dravid]], who was the Icon Player), were selected in an auction conducted by BCCI on 20 February 2008. [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]]'s [[Jacques Kallis]] at $900,000 became the costliest player to be selected to play for the Royal Challengers. This meant that [[Rahul Dravid]], being the Icon Player would be paid $1,035,000 (15% more than the highest bid player in the team). Other players selected included the then [[Indian cricket team|Indian Test cricket]] captain [[Anil Kumble]] along with his teammates [[Praveen Kumar]] and [[Zaheer Khan]], [[West Indies cricket team|West Indian]] [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]], [[Australia cricket team|Aussies]] [[Nathan Bracken]] and [[Cameron White]], South Africa's [[Mark Boucher]] ([[Wicket-keeper|Wicket Keeper]]) and [[Dale Steyn]]. The team also included Pakistan cricket team's vice captain Misbah-ul-Haq although he wasn't in the playing 11 for most part of the tournament.

In September 2007, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) announced the establishment of the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL), a [[Twenty20]] competition set to begin in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alter |first=Jamie |author1-link=Jamie Alter|date=13 September 2007 |title=Franchises for board's new Twenty20 league |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/franchises-for-board-s-new-twenty20-league-310819 |access-date=6 June 2013 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> On 24 January 2008, an auction was held in Mumbai for the league's teams, which represented eight different cities in India, including Bangalore. The Bangalore franchise was acquired by [[Vijay Mallya]] for {{USD}}111.6{{nbsp}}million, making it the second-highest bid, slightly less than [[Reliance Industries]]' {{USD}}111.9{{nbsp}}million bid for the [[Mumbai Indians]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-announces-franchise-owners-333193|title=Big business and Bollywood grab stakes in IPL|date=24 January 2008|access-date=18 June 2024|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418005531/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-announces-franchise-owners-333193|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Rahul dravid Bangalore Royal Challengers (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Rahul Dravid]] was the team's icon player in 2008.]]

The team won only 4 matches in the inaugural season, losing 10 matches and finishing second from the bottom in the table. Only one of their batsmen, [[Rahul Dravid]], managed to score more than 300 runs in the tournament and they had to even bench their costliest foreign player, [[Jacques Kallis]], for a few of the matches due to his poor form.<ref name="mruns">{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3519;type=tournament|work=Cricinfo.com|title=Most Runs, Indian Premier League, 2007/08|accessdate=30 May 2007}}</ref><ref name="benc">{{cite web|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350817.html|title=Bangalore's wretched summer continues|accessdate=30 May 2007|work=Cricinfo.com}}</ref> The string of failures midway through the season led to the sacking of the CEO, [[Charu Sharma]] who was replaced with [[Brijesh Patel]].<ref name="sack">{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350735.html|work=Cricinfo.com|title=Biggest mistake was to abstain from selection – Mallya|accessdate=23 May 2008}}</ref> Even coach [[Venkatesh Prasad]] was reportedly about to be sacked, but he saved his job by publicly apologising for the team's failure. [[Vijay Mallya]] went on to publicly criticise Dravid and Sharma for the failures by saying that they had not selected the right team. He regretted that he had made a mistake by not getting involved in the selection of the team.<ref name="sack"/> They were the only team in the IPL to try out 11 opening combinations in 14 games. Eventually the chief cricketing officer, [[Martin Crowe]] resigned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347845.html | title=A Test team in Twenty20 clothes | date=28 April 2008}}</ref> It was decided that from 2009 IPL session onwards the team would be coached by former South Africa coach [[Ray Jennings]],.

Ahead of the [[List of 2008 Indian Premier League auctions and personnel signings|2008 player auction]], the IPL designated [[Rahul Dravid]] as the [[icon player#Indian Premier League|icon player]] for the Bangalore franchise. This designation ensured that Dravid would be paid 15% more than the highest bid player at the auction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ground rules for the IPL Auction |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ground-rules-for-the-ipl-auction/story-yA7LmLjlxbWX4NFd2hpj7H.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |language=en |date=20 February 2008}}</ref> The franchise acquired several prominent Indian and international players, including [[Jacques Kallis]], [[Anil Kumble]], [[Zaheer Khan]], [[Mark Boucher]], [[Dale Steyn]], and [[Cameron White]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Vaidyanathan |first=

Siddhartha |title=How the teams stack up |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/how-the-teams-stack-up-338106 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |language=en |date=20 February 2008}}</ref> In the second round of the auction, they also signed [[Ross Taylor]], [[Misbah-ul-Haq]], and India [[2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|under-19 World Cup]]-winning captain [[Virat Kohli]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gollapudi |first1=Nagraj |title=Hopes the biggest draw in low-profile auction |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hopes-the-biggest-draw-in-low-profile-auction-342020 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |location=Mumbai |language=en |date=11 March 2008}}</ref> The franchise named Dravid as the captain of the team and appointed [[Venkatesh Prasad]] as the head coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shankar |first1=Ajay S |title=Charu Sharma removed as Bangalore's CEO |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/charu-sharma-removed-as-bangalore-s-ceo-350177 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |language=en |date=6 May 2008}}</ref> The team struggled in the [[2008 Indian Premier League|inaugural season]], winning only four out of their 14 matches and finishing seventh in the eight-team table.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2008 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2007-08-313494/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Dravid was the sole player to score more than 300 runs in the tournament, and the team even had to bench their most expensive foreign player, Kallis, for several matches due to his poor form.<ref name="mruns">{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3519;type=tournament|work=ESPNcricinfo|title=Most Runs, Indian Premier League, 2007/08|access-date=30 May 2007}}</ref><ref name="benc">{{cite web|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350817.html|title=Bangalore's wretched summer continues|access-date=30 May 2007|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Midway through the season, the string of failures led to the sacking of CEO [[Charu Sharma]], who was replaced by [[Brijesh Patel]]. Mallya publicly criticised Dravid and Sharma for their selection of players at the auction, stating that his "biggest mistake was to abstain from the selection of the team."<ref name="sack">{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350735.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|title=Biggest mistake was to abstain from selection – Mallya|access-date=23 May 2008|date=11 May 2008}}</ref> Eventually, the chief cricketing officer of the franchise, [[Martin Crowe]], resigned and Prasad was replaced by [[Ray Jennings]] as the head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Martin Crowe leaves Royal Challengers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Martin-Crowe-leaves-Royal-Challengers/articleshow/3634461.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |language=en |date=23 October 2008}}</ref>

At the [[List of 2009 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2009 player auction]], the franchise signed [[Kevin Pietersen]] for a record {{USD}}1.55 million, making him the most expensive player alongside [[Andrew Flintoff]] ([[Chennai Super Kings]]).<ref>{{cite web |last=Premachandran |first=Dileep |title=Flintoff and Pietersen most expensive buys |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/flintoff-and-pietersen-most-expensive-buys-389466 |url-status=live |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=6 February 2009 |access-date=29 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426015009/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/flintoff-and-pietersen-most-expensive-buys-389466 |archive-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> They also traded Zaheer Khan for [[Robin Uthappa]] with the Mumbai Indians and brought in local batsman [[Manish Pandey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mumbai Indians swap Uthappa for Zaheer |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/mumbai-indians-swap-uthappa-for-zaheer/ |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=29 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129104546/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/mumbai-indians-swap-uthappa-for-zaheer/ |archive-date=29 January 2024 |date=22 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=First Indian to hit a ton in T20 |url=http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/may/22/slide-show-4-images-manish-pandey-century-ipl.htm |website=[[Rediff]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |language=en |date=22 May 2009}}</ref> Due to [[2009 Indian general election|general elections]] in India, the tournament was held in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL will be held outside India: BCCI |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/ipl-will-be-held-outside-india-bcci/articleshow/4299420.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |language=en |date=22 March 2009}}</ref> Pietersen was named captain, but after a string of initial losses, Anil Kumble took over the captaincy when Pietersen left for national duty.<ref>{{cite web |title=Captain Kumble calls the shots |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/captain-kumble-calls-the-shots-for-bangalore-405082 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129110832/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/captain-kumble-calls-the-shots-for-bangalore-405082 |archive-date=29 January 2024 |date=29 May 2009 |url-status=live |first=Sriram |last=Veera}}</ref> RCB's performance improved under Kumble, winning six of their last eight matches to finish third in the league table.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Premier League 2009 – Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/engine/series/374163.html?view=pointstable |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref> They defeated Chennai Super Kings in the semi-final but fell short by six runs in the final against [[Deccan Chargers]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monga |first1=Sidharth |title=Efficient Bangalore outplay Chennai |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2009-374163/chennai-super-kings-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-2nd-semi-final-392238/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |language=en |date=23 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Monga |first1=Sidharth |title=Deccan snatch title in tense finish |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2009-374163/deccan-chargers-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-final-392239/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 June 2024 |language=en |date=24 May 2009}}</ref>

~~===2009 season===~~

~~{{Main article|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009}}~~

~~[[File:Ross Taylor - october 2009.jpg|thumb|[[Ross Taylor]] was one of the top performers for RCB in 2009 and 2010.]]~~

[[Kevin Pietersen]] made his way into RCB as one of the costliest players in IPL . Kevin Pietersen was valued at $1.55m over a base price of $1.35m. Also Jesse Ryder from New Zealand was acquired in the auction at $160,000. On the last day of the 2008–2009 transfer window, [[Zaheer Khan]] was swapped with [[Robin Uthappa]] of [[Mumbai Indians]], with no money exchanged. The team also acquired [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] batsman [[Manish Pandey]] from Mumbai Indians and [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] fast bowler [[Pankaj Singh]] from [[Rajasthan Royals]]. The team also signed [[Eagles cricket team|Eagles]] fast bowler [[Dillon du Preez]] as a replacement for [[Zaheer Khan]].

[[File:Ross Taylor - october 2009.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ross Taylor]] was one of the top performers for RCB in 2009 and 2010.|227x227px]]

[[Vijay Mallya]], the owner of Bangalore Royal Challengers, had kept the captaincy options open. Minutes after picking up Kevin Pietersen at USD 1.55 million, Mallya said he was happy with the price he got him at. "The captaincy options are open. The team management will take a decision on it." The Royal Challengers, who finished second to last the previous year, were led by [[Rahul Dravid]]. On 21 March 2009 Vijay Mallya announced that Kevin Pietersen was replacing Rahul Dravid as the team captain for the 2009 season. The reason given was Dravid's absence in the league due to family related reasons.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/KP_replaces_Dravid_as_Challengers_skipper/articleshow/4297609.cms |work=The Times Of India |location=India | title=Indian Premier League 2011}}</ref> However many suspect that the change in captaincy is the result of the poor performance of the team in the first season of the [[Indian Premier League]]. On 30 April 2009, [[Anil Kumble]] was named the captain of the team for the remaining games of the IPL Season 2, due to [[Kevin Pietersen]]'s absence to play for England against the West Indies. Since then performance of Royal Challengers Bangalore has been instrumental and the turnaround has been superb. The challengers found great success under Kumble's leadership.

In [[2010 Indian Premier League|2010]], the Royal Challengers, under Kumble's captaincy, secured seven wins from 14 matches, accumulating 14 points. Tied with three other teams for a playoff spot, their superior net run rate qualified them for the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Indian Premier League Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2010/engine/series/418064.html?view=pointstable |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref> In the semi-final, they were defeated by the table-toppers, the Mumbai Indians, by 35 runs.<ref>{{cite web |title=MI vs RCB, Indian Premier League 2009/10, 1st Semi-Final at Navi Mumbai, April 21, 2010, Full - Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2009-10-418064/mumbai-indians-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-1st-semi-final-419162/full-scorecard |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref> However, the Royal Challengers secured a convincing nine-wicket win over the defending champions, the Deccan Chargers, in the third-place playoff, thus qualifying for the [[2010 Champions League Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web |title=DC vs RCB, Indian Premier League 2009/10, 3rd Place Play-off at Navi Mumbai, April 24, 2010, Full - Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2009-10-418064/deccan-chargers-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-3rd-place-play-off-419164/full-scorecard |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref> Kumble retired at the conclusion of the Champions League, having led the team to the semi-finals of both the IPL and the CLT20 that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Retired! Snubbed Kumble pulls out of IPL auction |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/retired-snubbed-kumble-pulls-out-of-ipl-auction/ |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=29 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830184842/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/retired-snubbed-kumble-pulls-out-of-ipl-auction/ |archive-date=30 August 2021 |date=4 January 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===2011–2012: IPL and CLT20 finals===

The team started with a win against defending champions [[Rajasthan Royals]] but quickly went on to lose a few games under the captaincy of [[Kevin Pietersen]]. However, he had to leave for national duty and captaincy was taken over by former Indian Test captain [[Anil Kumble]]. The team fortunes reversed and they beat [[Deccan Chargers]] to secure a 3rd place after the round robin stage. At the end of round robin stage RCB had played 14 matches out of which they won 8 and lost 6 with total points of 16. In the semi final they beat the [[Chennai Super Kings]] convincingly, who were led by [[M S Dhoni]] and crushed their hopes of winning the title. However they lost the final by 6 runs, in a close match to [[Deccan Chargers]]. Also [[Manish Pandey]] became the first Indian to score a century in IPL when he made 114* (73) against Deccan Chargers in their last match in the league phase. [[Anil Kumble]] also had a very good economy rate in the tournament which was held in [[South Africa]].

{{main|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012||l2 = 2012|l3 =}}

On 8 January 2011, the IPL Governing Council held the [[List of 2011 Indian Premier League personnel changes|auction]] for the fourth season of the league. Franchises had the option of retaining a maximum of four players for a sum of US$4.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Engineer |first1=Tariq |title=IPL player retention rules tilt level playing field |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-ipl-player-retention-rules-tilt-level-playing-field-491223 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=30 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521072309/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-ipl-player-retention-rules-tilt-level-playing-field-491223 |archive-date=21 May 2022 |date=10 December 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, RCB retained only Virat Kohli, leaving their other players to re-enter the auction pool. During the auction, Bangalore made significant acquisitions, including [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]], [[Zaheer Khan]], [[AB de Villiers]], [[Daniel Vettori]], [[Saurabh Tiwary]], [[Dirk Nannes]], and [[Cheteshwar Pujara]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Day 1 of IPL 2011 auction: Who went at what price |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket-fest-2011/story/day-1-of-ipl-auction-who-went-at-what-price-126236-2011-01-08 |website=[[India Today]] |access-date=30 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204145324/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket-fest-2011/story/day-1-of-ipl-auction-who-went-at-what-price-126236-2011-01-08 |archive-date=4 December 2023 |date=19 April 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Daniel Vettori was named captain for the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vettori named captain of RCB |url=http://thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Vettori-named-captain-of-RCB/article14671747.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=20 June 2024 |language=en |date=5 April 2011}}</ref> RCB began their campaign with a win over the newly formed [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kochi vs RCB, Indian Premier League 2011, 3rd match at Kochi, April 09, 2011, Full - Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/kochi-tuskers-kerala-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-3rd-match-501200/full-scorecard |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=30 January 2024 |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619050712/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/kochi-tuskers-kerala-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-3rd-match-501200/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref> However, they faced three consecutive defeats against [[Mumbai Indians]], [[Deccan Chargers]], and [[Chennai Super Kings]].<ref>{{cite web |title=RCB vs MI, Indian Premier League 2011, 8th match at Bengaluru, April 12, 2011, Full – Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-mumbai-indians-8th-match-501205/full-scorecard |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=30 January 2024 |archive-date=30 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130111336/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-mumbai-indians-8th-match-501205/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=DC vs RCB, Indian Premier League 2011, 11th match at Hyderabad, April 14, 2011, Full - Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/deccan-chargers-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-11th-match-501208/full-scorecard |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=30 January 2024 |archive-date=30 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130111330/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/deccan-chargers-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-11th-match-501208/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CSK vs RCB, Indian Premier League 2011, 3rd match at Chennai, April 16, 2011, Full - Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/chennai-super-kings-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-14th-match-501211/full-scorecard |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=30 January 2024 |archive-date=30 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130111335/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/chennai-super-kings-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-14th-match-501211/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref> Dirk Nannes was replaced by [[Chris Gayle]] because of an injury.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gayle lined up as Nannes replacement |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indian-premier-league-2011-chris-gayle-lined-up-as-dirk-nannes-replacement-511815 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=30 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516214830/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indian-premier-league-2011-chris-gayle-lined-up-as-dirk-nannes-replacement-511815 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |date=19 April 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Gayle's inclusion led RCB to a seven-match winning streak.<ref>{{cite web |title=From unsold at the auction to tournament MVP – Chris Gayle's incredible 2011 IPL |url=https://wisden.com/stories/from-unsold-at-the-auction-to-tournament-mvp-chris-gayles-incredible-2011-ipl |website=[[Wisden]] |access-date=30 January 2024 |date=14 April 2021 |archive-date=30 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130111330/https://wisden.com/stories/from-unsold-at-the-auction-to-tournament-mvp-chris-gayles-incredible-2011-ipl |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Indian Premier League Fixtures and Results |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=30 January 2024 |archive-date=30 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130111334/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results?team=4340 |url-status=live }}</ref> In their final league match, RCB defeated defending champions Chennai Super Kings, securing the top position in the points table.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2011: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings - RCB win by 8 wkts |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket-fest-2011/story/bangalore-vs-chennai-match-report-134175-2011-05-21 |website=[[India Today]] |access-date=30 January 2024 |date=22 May 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130105631/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket-fest-2011/story/bangalore-vs-chennai-match-report-134175-2011-05-21 |archive-date=30 January 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> They lost the final, again facing the Super Kings, by 58 runs. Chris Gayle was named Man of the Tournament.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Veera |first1=Sriram |title=Vijay stars in Chennai's successful title defence |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/chennai-super-kings-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-final-501271/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=30 January 2024 |date=28 May 2011 |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418220556/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/chennai-super-kings-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-final-501271/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Royal Challengers Bangalore reached the [[2011 Champions League Twenty20]] semi-finals after finishing runner-up in the IPL. They won their final group match against [[Southern Redbacks]] on the last ball and beat [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales Blues]] in the semis.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sundar |first1=Nitin |title=Last-ball six takes RCB into semis |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nokia-champions-league-t20-2011-12-519661/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-south-australia-group-b-521345/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=5 October 2011 |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202061012/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nokia-champions-league-t20-2011-12-519661/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-south-australia-group-b-521345/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Monga |first1=Sidharth |title=RCB rip through second consecutive 200-plus target |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nokia-champions-league-t20-2011-12-519661/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-new-south-wales-1st-semi-final-521347/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=7 October 2011 |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531020610/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nokia-champions-league-t20-2011-12-519661/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-new-south-wales-1st-semi-final-521347/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> They lost the final to Mumbai Indians.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monga |first1=Sidharth |title=Mumbai Indians complete dream run with title |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nokia-champions-league-t20-2011-12-519661/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-mumbai-indians-final-521348/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=9 October 2011 |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202061001/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nokia-champions-league-t20-2011-12-519661/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-mumbai-indians-final-521348/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref>

Before the [[List of 2012 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2012 auction]], RCB retained Chris Gayle and secured [[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]] from [[Delhi Daredevils]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Challengers Bangalore retain Chris Gayle |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2012-royal-challengers-bangalore-retain-chris-gayle-550174 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=20 January 2012 |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202060957/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2012-royal-challengers-bangalore-retain-chris-gayle-550174 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IPL: Andrew McDonald moves from Delhi to RCB |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ipl-andrew-mcdonald-moves-from-delhi-to-rcb/articleshow/11445798.cms |website=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=21 June 2024 |language=en |date=11 January 2012}}</ref> In the auction, RCB acquired [[Vinay Kumar]] and [[Muttiah Muralitharan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL auction: List of players bought by franchises |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/ipl-auction-list-of-players-bought-by-franchises/ |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=4 February 2012 |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202060957/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/ipl-auction-list-of-players-bought-by-franchises/ |url-status=live }}</ref> RCB began the [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012 IPL]] season without Chris Gayle, who was recovering from an injury.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Gayle laid low by groin injury |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/chris-gayle-laid-low-by-groin-injury/articleshow/11943427.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=27 February 2012 |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202061016/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/chris-gayle-laid-low-by-groin-injury/articleshow/11943427.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> AB de Villiers and Muttiah Muralitharan contributed to a winning start against Delhi Daredevils.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Binoy |first1=George |title=De Villiers, Murali overcome Delhi |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2012-520932/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-delhi-daredevils-5th-match-548310/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 June 2024 |language=en |date=7 April 2012}}</ref> RCB won eight out of their sixteen games but failed to qualify for the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2012 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2012-520932/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Balachandran |first1=Kanishkaa |title=Steyn, Duminy help Deccan knock out RCB |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2012-520932/deccan-chargers-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-71st-match-548376/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |date=20 May 2012 |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202061005/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2012-520932/deccan-chargers-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-71st-match-548376/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Gayle was the highest run-scorer of the tournament with 733 runs, including a century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Runs {{!}} Indian Premier League 2012 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2012-6680 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2 February 2024 |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202060958/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2012-6680 |url-status=live }}</ref>

~~===2010 season===~~

~~{{Main article|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2010}}~~

~~Challengers were among the least active during the 2010 auction by signing English-Irish batsman [[Eoin Morgan]] for $220,000 as the only acquisition.~~

=== 2013-2015: Kohli captaincy and intermediate seasons ===

Challengers had a mixed round of success in the third edition of the IPL. The team slumped to a defeat in their first match against the Knight Riders but came back strongly to win the next four games which started off with the highest successful run chase in IPL 2010 and the second highest successful run chase in IPL history against [[Kings XI Punjab]] at [[Bangalore]]. This win was followed by comprehensive wins against the [[Rajasthan Royals]], [[Mumbai Indians]] and the [[Chennai Super Kings]]. [[Jacques Kallis|Kallis]] and [[Robin Uthappa|Uthappa]] were in tremendous form with the bat, while [[Anil Kumble|Kumble]] was miserly with the ball, [[Dale Steyn|Steyn]] fast and accurate and [[Vinay Kumar]] wily picking wickets at the right time. However, the team lost the next two games and after a roller coaster ride, managed to sneak into the semis for the second consecutive season by virtue of their healthy net run rate beating [[Delhi Daredevils]] and [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] both of whom had equal number of wins and losses as the Bangalore outfit. In the semifinal, RCB put on a shoddy display after beginning well and conceded 77 runs during the last 5 overs of the Mumbai innings. The chase never took off and they went on to lose the match by 35 runs. The team had the final laugh after they comprehensively beat the defending champions [[Deccan Chargers]], against whom they lost the previous year's final by 9 wickets. RCB finished the season in third position and thereby booked a slot in the [[2010 Champions League Twenty20]].

{{Main|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015|l2 = 2014|l3 = 2015}}

Before the [[List of 2013 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2013 auction]], RCB released [[Mohammad Kaif]], [[Charl Langeveldt]], [[Dirk Nannes]], [[Luke Pomersbach]], and [[Rilee Rossouw]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hyderabad's new owners retain 20 players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hyderabad-ipl-franchise-owners-retain-20-players-589311 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 June 2024 |language=en |date=1 November 2012}}</ref> At the auction, they acquired [[Christopher Barnwell]], [[Daniel Christian]], [[Moises Henriques]], [[Ravi Rampaul]], [[Pankaj Singh (cricketer)|Pankaj Singh]], [[R. P. Singh]], and [[Jaydev Unadkat]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Binoy |first1=George |title=What the franchises did to bolster their squads |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-auction-2013-what-the-franchises-did-to-bolster-their-squads-603255 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 June 2024 |language=en |date=3 February 2013}}</ref> Virat Kohli replaced Daniel Vettori as captain and remained in that role until 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kohli appointed captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore |url=http://thehindu.com/sport/cricket/kohli-appointed-captain-of-royal-challengers-bangalore/article4434983.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=22 June 2024 |language=en |date=20 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kumar |first1=Manish |title=Virat Kohli's IPL journey as RCB captain: What the numbers say |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/virat-kohlis-ipl-journey-as-rcb-captain-what-the-numbers-say/articleshow/86963875.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 June 2024 |language=en |date=12 October 2021}}</ref> During the IPL season, RCB finished fifth in the group stage points table with 9 wins from 16 matches, failing to qualify for the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2013 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2013-586733/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 June 2024}}</ref> Chris Gayle was the second highest run scorer of the tournament, behind [[Michael Hussey]] of the Chennai Super Kings, while [[Vinay Kumar]] was the team's highest wicket-taker with 23 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Runs For Indian Premier League, 2013 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2013-7720 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most Wickets For Indian Premier League, 2013 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2013-7720 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 June 2024}}</ref>

Before the [[List of 2014 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2014 auction]], RCB retained AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, and Virat Kohli from previous seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of players retained ahead of the 2014 IPL auction |url=http://espncricinfo.com/story/list-of-players-retained-ahead-of-the-2014-ipl-auction-708731 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024 |language=en |date=10 January 2014}}</ref> The players bought in the 2014 auction included [[Albie Morkel]], [[Mitchell Starc]], [[Parthiv Patel]], [[Ashok Dinda]], [[Nic Maddinson]], [[Varun Aaron]], [[Yuzvendra Chahal]], [[Vijay Zol]], and [[Yuvraj Singh]], who was the most expensive player at {{INRConvert|14|c|year=2014}}, among others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pepsi IPL 2014: IPL Auction |url=http://iplt20.com/auction/2014 |website=IPLT20 |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> Daniel Vettori replaced Ray Jennings as the head coach of the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel Vettori, Allan Donald are RCB coaches |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/daniel-vettori-allan-donald-are-rcb-coaches/articleshow/28607427.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=23 June 2024 |language=en |date=10 January 2014}}</ref> The first phase of the IPL was held in the UAE and the second phase in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Premier League to open in United Arab Emirates |url=http://bbc.com/sport/cricket/26542931 |website=[[BBC Sports]] |access-date=23 June 2024 |language=en |date=12 March 2014}}</ref> RCB finished 7th in the points table and did not qualify for the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2014 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2014-695871/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> De Villiers was the highest run-scorer for the team with 395 runs, while Varun Aaron took the most wickets, claiming 16.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Runs For Pepsi Indian Premier League, 2014 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2014-8827 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most Wickets For Pepsi Indian Premier League, 2014 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2014-8827 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>

The Royal Challengers having beaten [[Deccan Chargers]] at the third-place play-off qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 along with [[Mumbai Indians]] and [[Chennai Super Kings]]. The Challengers along with [[Victoria Bushrangers]] and [[Wayamba Elevens]] were the only sides to make it to the tournament twice. After victories in the warm-up games, the Royal Challengers started off their campaign on a winning note by defeating [[Guyana national cricket team|Guyana]]. However they were humbled in their next game against the [[South Australian Redbacks]]. They also lost their next game against IPL rivals [[Mumbai Indians]] despite a mighty effort from [[Rahul Dravid]]. However, the Challengers made it to the semi-finals after beating the Highveld Lions, thanks to a superior NRR compared to the [[Highveld Lions]] and [[Mumbai Indians]]. The Royal Challengers played their rain-hit semi-final against the [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] champions [[Chennai Super Kings]] who had topped Group A. The injury hit Challengers eventually lost the match by 52 runs (D/L method) and bowed out of the tournament as losing semi-finalists.

Before the [[List of 2015 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2015 auction]], RCB secured [[Manvinder Bisla]] from [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] and [[Iqbal Abdulla]] from [[Rajasthan Royals]], as well as [[Mandeep Singh]] from [[Kings XI Punjab]] during the transfer window.<ref>{{cite web |title=Player transfers before IPL 2015 |url=http://espncricinfo.com/story/player-transfers-before-ipl-2015-796315 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024 |language=en |date=4 November 2014}}</ref> In the auction, they bought [[Daren Sammy]], [[Sean Abbott]], [[Subramaniam Badrinath]], [[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]], and [[Dinesh Karthik]], among others.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of players sold and unsold in IPL 2015 auction |url=http://espncricinfo.com/story/list-of-players-sold-and-unsold-in-ipl-2015-auction-832783 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024 |language=en |date=16 February 2015}}</ref> Royal Challengers started their season with a win against KKR at [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Purohit |first1=Abhishek |title=Gayle 96 guides wobbly RCB to win |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2015-791129/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-5th-match-829713/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024 |language=en |date=11 April 2015}}</ref> During the group stage, they won a total of seven out of fourteen matches, finishing in third place on the points table.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2015 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2015-791129/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> In the playoffs, they defeated [[Rajasthan Royals]] in the Eliminator by 71 runs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Purohit |first1=Abhishek |title=De Villiers, Mandeep fifties crush Royals |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2015-791129/rajasthan-royals-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-eliminator-829819/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024 |language=en |date=20 May 2015}}</ref> However, in the second qualifier against the Chennai Super Kings, RCB lost by 3 wickets, knocking them out of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Purohit |first1=Abhishek |title=Nehra, Hussey carry CSK to the final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2015-791129/chennai-super-kings-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-qualifier-2-829821/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024 |language=en |date=22 May 2015}}</ref> AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, and Chris Gayle were the 4th, 5th, and 6th highest run-scorers of the season, respectively, while Yuzvendra Chahal was the team's highest wicket-taker and the 3rd highest overall in the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Runs For Pepsi Indian Premier League, 2015 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2015-9657 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most Wickets For Pepsi Indian Premier League, 2015 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2015-9657 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>

~~Kumble retired after leading RCB to the semis of both CLT20 and IPL-3.~~

=== 2016–2019: Runners-up and bottom-table finishes ===

~~===2011 season===~~

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[[File:Kohli ruling despite RCB collapse.jpg|thumb|Virat Kohli was the leading run-scorer of the 2016 season with 973 runs, the highest ever in IPL history.]]

On 8 January 2011, IPL Governing Council held the auction for the season 4 of the league. The franchises had the option of retaining a maximum of four players for a sum of $4.5mn. Royal Challengers however retained only one of their players, [[Virat Kohli]], leaving the rest of the players back in the auction pool. When other IPL franchises let go the non-performers from each of their teams, RCB lost the top performers from the previous season by releasing them back to auction pool.

Amid financial scandals involving owner and chairman [[Vijay Mallya]], Amrit Thomas became the chairman of the Royal Challengers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gollapudi |first1=Nagraj |title=Amrit Thomas replaces Vijay Mallya as RCB head |url=http://espncricinfo.com/story/amrit-thomas-replaces-vijay-mallya-as-head-of-ipl-franchise-royal-challengers-bangalore-984747 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=23 June 2024 |language=en |date=18 March 2016}}</ref> In the 2016 season, RCB introduced different jerseys for home and away matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2016: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to don two separate jerseys |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/royal-challengers-bangalore-rcb-to-don-two-separate-ipl-jerseys/ |url-access=subscription |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=24 June 2024 |language=en |date=8 April 2016}}</ref> During the [[List of 2016 Indian Premier League personnel changes|player auction]], they acquired [[Shane Watson]], [[Kane Richardson]], [[Stuart Binny]], [[Travis Head]], and [[Samuel Badree]], among others.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2016 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/list-of-players-sold-and-unsold-at-ipl-auction-2016-969473 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 June 2024 |language=en |date=6 February 2016}}</ref> Additionally, [[KL Rahul]] and [[Parvez Rasool]] joined RCB from [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2016: KL Rahul, Parvez Rasool join Royal Challengers Bangalore |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2016-kl-rahul-parveez-rasool-to-join-royal-challengers-bangalore/ |url-access=subscription |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=24 June 2024 |language=en |date=17 February 2016}}</ref> RCB won their first match of the season against Sunrisers, with AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli scoring 82 and 75 runs, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kishore |first1=Shashank |title=RCB flex batting muscle to crush Sunrisers |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2016-968923/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-4th-match-980907/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 June 2024 |language=en |date=12 April 2016}}</ref> However, they struggled in the next six matches, securing only one win against [[Rising Pune Supergiant]], which made it challenging to qualify for the playoffs. However, RCB qualified for the playoffs, losing only one match in their next seven games.<ref>{{cite web |title=RCB's road to IPL 2016 final |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/rcbs-road-to-ipl-2016-final-2823541/ |url-access=subscription |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=24 June 2024 |language=en |date=28 May 2016}}</ref> They set a record by defeating the [[Gujarat Lions]] with a winning margin of 144 runs, the highest in IPL history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raghavan |first1=Sirish |title=De Villiers, Kohli tons in record IPL win |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2016-968923/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-gujarat-lions-44th-match-980987/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 June 2024 |language=en |date=14 May 2016}}</ref>{{efn|The Mumbai Indians broke this record in the following season against the Delhi Daredevils.<ref>{{cite web |title=Largest margins by Innings, runs & wickets for Indian Premier League |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/team-largest-margins/indian-premier-league-117 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 June 2024}}</ref>}} RCB finished the group stage in second place on the points table with 18 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2016 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2016-968923/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 June 2024}}</ref> In the playoffs, they faced Gujarat Lions in Qualifier 1 at their home ground, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, and won by 4 wickets, advancing to their third final in nine seasons.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krishnaswamy |first1=Karthik |title=Royal Challengers in final after de Villiers' rescue act |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2016-968923/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-gujarat-lions-qualifier-1-981013/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 June 2024 |language=en |date=24 May 2016}}</ref> In the final against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bangalore, RCB lost by 8 runs, ending the season as runners-up for the third time in IPL history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kishore |first1=Shashank |title=Sunrisers choke RCB chase to seal first title |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2016-968923/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-final-981019/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 June 2024 |language=en |date=29 May 2016}}</ref> Yuzvendra Chahal and Shane Watson were the second and third highest wicket-takers of the tournament, while Virat Kohli won the [[Orange Cap]] for scoring the most runs in the tournament, amassing 973 runs—the highest ever in IPL history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most wickets For Indian Premier League, 2016 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2016-11001 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most runs For Indian Premier League, 2016 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2016-11001 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most runs in a series For Indian Premier League |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/batting-most-runs-series/indian-premier-league-117 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 June 2024}}</ref>

On Day-One of the auction, Bangalore bought Sri Lankan [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] for $650,000, their former player and Mumbai Indians spearhead [[Zaheer Khan]] for $900,000, Netherlands' [[Ryan ten Doeschate]] for $400,000, and ace middle order batsman [[AB de Villiers]] for $1.1mn, former New Zealand skipper [[Daniel Vettori]] for $550,000, India's new sensation, who played with Mumbai Indians until last season, [[Saurabh Tiwary]] for a whopping $1.6mn; Australia's [[Dirk Nannes]] for $650,000 and India's young talent [[Cheteshwar Pujara]] for $700,000. West Indian batsman [[Chris Gayle]] was brought in as a replacement for the injured [[Dirk Nannes]] in the middle of the tournament. Vettori led the side for the fourth season of the IPL.

In the [[List of 2017 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2017 player auctions]], the Royal Challengers acquired [[Tymal Mills]], [[Aniket Choudhary]], [[Pawan Negi]], [[Praveen Dubey]], and [[Billy Stanlake]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/list-of-players-sold-and-unsold-at-ipl-auction-2017-1083407 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=en |date=20 February 2017}}</ref> [[Mitchell Starc]] parted ways with the team to rehabilitate ahead of the [[2017 ICC Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]], prompting the management to replace him with Tymal Mills.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitchell Starc parts ways with Royal Challengers Bangalore, pulls out of Indian Premier League 2017 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/indian-premier-league-2017/news/story/mitchell-starc-royal-challengers-bangalore-ipl-2017-indian-premier-league-961454-2017-02-19 |website=[[India Today]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=en |date=10 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Premier League money will change my life: Tymal Mills |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/tymal-mills-indian-premier-league-money-change-life-961815-2017-02-21 |website=[[India Today]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=en |date=21 February 2017}}</ref> The season for RCB was impacted by injuries, with skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers missing the initial matches. This led to Shane Watson stepping in as the interim captain. Batsmen KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan were also ruled out for the season due to prolonged injuries.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2017: Injury-hit RCB to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad tomorrow |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/ipl-2017-injury-hit-rcb-to-take-on-sunrisers-hyderabad-tomorrow-117040400327_1.html |website=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=en |date=4 April 2017}}</ref> RCB finished at the bottom of the table, losing ten out of their fourteen matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2017 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2017-1078425/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref> In a match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, RCB was all out for just 49 runs, marking the lowest score ever in an IPL match.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monga |first1=Sidharth |title=Knight Riders defend small total in style, RCB 49 all out |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2017-1078425/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-27th-match-1082617/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=en |date=23 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lowest totals For Indian Premier League |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/team-lowest-innings-totals/indian-premier-league-117 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref> Virat Kohli was the leading run-scorer for the team with 308 runs in the tournament, while Pawan Negi took the most wickets, claiming 16.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most runs For Indian Premier League, 2017 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2017-11701?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most wickets For Indian Premier League, 2017 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2017-11701?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>

RCB kicked off their campaign with a comfortable six-wicket win over the newly formed team, [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]]. But then they suffered three big defeats at the hands of [[Mumbai Indians]], [[Deccan Chargers]] and [[Chennai Super Kings]]. At this stage, speedster [[Dirk Nannes]] was ruled out of the tournament and RCB team management named West Indian opener [[Chris Gayle]] as his replacement. Gayle started off the tournament with a century (102* off 55 balls) against [[Kolkata Knight Riders]], giving the Challengers an emphatic 9-wicket win. RCB also managed to beat [[Delhi Daredevils]] and [[Pune Warriors]] in their next two matches. They went on to beat [[Kings XI Punjab]] by a big margin of 85 runs, after Gayle smashed his second century of the tournament (107 off 49 balls). They won their next two matches against [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala|Kochi]] and [[Rajasthan Royals]], both comprehensively by 9 wickets. They also defeated [[Kolkata Knight Riders|Kolkata]] in a rain-affected match at Bangalore. But then, [[Kings XI Punjab]], riding on a blistering hundred by their skipper [[Adam Gilchrist]], ended RCB's 7-match winning streak, with a huge 111-run margin win. In their last league match, the Challengers beat the defending champions [[Chennai Super Kings]] by 8 wickets to end at the top of the points table. Chris Gayle shining once again with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 75 off 50 balls.

Ahead of the 2018 IPL, RCB retained Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Sarfaraz Khan.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL player retention 2018: RCB retain Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni returns to CSK |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/ipl-player-retention-2018-rcb-retain-virat-kohli-ms-dhoni-returns-to-csk/articleshow/62367936.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=en |date=5 January 2018}}</ref> During the [[List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|auction]], they acquired notable players such as [[Brendon McCullum]], [[Chris Woakes]], [[Colin de Grandhomme]], [[Moeen Ali]], [[Quinton de Kock]], [[Umesh Yadav]], and Yuzvendra Chahal, among others.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of sold and unsold players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1134446 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=en |date=26 January 2018}}</ref> In January 2018, [[Gary Kirsten]] was appointed as the batting coach, and [[Ashish Nehra]] took on the role of bowling coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nehra and Kirsten join RCB coaching staff |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/nehra-and-kirsten-join-royal-challengers-bangalore-coaching-staff-1131321 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=en |date=2 January 2018}}</ref> In the group stage, RCB finished sixth in the points table, failing to qualify for the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2018 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2018-1131611/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref> Virat Kohli was the team's leading run-scorer, while Umesh Yadav took the most wickets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most runs For Indian Premier League, 2018 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2018-12210?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most wickets For Indian Premier League, 2018 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2018-12210?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>

Royal Challengers faced [[Chennai Super Kings]] in the 1st qualifier at Mumbai. [[Virat Kohli]] scored an unbeaten 70 off just 44 balls to help RCB put up 175/4 in their 20 overs. Despite losing early wickets, Chennai went on to win the match by 6 wickets. The win took Chennai to the final and RCB faced [[Mumbai Indians]] in the 2nd qualifier in Chennai. Batting first, Royal Challengers made a massive 185/4 in 20 overs on a slow Chepauk track. Chris Gayle was the star once again for them as he scored a blistering 89 runs off 47 balls. Mumbai never looked in the hunt for a win as they collapsed to a 43-run defeat. The Royal Challengers qualified for the finals with this win and went on to face Chennai at their home ground in the finals. Winning the toss, Chennai elected to bat first in the finals. The Super Kings posted a huge total of 205/5. The Challengers did not bat well and lost the match by 4 wickets. [[Chris Gayle]] was named Man of the Tournament and Bangalore set a new IPL record for the most successive wins by winning 7 matches on the trot.

In August 2018, Gary Kirsten was appointed as the head coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, replacing Daniel Vettori.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gary Kirsten replaces Daniel Vettori as RCB coach |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/gary-kirsten-replaces-daniel-vettori-as-rcb-coach-1157817 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=26 June 2024 |language=en |date=30 August 2018}}</ref> During the [[List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2019 IPL auction]], the team acquired [[Shivam Dube]], [[Shimron Hetmyer]], [[Heinrich Klaasen]], and [[Devdutt Padikkal]], along with other key players.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2019-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1166896 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=en |date=27 November 2018}}</ref> During the season, [[Dale Steyn]] joined the team, replacing the injured [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rao |first1=Rakesh |title=IPL 2019: Steyn to join RCB squad; injured Rajpoot ruled out |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/indian-premier-league-2019-kings-xi-punjab-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-in-mohali/article26822303.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=en |date=12 April 2019}}</ref> Steyn played only two games before being ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019: Royal Challengers Bangalore lose Dale Steyn to shoulder injury |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/ipl-2019-rcb-injury-news-dale-steyn-ruled-out-shoulder-inflammation-1509890-2019-04-25 |website=[[India Today]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=en |date=25 April 2019}}</ref> In the group stage, RCB played 14 games, winning five, and finished at the bottom of the table.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2019-1165643/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref> Virat Kohli was once again the highest run-scorer for the team, while Yuzvendra Chahal was the highest wicket-taker.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most runs For Indian Premier League, 2019 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2019-12741?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most wickets For Indian Premier League, 2019 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2019-12741?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>

Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the main event of the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 as they finished runners-up in the [[2011 Indian Premier League]], this made the Challengers the first and only team ever to play in all the three seasons of the tournament. The Challengers, placed in Group B in the first round of the tournament, kicked off their quest for glory with a last-ball defeat to the [[Warriors cricket team|Warriors]]. They suffered a big 9-wicket defeat at the hands of IPL counterparts [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] in their second group match, leaving them with two must-win matches in order to qualify for the semi-finals. They registered their first win in the competition, in emphatic manner, by beating [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] by 51 runs, thanks to [[Chris Gayle]]'s 46-ball 86. The win also consolidated their poor net run-rate. In their last group match, they faced the champions from Australia, the [[Southern Redbacks]]. Batting first, the Redbacks rode on a century by [[Daniel Harris (cricketer)|Daniel Harris]] (108* from 61 balls) to set RCB a target of 215. The Royal Challengers came out with a spirited batting performance with [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] and [[Virat Kohli]] scoring half-centuries. However, the Redbacks hampered the run-chase by picking up wickets at regular stages towards the end of the innings. With six runs required off the last ball to win the match, RCB found an unlikely-hero in [[Arun Karthik]], who struck [[Daniel Christian]] for a six over deep mid-wicket, to take RCB through to the semi-finals. The Challengers, despite being level on points with [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] and [[Warriors cricket team|Warriors]], qualified for the semis on basis of having a better net run-rate than the two teams.

=== 2020-2023: Regain in form ===

The Royal Challengers played the [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales Blues]] in the semi-finals of the tournament. Winning the toss, [[Daniel Vettori]] put the Blues in to bat and the decision seemed to backfire as the Blues amassed 203/2 in 20 overs, mainly due to the efforts of [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] who struck an unbeaten 123 off just 68 balls. Despite losing [[Tillakaratne Dilshan|Dilshan]] early in the chase, RCB got off to a rollicking start with [[Chris Gayle]] smashing 92 runs from only 41 deliveries. He was ably supported by [[Virat Kohli|Kohli]], who struck an unbeaten 84 from 49 balls to give RCB a comfortable 6-wicket victory with 9 balls to spare. They took on an injury-hit [[Mumbai Indians]] in the final at [[Chennai]]. Mumbai winning the toss, chose to bat and put up a modest total of 139 in 20 overs. After getting off to a blistering start with the bat, the Challengers lost wickets at regular intervals before getting bundled out for 108 in 19.2 overs, falling short of the target by 31 runs. Mumbai skipper [[Harbhajan Singh]] was awarded the Man of the Match for picking 3/20 in his four overs.

{{main|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2020|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2022 |Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2023 |l2 = 2021|l3 = 2022 |l4 = 2023}}

In August 2019, [[Simon Katich]] replaced Gary Kirsten as the head coach of the team, and [[Mike Hesson]] was appointed as the director of cricket operations.<ref>{{cite web |title=RCB support staff overhaul: Kirsten and Nehra out, Hesson and Katich in |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/royal-challengers-overhaul-gary-kirsten-and-ashish-nehra-out-mike-hesson-and-simon-katich-in-1198436 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=23 August 2019}}</ref> Ahead of the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]], RCB released several players, including [[Colin de Grandhomme]], [[Dale Steyn]], [[Heinrich Klaasen]], [[Nathan Coulter-Nile]], [[Akshdeep Nath]], [[Marcus Stoinis]], [[Shimron Hetmyer]], and [[Tim Southee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-auction-rcb-royal-challengers-bangalore-full-released-retained-players-list-kohli-shivam-dube-total-purse/article30248836.ece|title=IPL 2020: Royal Challengers Bangalore squad and purse left ahead of auction |website=[[Sportstar]] |publisher=[[The Hindu Group]] |date=9 December 2019|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-date=26 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226202304/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-auction-rcb-royal-challengers-bangalore-full-released-retained-players-list-kohli-shivam-dube-total-purse/article30248836.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> During the auction, RCB added [[Aaron Finch]], [[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]], [[Josh Philippe|Joshua Philippe]], [[Kane Richardson]], [[Pavan Deshpande]], Dale Steyn, [[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]], and [[Isuru Udana]] to their squad.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ghosh |first1=Annesha |title=IPL 2020 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2020-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1210538 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=19 December 2019}}</ref> They also released a new logo ahead of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Challengers Bangalore launches new logo ahead of IPL 2020 - WATCH |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/royal-challengers-bangalore-launches-new-logo-ahead-of-ipl-2020-watch/story-HRfU03jwf9RkUoLD8PB3VP.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=14 February 2020}}</ref> The 2020 IPL season was postponed and eventually held in the UAE due to the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cricket|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2020: UAE to host tournament from September 19 to November 10 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2020-uae-to-host-tournament-from-september-19-to-november-10-1228264 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=2 August 2020}}</ref> RCB qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2016, finishing fourth on the points table with 14 points.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2020 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2020-21-1210595/points-table-standings |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> They faced Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator but lost by six wickets.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monga |first1=Sidharth |title=Williamson, Holder see through wobbly Sunrisers chase to knock out Royal Challengers |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2020-21-1210595/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-eliminator-1237178/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=6 November 2020}}</ref> Devdutt Padikkal was the team's leading run-scorer with 473 runs, followed by Virat Kohli with 466 runs and AB de Villiers with 454 runs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most runs For Indian Premier League, 2020/21 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2020-21-13533?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> Yuzvendra Chahal was the highest wicket-taker, taking 21 wickets, followed by Chris Morris and Mohammad Siraj, who each took 11 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most wickets For Indian Premier League, 2020/21 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2020-21-13533?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref>

~~===2012 season===~~

~~{{Main article|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012}}~~

In the pre-season transfer window Royal Challengers Bangalore transferred Australian allrounder [[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipl-schedule.net/andrew-mcdonald-transfers-to-royal-challengers-bangalore/|title=Andrew McDonald transfers to Royal Challengers Bangalore|postscript={{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref> from Delhi Daredevils. RCB paid US$100,000 as transferred fees. Royal Challengers Bangalore also retained Chris Gayle for the next two IPL seasons.

During the [[List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2021 IPL auction]], RCB acquired [[Glenn Maxwell]], [[Mohammed Azharuddeen]], [[Sachin Baby]], [[Kyle Jamieson]], [[Srikar Bharat]], [[Rajat Patidar]], [[Dan Christian]], and [[Suyash Prabhudessai]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Sreshth |title=IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1252152 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=18 February 2021}}</ref> The season was suspended midway due to a sudden rise in [[COVID-19]] cases among players and resumed in September in the UAE.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL suspended after rise in Covid-19 cases among players |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/56978321 |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=4 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2021 to resume in UAE in September-October, confirms BCCI |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2021-new-dates-uae-to-host-tournament-second-half-september-october-bcci-indian-cricket/article34629733.ece |website=[[Sportstar]] |publisher=[[The Hindu Group]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=29 May 2021}}</ref> Before the season's resumption, the team's head coach, Simon Katich, resigned, and Mike Hesson took over as head coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Abhishek |title=IPL 2021: Simon Katich steps down as RCB coach, cites personal reasons |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2021-simon-katich-steps-down-as-rcb-coach-cites-personal-reasons/article36030290.ece |website=[[Sportstar]] |publisher=[[The Hindu Group]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=21 August 2021}}</ref> RCB qualified for the playoffs by finishing fourth in the points table but failed to lift the trophy once again, losing to Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2021 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Muthu |first1=Alagappan |title=Narine stars with bat and ball, puts KKR in Qualifier 2, ends Kohli's tenure as RCB captain with defeat |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-eliminator-1254115/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=11 October 2021}}</ref> [[Harshal Patel]] finished the season with 32 wickets, equalling [[Dwayne Bravo]]'s record for the highest number of wickets taken in a season and winning the [[Purple Cap]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Most wickets For Indian Premier League, 2021 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2021-13840 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most wickets in a series For Indian Premier League |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/bowling-most-wickets-series/indian-premier-league-117 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> Glenn Maxwell was the highest run-scorer for the team with 513 runs, the fifth highest in the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most runs For Indian Premier League, 2021 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2021-13840 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> Virat Kohli became the first-ever batsman to score 6,000 runs in the IPL during this season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2021-virat-kohli-royal-challengers-bangalore-captain-becomes-first-player-to-score-6000-ipl-runs-101618740443458.html | title=Virat Kohli becomes first player to score 6000 IPL runs | date=22 April 2021 | access-date=13 March 2023 | archive-date=24 April 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424043647/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2021-virat-kohli-royal-challengers-bangalore-captain-becomes-first-player-to-score-6000-ipl-runs-101618740443458-amp.html | url-status=live }}</ref> This season marked AB de Villiers's last in the IPL, as he announced his retirement in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=AB de Villiers announces retirement from all forms of cricket, marks end of association with IPL and RCB |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ab-de-villiers-announces-retirement-from-all-cricket-ends-association-with-ipl-and-rcb-101637305681787.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=19 November 2019}}</ref>

Before the auction RCB had got Andrew McDonald transferred from [[Delhi Daredevils]]. They had also bought out the contracts of [[Johan Van der Wath]], [[Jonathan Vandiar]] and [[Nuwan Pradeep]]. In the auction RCB bought only vinay kumar for $1 million and Muttiah Muralitharan for $220,200.

In the 2022 season, the Royal Challengers underwent significant changes. [[Faf du Plessis]] was announced as the new captain following Virat Kohli's decision to step down from the role after the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kishore |first=Shashank |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/faf-du-plessis-unveiled-as-rcb-s-new-captain-for-ipl-2022-1305098| title=Faf du Plessis unveiled as RCB's captain for IPL 2022| date=12 March 2022 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] | access-date=12 March 2022| archive-date=19 June 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619050630/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/faf-du-plessis-unveiled-as-rcb-s-captain-for-ipl-2022-1305098| url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, [[Sanjay Bangar]] was appointed as the new head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sanjay Bangar named head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-sanjay-bangar-named-head-coach-of-royal-challengers-bangalore-1288454 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=9 November 2021}}</ref> During the [[List of 2022 Indian Premier League personnel changes|auction]], RCB acquired several key players, including [[Wanindu Hasaranga]], [[Harshal Patel]], [[Finn Allen]], [[Mahipal Lomror]], [[Dinesh Karthik]], [[Josh Hazlewood]], and [[Jason Behrendorff]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Agrawal |first1=Himanshu |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=12 February 2022}}</ref> The season also saw the expansion of the league to include two new teams, making it a 10-team competition. RCB managed to advance past the eliminator stage for the first time in two seasons but ultimately fell short of winning the title, losing to Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brar |first1=Hemant |title=Buttler ton, Prasidh-McCoy show put Royals in IPL final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2022-1298423/rajasthan-royals-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-qualifier-2-1312199/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=27 May 2022}}</ref> du Plessis finished the season as the team's highest run-scorer with 468 runs, while Hasaranga was the leading wicket-taker with 26 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most runs in Indian Premier League, 2022 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2022-14452?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most wickets For Indian Premier League, 2022 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2022-14452?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> Ahead of the 2023 season, RCB acquired [[Reece Topley]], [[Will Jacks]], Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, [[Sonu Yadav]], [[Himanshu Sharma (cricketer)|Himanshu Sharma]], and Manoj Bhadange in the auction.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramanujam |first1=Srinidhi |title=2023 IPL auction: The list of sold and unsold players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2023-ipl-auction-list-of-sold-unsold-players-1350272 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=23 December 2022}}</ref> The team won seven of their fourteen matches, finishing sixth in the group stage and failing to qualify for the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2023 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2023-1345038/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> Faf du Plessis was the top run-scorer, while Mohammed Siraj took the most wickets for the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most runs in Indian Premier League, 2023 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2023-15129?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Most wickets For Indian Premier League, 2023 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2023-15129?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref>

~~Royal Challengers Bangalore began the 2012 IPL without the services of talisman Chris Gayle who had arrived in India~~

~~carrying a groin injury he had sustained in the preceding Bangladesh Premier League. Sreenath Aravind, RCB’s most~~

~~successful bowler in 2011 too was laid low by injury and Harshal Patel emerged as the preferred third seamer in the side~~

~~ahead of Abhimanyu Mithun. AB de Villiers and Muttiah Muralitharan gave the team a winning start against Delhi but 3 consecutive losses followed. One~~

~~of them saw the team concede a 200+ total off the last ball in Chennai while Ajinkya Rahane’s ton at Bangalore included 6~~

~~fours in a single over from Aravind. The team rallied back, Chris Gayle finding his touch to hit 5 consecutive sixes off~~

~~Rahul Sharma and Saurabh Tiwary hitting a six off the last ball to win the team a tight chase against Pune. Gayle shone~~

~~again at Mohali in a comprehensive win while de Villiers, Tillakaratne Dilshan and KP Appanna engineered another win in~~

~~Jaipur. A washed out match at Bangalore against Chennai denied the team a chance at gaining 2 points outright, the teams sharing~~

~~points 1-1 each. Two subsequent losses put RCB in competition with Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI~~

~~Punjab for the last play-offs slot. Daniel Vettori benched himself so the team could play Muttiah Muralitharan as one of the four foreigners allowed in the~~

~~playing XI, Virat Kohli taking up captaincy duties. The team signed Prasanth Parameswaran who played for Kochi Tuskers~~

~~Kerala in the 2011 IPL as a replacement for the injured Sreenath Aravind. A spectacular chase against Deccan Chargers at Bangalore and two routs in Mumbai and Pune put the team back on track for a~~

~~place in the play-offs. RCB went down to Mumbai in a hard fought match at Bangalore but bounced back in Delhi as Chris~~

~~Gayle became the first man to hit 3 centuries in the IPL, hitting 128* at Delhi.~~

===2024-present===

~~Other results in the tournament now placed RCB in direct competition with Chennai for the final play-offs slot. The teams~~

~~were tied on points with Chennai ahead on Net Run Rate but RCB had a game in hand while Chennai had played out their~~

The Royal Challengers struggled in the first half of the season, losing seven of their first eight games. However, they managed to qualify for the playoffs by winning their next six matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2024 - Points Table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/points-table-standings |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref> In the Eliminator against Rajasthan Royals, RCB lost the match by four wickets, failing once again to lift the trophy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krishnaswamy |first1=Karthik |title=Royals eliminate RCB to set up knockout against SRH |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/rajasthan-royals-vs-royal-challengers-bengaluru-eliminator-1426310/match-report |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |language=en |date=22 May 2024}}</ref> Virat Kohli won the Orange Cap, scoring 741 runs, while [[Yash Dayal]] became the team's highest wicket-taker with 15 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Batting Records - Most Runs in IPL 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2024-15940 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bowling Records - Most Wickets in IPL 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2024-15940?team=4340 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref>

~~games. A batting failure at Hyderabad in RCB’s final game of the season led to the end of the team’s 2012 campaign, making~~

it the first time since 2009 that they failed to qualify for both the play-offs and the Champions League. Chris Gayle was the highest run scorer of the tournament for the second year in a row, scoring 733 runs at 61.08 with 7

~~fifties, 1 hundred and a strike rate of 160.74. Vinay Kumar finished as the 5th highest wicket taker of the tournament~~

~~with his 19 wickets from 17 matches.~~

~~===2013 season===~~

~~{{Main article|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013}}~~

Before the auction RCB released [[Mohammad Kaif]], [[Charl Langeveldt]], [[Dirk Nannes]], [[Luke Pomersbach]] and [[Rilee Rossouw]]. At the auction RCB bought [[Christopher Barnwell]], [[Daniel Christian]], [[Moisés Henriques]], [[Ravi Rampaul]], [[Pankaj Singh]], [[R. P. Singh]] and [[Jaydev Unadkat]].

~~RCB kicked off their campaign by winning their first 6 home games starting with a 2 run win over Mumbai Indians where Chris Gayle scored 92* off 58 balls and Vinay Kumar picking up 3 wickets.~~

But they suffered a super-over defeat to newly formed Sunrisers Hyderabad but then they beat the same opponents convincingly by 6 wickets where Virat Kohli smashed a brilliant 93*.They also beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets. Gayle and Kohli were in tremendous form with the bat while Vinay Kumar was the hero with ball. RCB suffered a shock in the next match against Chennai Super Kings where R.P.Singh conceded a no-ball of the last ball of the match which was a catch.However,the team rallied back to win their next 3 games.One of the matches against Pune Warriors India saw Chris Gayle smash 175 off just 66 balls which was the highest individual score in T20 cricket and RCB put up 263-5 which was the highest total in T20 cricket. Pune never fought back in the chase and eventually lost the match by 130 runs. People often nickname Bangalore as "Ban-gayle-ore". However,the team began to lose matches away from home.One of the matches against Punjab saw David Miller score 101 off just 38 balls to guide Punjab to an unlikely victory. RCB only managed to beat Pune Warriors India and Delhi Daredevils away from home. They were now in direct competition with Sunrisers Hyderabad with 16 points from 13 matches who were also with 16 points from 13 matches.A batting failure against Kolkata and a poor fielding and bowling performance against Punjab at Bangalore left RCB in a do or die situation in their last league match against Chennai Super Kings at Bangalore. Fortunately, RCB registered a stunning win in their last match which was affected by rain. Now, RCB could only qualify for playoffs if Kolkata would beat Hyderabad. Unfortunately, Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match convincingly by 5 wickets which ended RCB's 2013 campaign. Chris Gayle was the leading run scorer for the team, scoring 708 runs and Vinay Kumar was the leading wicket taker by taking 22 wickets.

~~===2014 season===~~

~~{{Main article|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014}}~~

[[Virat Kohli]] was named the captain of RCB team. Before the auction, [[Ab de Villiers]], [[Chris Gayle]] and [[Virat Kohli]] were retained from the previous seasons.The players bought in the 2014 auctions were [[Albie Morkel]], [[Mitchell Starc]], [[Ravi Rampaul]], [[Parthiv Patel]], [[Ashok Dinda]], [[Muttiah Muralitharan]], [[Nic Maddinson]], [[Harshal Patel]], [[Varun Aaron]], [[Vijay Zol]] and [[Yuvraj Singh]] who was the most expensive player fetching a massive 14 crore. They ended up 7th in the points table and didn't qualify for the playoffs.

~~===2015 season===~~

~~{{Main article|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015}}~~

RCB retained [[Virat Kohli]], [[AB de Villiers]], [[Chris Gayle]], [[Mitchell Starc]], [[Ashok Dinda]], [[Varun Aaron]], [[Harshal Patel]], [[Yuzvendra Chahal]], [[Nic Maddinson]], [[Rilee Rossouw]], [[Abu Nechim]], [[Yogesh Takawale]], [[Vijay Zol]] and [[Sandeep Warrier]] for the [[2015 Indian Premier League]].They also bought [[Manvinder Bisla]] and [[Iqbal Abdulla]] from [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] and [[Mandeep Singh]] from [[Kings XI Punjab]] during the Transfer Window. They bought [[Darren Sammy]], [[David Wiese]], [[Adam Milne]], [[Sean Abbott]], [[Subramaniam Badrinath]], [[Jalaj Saxena]], [[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]] and [[Dinesh Karthik]] for 10.5 crores from the 2015 Player Auctions.

Royal Challengers Bangalore started their season with an unconvincing win against KKR at Kolkata, supported by a knock of 96 by Chris Gayle. But they lost their next three matches in Bengaluru to SRH, MI, and CSK. Two great bowling performances ensured RCB secured dominant wins against RR and DD, winning by 9 wickets and 10 wickets respectively. Their next match against RR got washed out after a strong batting performance from RCB. They lost a close match to CSK, but recovered by crushing Kings XI Punjab by 138 runs, supported by a century by Chris Gayle, and a four wicket haul for Sreenath Aravind and Mitchell Starc. Royal Challengers' good form continued when AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli smashed the highest T20 partnership ever (later beaten by the same pair in IPL 2016) against Mumbai Indians, to secure a good win. Later, RCB lost to Kings XI Punjab in a rain affected match, putting their playoff qualification in doubt. They faced SRH in the next match, again affected by rain. Amidst a lot of drama, and stunning performances from Virat Kohli and Gayle, RCB won an unlikely match in Hyderabad. Now, the only way they could be out of the playoffs became very unlikely, yet possible. RCB lost their chance to be placed second in the points table after rain washed out their final match against DD.

They ended the league stage at the third position, with 7 wins from 14 matches. On 20 May, they faced the [[Rajasthan Royals]] in the Eliminator and earned a spot in Qualifier 2. However, they lost to the [[Chennai Super Kings]] in the Qualifier 2, and ended the season finishing third. Ab de Villiers, Virat Kohli, and Chris Gayle, ended by being the 4th, 5th, and 6th highest run scorers of the season respectively, while Yuzvendra Chahal was RCB's highest wicket taker, being the 3rd highest in the season.

~~===2016 season===~~

~~{{Main article|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016}}~~

~~[[File:Virat Kohli at the 2015 IPL opening ceremony (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Virat Kohli]] set the record for most runs (973) in an IPL season in 2016.]]~~

In light of financial scandals involving owner/chairman Vijay Mallya, Amrit Thomas became the chairman of the Royal Challengers. RCB changed the team logo and also became the first team in IPL to adopt different jerseys for home and away matches. [[Virat Kohli]], [[AB de Villiers]], [[Chris Gayle]], [[Mitchell Starc]], [[David Wiese]], [[Adam Milne]], [[Varun Aaron]], [[Mandeep Singh]], [[Harshal Patel]], [[Kedar Jadhav]], [[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]], [[Sreenath Aravind]], [[Yuzvendra Chahal]], and [[Abu Nechim]] were retained by RCB for the [[2016 Indian Premier League]]. From player auctions, they bought [[Shane Watson]] for 9.5 crores, [[Kane Richardson]] and [[Stuart Binny]] for 2 crores each, and [[Travis Head]] and [[Samuel Badree]] for 50 lakhs each. Other players that joined the team were [[Sachin Baby]], [[Iqbal Abdulla]], [[Praveen Dubey]], [[Akshay Karnewar]], [[Vikramjeet Malik]] and [[Vikas Tokas]]. [[KL Rahul]] and [[Parvez Rasool]] also joined RCB for the IPL 2016 edition.

Royal Challengers Bangalore started their season with a blitz from AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli against SRH at Bengaluru, to comfortably win their first match. A bludgeoning century from Quinton de Kock meant RCB lost their second match of the season. Their form deteriorated in the coming matches, winning only one match of the next five. Although, Virat Kohli and AB de Villier's brilliant form, along with the emergence of KL Rahul as an important member of RCB's batting, were positive points. Royal Challengers needed to win at least 6 of their next seven matches to have a chance at qualifying for the playoffs. They won matches against KXIP and Rising Pune Supergiant, the new entrant in the tournament. But a loss against Mumbai Indians meant they needed 4 wins in 4 matches to qualify. Since then, Virat Kohli found himself in sublime form, with captaincy and the bat. RCB most notably defeated the Gujarat Lions by 144 runs, the highest margin in IPL history, during this 4 match winning streak. Through other match results, RCB ended at an unlikely second position at the end of the league stage. Virat Kohli dominated the run-scoring list, while Shane Watson and Yuzvendra Chahal collectively topped the wicket taking list at the end of the league stage. They faced the Gujarat Lions in the Qualifier 1 at their home ground, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. They won by 4 wickets to make it to their third final in nine seasons. They played the final against SRH, again in Bengaluru. RCB lost a hard fought match by 8 runs, to end as runners up in this ninth season of the IPL. This is the third instance of RCB losing the finals in the IPL.

~~Yuzvendra Chahal and Shane Watson ended second and third respectively on the list for most wickets.~~

At the launch event of his biography, 'Driven: The Virat Kohli Story' in New Delhi, in October 2016, Kohli announced that RCB would be his permanent IPL franchise that he would play for.<ref>{{cite web|title=Virat Kohli opens up on relationships in his life, calls loyalty as the most important thing|url=http://zeenews.india.com/cricket/virat-kohli-opens-up-on-relationships-in-his-life-calls-loyalty-as-the-most-important-thing_1941652.html|publisher=Zee News|accessdate=25 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Virat Kohli says loyalty is the most important thing for him at launch of book about his career|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/virat-kohli-says-loyalty-is-the-most-important-thing-for-him-at-launch-of-book-about-his-career-3061016.html|publisher=Firstpost|accessdate=25 October 2016}}</ref>

~~=== 2017 season ===~~

~~{{Main article|Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017}}~~

[[Virat Kohli]], [[AB de Villiers]], [[Chris Gayle]], [[Mitchell Starc]], [[Adam Milne]], [[Mandeep Singh]], [[Harshal Patel]], [[Kedar Jadhav]], [[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]], [[Sreenath Aravind]], [[Yuzvendra Chahal]], [[Shane Watson]], [[Stuart Binny]], [[Travis Head]], [[Samuel Badree]], [[Sachin Baby]], [[Iqbal Abdulla]], [[Praveen Dubey]] and [[KL Rahul]] were retained by RCB for the [[2017 Indian Premier League]]. From player auctions, they bought [[Tymal Mills]] for 12 crores, [[Aniket Choudhary|Aniket Chaudhary]] for 2 crores, Pawan Negi for 1 crore and Billy Stanlake for 30 lakhs. Mitchell Starc dropped out of the season to prepare for the Champions Trophy which led to the management to replace him with Tymal Mills. The team was the worst hit with injuries as their captain Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers did not play for the initial matches which led to the making of Shane Watson as the interim captain. Even their star players KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan were ruled out of the season due to their prolonged injuries.

They lost their first match of the season as they were bundled out by 172 and lost by 35 runs to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad. But they won their second match against Delhi Daredevils in their home ground. However, they lost the next three matches in a row against Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant respectively. Through AB De Villiers made a quick fire 89 off 46 balls, RCB lost the match against Kings XI Punjab as the other players made 57 dot balls. The match against Mumbai Indians saw Virat Kohli's comeback with a quick 62 off 47 balls and Samuel Badree becoming the 14th player in the IPL history to claim a hat-trick, but the lost the match as Pollard made 70 off 47 balls to win the match for them. They lost the match against Rising Pune Supergiant by a massive 27 runs. But in their next game against Gujarat Lions, they won by 20 runs and coincidentally Chris Gayle became the first player to score 10,000 runs in T20s. However, in their next game against Kolkata Knight Riders,on the day when RCB made 263/5 against Pune Warriors India which was the highest IPL score in 2013, they were bundled out for 49 all out which is the lowest IPL score and also where no batsman could score 10 runs. They kept losing matches consecutively as they could not make high scores and their big guns-Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers failing repeatedly. The pitch in M.Chinnaswamy Stadium was changed from a usual batting to the bowling pitch which made the batsman struggle for runs. They ended up at the bottom of the table and the changed their squad for each match which was the reason for its downfall. However, they finished their miserable season on a high note after winning against Delhi Daredevils by 10 runs in Delhi. They made low scores like 49 all out against Kolkata Knight Riders, 96/9 against Rising Pune Supergiant and 119 all out against Kings XI Punjab.

==Team identity==

===Livery===

[[Vijay Mallya]] wanted to associate one of his top-selling liquor brands, either ''[[McDowell's No.1]]'' or ''[[Royal Challenge]]'' with the team.<ref name="mcd">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Cetera/No_1_McDowells_or_Royal_Challenge_to_be_Bangalore_IPL_team_sponsor/articleshow/2729341.cms|title=No. 1 McDowell's or Royal Challenge to be Bangalore IPL team sponsor|author=Shruti Sabharwal|date=25 January 2008|~~accessdate~~access-date=20 February 2008|work=The Times Of India |location=India|archive-date=28 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228193835/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Cetera/No_1_McDowells_or_Royal_Challenge_to_be_Bangalore_IPL_team_sponsor/articleshow/2729341.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The latter was chosen, hence the name.

===Logo===

The logo initially consisted the ''RC'' emblem in yellow on a circular red base with the black text "Royal Challengers Bangalore" in standard format surrounding circular logo. The ''RC'' crown emblem with the roaring lion placed on the top of the logo was derived from the original ''[[Royal Challenge]]'' logo. No significant changes took place in the design of the logo except for the replacement of colour yellow with gold from 2009. This logo also had a dotted white circle around the ''RC'' emblem. The team also uses an alternate logo for the ''Game for Green'' matches where the green plants surround the logo and the text ''Game for Green'' is placed below the logo. The logo was redesigned in 2016 with the inclusion of black as a secondary color. The lion emblem in the crest was enlarged and the shield was omitted in the new design.

The logo initially consisted of the ''RC'' emblem in yellow on a circular red base with the black text "Royal Challengers Bangalore" in standard format surrounding the circular logo. The ''RC'' crown emblem with the roaring lion placed on the top of the logo was derived from the original ''[[Royal Challenge]]'' logo. No significant changes took place in the design of the logo except for the replacement of colour yellow with gold from 2009. This logo also had a dotted white circle around the ''RC'' emblem. The team also uses an alternate logo for the ''Game for Green'' matches where the green plants surround the logo and the text ''Game for Green'' is placed below the logo. The logo was redesigned in 2016 with the inclusion of black as a secondary colour. The lion emblem in the crest was enlarged and the shield was omitted in the new design. In 2020, a new logo was unveiled featuring a bigger lion and the crown returning from the previous logo. The RC emblem was omitted for this crest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/royal-challengers-bangalore-unveils-new-logo-804484.html|title=Royal Challengers Bangalore unveils new logo|work=Deccan Herald|date=14 February 2020|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727022251/https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/royal-challengers-bangalore-unveils-new-logo-804484.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Jersey===

The jersey colors of the team in 2008 were red and golden yellow, the same as the unofficial [[Kannada flag]],<ref>[http://www.cricketzone.com/news/news_columns/2008-04-17-2901-4.html Indian Premier League – Where cricket meets entertainment : Cricket COLUMNS : CricketZone.Com]</ref> with player names printed in white and numbers printed in black in the rear. Yellow was eliminated in future seasons and was replaced with gold. Starting from 2010, blue was introduced on the apparel as a tertiary colour. The jersey design saw tweaks every season, major being the one for 2014 where blue dominated over gold. From 2014, the player names and numbers were printed in gold. As of 2015, more yellowish shade of gold is being used on the jerseys. The blue was completely eliminated in 2016 and was replaced by black as the third colour in the two versions of the jersey - one for home matches and the other for away ones. [[Reebok]] manufactured kits for the team from 2008 to 2014. As of 2016, Zeven manufactures the kits for the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Sports-brand-Zeven-is-official-kit-partner-for-RCB-Sidebar/articleshow/51740731.cms|title=Sports brand Zeven is official kit partner for RCB (Sidebar) - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2016-04-26}}</ref>

The jersey colours of the team in 2008 were red and golden yellow, the same as the unofficial [[Kannada flag]], with player names printed in white and numbers printed in black in the rear. Yellow was replaced with gold in the future seasons. Starting from 2010, blue was introduced on the apparel as a tertiary colour. The jersey design saw tweaks every season, major being the one for 2014 where blue dominated over gold. From 2014, the player names and numbers were printed in gold. {{asof|2015|post=,}} more yellowish shade of gold was used on the jerseys. Black replaced blue as the tertiary colour in 2016. Also from 2016, two versions of the jersey were used, one for home matches and the other for away ones. The kit design remained the same until 2019. The home and away concept was scrapped from 2020 and a darker shade of blue replaced black. A design similar to the previous "home" version of the jersey was adopted for 2020 and 2021. A completely redesigned jersey with the deep blue as a dominant shade with gold accents was used in 2022 while red was seen predominantly on the trousers.

RCB also have a tradition of replacing red with green on the kits for the "Game for Green" matches which occur once a season. In 2020, as a tribute to the COVID-19 frontline workers, a match was played by RCB with sky-blue colour replacing red on the kits.

~~===Theme song===~~

The theme song of the team for the 2008 season was ''"Jeetenge Hum Shaan Se"''. The team anthem, ''"Game for More"'' was created for the 2009 season. The music was composed by [[Amit Trivedi]] and written by Anshu Sharma. A new anthem, ''"Here We Go The Royal Challengers"'' was created for the 2013 season and was used till 2015. The anthem ''"Play Bold"'' was composed by [[Salim–Sulaiman]], sung by [[Siddharth Basrur]] and was released in 2016 during the launch of jerseys for the season. For 2017, the same anthem was recomposed and sung by Anand Bhaskar in 6 languages - English, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi.

[[Reebok]] manufactured kits for the team from 2008 to 2014 and Adidas supplied the kits in 2015. Zeven manufactured the kits for the team from 2016 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Sports-brand-Zeven-is-official-kit-partner-for-RCB-Sidebar/articleshow/51740731.cms|title=Sports brand Zeven is official kit partner for RCB (Sidebar)|website=The Times of India|access-date=26 April 2016|archive-date=10 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410173355/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Sports-brand-Zeven-is-official-kit-partner-for-RCB-Sidebar/articleshow/51740731.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wrogn]] manufactured the kits in 2020 while [[Puma (brand)|Puma]] became the official kit manufacturer since 2020.

===Ambassadors===

[[Katrina Kaif]] was ~~roped in as~~ the brand ambassador for the team in 2008~~, but later stepped down due to her prior commitments with filmmakers~~. [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]], [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], [[Shiva Rajkumar]], [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]] and [[Ganesh (actor)|Ganesh]] have been the ambassadors for the team in the ~~initial~~later seasons.<ref name="bids">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/25/stories/2008012558140100.htm|~~work~~archive-url=~~The~~https://web.archive.org/web/20080129011742/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/25/stories/2008012558140100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 ~~Hindu~~January 2008|date=25 January 2008|title= Mukesh, Mallya top bidders for IPL|~~accessdate~~access-date=20 February 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> ~~[[ Shiva Rajkumar ]] is the brand Ambassador for the season 11 .~~

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==

Mallya's home brand ''[[Royal Challenge]]'' became the primary sponsor of the team from the start of the [[Indian Premier League]] in 2008. Since then [[United Spirits Limited]] (now a subsidiary of [[Diageo]]) used almost all advertisement slots on the apparel for the promotion of their brands. [[Kingfisher (beer)|Kingfisher]], [[McDowell's No.1]], [[Whyte and Mackay]], [[White Mischief (liquor)|White Mischief]] were prominently advertised on the jerseys in the initial seasons. In 2014, for the first time, [[Huawei]], a non-home brand acquired the main slot on the jersey for two seasons. In 2016 and 2017, [[Hero Cycles]] and [[Gionee]] took over at the head jersey sponsors respectively.

~~In 2018 [[Eros Now]] have officially announced to sponsor the jersey of the team.~~

In 2015, the team had [[United Spirits]], [[Huawei]] and [[Kingfisher (beer)|Kingfisher]] as the principal sponsors. [[Midea (company)|Midea]], [[Tata Motors]] (labeled ''[[Tata Bolt]]''), [[Britannia Industries]], TGS Constructions, [[7 UP]], [[Ed Hardy]], Allen Career Institute, [[Daily News & Analysis|DNA Network]], Mallya Hospital, [[Fever 104 FM]], [[Redbus.in|Redbus]], [[Uber (company)|Uber]] and [[Adidas]] were the associate sponsors.

In 2016, RCB had its own brand [[Kingfisher (beer)|Kingfisher]] by [[United Breweries Group]] along with [[Hero Cycles]] as the principle sponsors. [http://www.mylloyd.com/index.php/ Lloyd Air Conditioners], [[LYF]], [[Tata Zest]], [[Britannia]], [[The Himalaya Drug Company|Himalaya Men]], [[Acer Inc.|Acer]], [[Ola Cabs|Ola]] were the associate sponsors. [http://www.zevenworld.com/ Zeven], a multi sports apparel brand by [[Mahesh Bhupathi]] and [[Shikhar Dhawan]] replaced Adidas as the kit sponsors. [[7 UP]], Manipal Hospitals, [[Fever 104 FM]] and [[Daily News & Analysis|DNA Network]] were the official partners for 2016.

As of 2017, while Zeven continued to manufacture kits for the team, [[Gionee]] became the principal sponsor. [http://www.mylloyd.com/index.php/ Lloyd Air Conditioners], [[Jio]], [[Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation|Karnataka Tourism Jungle Lodges & Resorts]], [[The Himalaya Drug Company|Himalaya Men]], Duroflex Mattresses and [[7 UP]]<nowiki/>were the associate sponsors. Other official partners included [[Gatorade]], [[Wrogn]], [[Boost (drink)|Boost]], [[Tissot]], [[Radio Mirchi]], [[Acer Inc.|Acer]], [[Daily News & Analysis|DNA Network]], AbhiBus.com, [[Nissin Foods|Nissin]] and Galileo-iNurture.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!Year

!Kit ~~Manufacturer~~manufacturers

!Shirt sponsor (front)

~~!Front Branding~~

!Shirt sponsor (back)

~~!Back Branding~~

!Chest ~~Branding~~branding

|2008

| rowspan="7" |[[Reebok]]

| ~~colspan="2"~~ rowspan="23" |[[Royal Challenge]]

| rowspan="2" |[[Royal Challenge]]

|[[Reebok]]

|2009

| rowspan="3" |[[Whyte ~~and~~& Mackay]]

|2010

~~|[[Royal Challenge]]~~

|[[McDowell's No.1]]

Line 236 ⟶ 189:

|2015

|[[Adidas]]

|[[Midea ~~(company)~~Group|Midea]]

|2016

| rowspan="34" |[[Mahesh Bhupathi|Zeven]]

|[[Hero Cycles]]

| rowspan="2" |[[Havells|Lloyd]]

|2017

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|2018

|[[Eros Now]]

|Duraguard Cement

|DuraGuard Cement<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/royal-challengers-bangalore-cement-dura-deal|title=Royal Challengers Bangalore cement Dura deal|access-date=2018-02-22|language=en}}</ref>

|[[Hewlett-Packard|HP]]

|2019

|[[Wrogn]]

|[[Pillsbury Company|Pillsbury Cookie Cake]]

|[[Valvoline]]

|2020

|[[Wrogn]]

|rowspan="3" |[[Muthoot Pappachan Group|Muthoot Fincorp]]

|rowspan="3" |[[DP World]]

|[[Myntra]]

|2021

| rowspan="4" |[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]

| rowspan="2" |[[Exide Industries|Exide]]

|2022

|2023

| rowspan="2" |[[Qatar Airways]]<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=RCB Replica Jersey – RCB Online Store{{!}} RCB Online Store |url=https://royalchallengers.com/product-detail/67 |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=royalchallengers.com |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327081818/https://royalchallengers.com/product-detail/67 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

| rowspan="2" |KEI

|Happilo

|2024

|[[Delhivery]]

The team prominently displayed the liquor brands owned by [[Vijay Mallya]] through [[UB Group]] such as ''Royal Challenge'', ''McDowells No.1'', ''White Mischief'', ''Kingfisher'' etc. until 2013. In the 2014 season, no liquor brands were advertised on the apparel, however ''Royal Challenge Sports Gear'' and ''Kingfisher Packaged Drinking Water'' are displayed on the jerseys.

==Rivalries==

=== Rivalry with Kolkata Knight Riders ===

{{main|Kolkata Knight Riders–Royal Challengers Bangalore rivalry}}

The rivalry between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the oldest in the IPL. The inaugural match of IPL was played between both the teams in which KKR won by 140 runs due to a 158* off just 73 balls by [[Brendon McCullum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Scorecard of KKR vs RCB 1st match 2007/08 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2007-08-313494/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-1st-match-335982/full-scorecard |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413162719/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2007-08-313494/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-1st-match-335982/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[2009 Indian Premier League|IPL 2009]], RCB won in both encounters against Knight Riders. During the second time they faced each other, Ross Taylor played a notable innings, scoring 81* runs off 33 balls, contributing significantly to RCB's victory by six wickets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Scorecard of KKR vs RCB 41st match 2009 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2009-374163/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-41st-match-392221/full-scorecard |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413162720/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2009-374163/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-41st-match-392221/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012 edition of IPL]], KKR was at the lower half of the IPL table and needed to win the crucial match against RCB. KKR won the toss and chose to bat first. Skipper [[Gautam Gambhir]] led from the front with 93 (51). In reply, RCB lost wickets at regular intervals, as only [[Chris Gayle]] managed to put up a fight with a score of 86 (58).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full Scorecard of KKR vs RCB 38th match 2012 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2012-520932/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-38th-match-548344/full-scorecard |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413162723/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2012-520932/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-38th-match-548344/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref> The next time they met, Gambhir again was the thorn in RCB's side as he top scored for KKR at a tough pitch, taking KKR to a competitive total of 165. RCB in reply made 129, as [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] ripped through their line-up with a 4/18 in 4 overs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Scorecard of KKR vs RCB 10th match 2012 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2012-520932/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-10th-match-548315/full-scorecard |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413162728/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2012-520932/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-10th-match-548315/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 2015 IPL edition, RCB and KKR took part in a match reduced due to rain. It was reduced to a 10-over match. RCB won the toss and elected to field. For KKR, [[Andre Russell]] was the top scorer as he scored 45 off just 17 balls. He took them to a score of 111/4 in just 10 overs. [[Mitchell Starc]] took one wicket for 15 runs in 2 overs. In reply, RCB were at 0–48 at 3.4 overs before [[Brad Hogg]] got Chris Gayle out. After that, RCB stuttered and started to collapse as they were reduced to 3–81 in 7.2 overs. When [[Virat Kohli]] got out to Andre Russell, the match looked to be over for RCB. However, [[Mandeep Singh]] scored 45 off just 18 balls, hitting 3 sixes and 4 fours.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=RCB beat KKR RCB won by 7 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) - KKR vs RCB, Pepsi Indian Premier League, 33rd match Match Summary, Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2015-791129/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-33rd-match-829771/live-cricket-score |access-date=20 April 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=2 May 2015 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420103319/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pepsi-indian-premier-league-2015-791129/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-33rd-match-829771/live-cricket-score |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 2017 IPL edition, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore again faced each other twice. In the first match between them, RCB got KKR out for a score of 131 after KKR had made a strong start of 0–48 in 3.3 overs. However, KKR dismissed RCB for 49, the lowest team score in the history of IPL. [[Nathan Coulter-Nile|Nathan Coulter Nile]], [[Colin de Grandhomme]] and [[Chris Woakes]] got three wickets each.<ref name=":0" /> In the next match, [[Sunil Narine]] scored what was then the fastest fifty in IPL (50 off 15 balls – which is now the second-fastest). KKR made [[List of Indian Premier League records and statistics|the highest score made in powerplay in any IPL match]], and easily chased down the target offered by RCB.<ref name=":0" />

The [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019 IPL]] saw Virat Kohli scoring 84 off 49 and [[AB de Villiers]] scoring 63 off 32, taking RCB to a total of 205/3. KKR had a strong start, scoring 28/0 in 1.3 overs before losing wickets at regular intervals and having their run rate reduced. They were 139/4 in 15.5 overs. However, [[Dinesh Karthik]] and Andre Russell brought back the chase under control. Karthik got out after scoring 19 off 15, leaving KKR at 153/5 in 17 overs. Andre Russell, however, took KKR over the line as he scored 48 off 13, hitting [[Mohammed Siraj]] for 23 runs in one over.<ref name=":0" />

In the next match, RCB struck back as Virat Kohli made his 5th IPL century, scoring 100 runs in 58 balls only. [[Moeen Ali]] scored 66 runs in only 28 balls as RCB scored 213 runs. For KKR, [[Nitish Rana]] scored 85 off 46 and Andre Russell scored 65 off 25, taking the game down to the wire. However, RCB won the match by 10 runs, with Virat Kohli being Man of the Match.<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Scorecard of RCB vs KKR 35th Match 2019 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2019-1165643/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-35th-match-1178410/full-scorecard |access-date=20 April 2021 |work=ESPNcricinfo |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420103319/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2019-1165643/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-35th-match-1178410/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Rivalry with Chennai Super Kings ===

The rivalry between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore stems from the [[Kaveri River water dispute]] between the states of [[Karnataka]] and [[Tamil Nadu]]. The rivalry is also called "Kaveri derby", "Southern derby" and "South Indian derby".<ref>{{cite news |title=The battle of the Kaveri |url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/68866/the-battle-of-the-kaveri |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143248/http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/68866/the-battle-of-the-kaveri |archive-date=27 April 2015 |access-date=20 April 2015 |work=Cricbuzz}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bitter rivals square off in marquee southern derby |url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/68864/bitter-rivals-square-off-in-marquee-southern-derby |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143252/http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/68864/bitter-rivals-square-off-in-marquee-southern-derby |archive-date=27 April 2015 |access-date=20 April 2015 |work=Cricbuzz}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 April 2011 |title=Chennai Super Kings face royal challenge |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/icc-world-cup-2015/ipl/news/Chennai-Super-Kings-face-royal-challenge/articleshow/7996827.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221115400/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/icc-world-cup-2015/ipl/news/Chennai-Super-Kings-face-royal-challenge/articleshow/7996827.cms |archive-date=21 December 2016 |access-date=20 April 2015 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The Super Kings beat the Royal Challengers in the final of the 2011 IPL, the only meeting between the two teams at an IPL final.<ref name="Final">{{cite web |title=IPL winners and runners-up |url=https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-winners-and-runners-list/ |access-date=1 December 2023 |publisher=Crictracker |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111060225/https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-winners-and-runners-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Rivalry with Hyderabad franchises ===

Another notable rivalry involving RCB is with the Hyderabad franchises, first with the [[Deccan Chargers]] and now with the [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]. The Deccan Chargers won six out of the 11 clashes between the two and the Sunrisers currently lead with 12 games to 11. There is also a notable trend where the Hyderabad franchise has jeopardised RCB's campaigns in some way or the other. In the 2009 and 2016 seasons, they were beaten in the finals by Chargers and Sunrisers respectively. In the 2020 season, Sunrisers knocked RCB out of the tournament in the eliminator. In the 2021 season, Sunrisers, who did not qualify for the playoffs, were able to beat RCB, causing them to finish in 3rd place and forcing them to play the eliminator, which they lost to KKR.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jagannatha |first1=Nesara |title=7 Times When RCB Lost To SRH In A Crucial IPL Game |url=https://sportsamaze.com/7-times-when-rcb-lost-to-srh-in-a-crucial-ipl-game/ |work=SportsAmaze |date=9 October 2021 |access-date=29 November 2023 |archive-date=30 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130022113/https://sportsamaze.com/7-times-when-rcb-lost-to-srh-in-a-crucial-ipl-game/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Their 2022 IPL campaign was also affected by SRH, whom they lost to by 9 wickets after scoring 68 in their first encounter, putting them under pressure because of their negative run rate throughout their otherwise strong campaign.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jagannatha |first1=Nesara |title=7 Times When RCB Lost To SRH In A Crucial IPL Game |url=https://sportsamaze.com/7-times-when-rcb-lost-to-srh-in-a-crucial-ipl-game/ |website=SportsAmaze |date=9 October 2021 |access-date=29 November 2023 |archive-date=30 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130022113/https://sportsamaze.com/7-times-when-rcb-lost-to-srh-in-a-crucial-ipl-game/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the latest chapter of the rivalry between the two in IPL 2024, like the Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad were the first to break the 263-run record set by RCB, which seemed insurmountable at the time as a result of Chris Gayle's 175. In a more humiliating turn, SRH again broke RCB's record against RCB themselves on their home ground, scoring 287 runs, thanks to a 39-ball century by [[Travis Head]] and a 30-ball 67 by [[Heinrich Klassen]]. Although there was a valiant effort by RCB, spearheaded by [[Dinesh Karthik]]'s 83 off 35 and captain [[Faf du Plessis]]'s 62 off 28, RCB still lost by 25 runs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Agarwal |first1=Himanshu |title=Head, Klaasen play decisive hands in Chinnaswamy big bash |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/royal-challengers-bengaluru-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-30th-match-1426268/match-report |website=SportsAmaze |date=15 April 2024 |access-date=15 April 2024 |archive-date=15 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415185402/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/royal-challengers-bengaluru-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-30th-match-1426268/match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> SRH would break RCB's 263 record for the third time and score 266 against the Delhi Capitals after setting an all-time T20 record by scoring 125 runs inside the power-play.

==Support and fan following==

The Royal Challengers have a huge and passionate [[fan base]] all over India and especially in the city of Bangalore. The fans, known to be "loyal" and vocal in their support,<ref>{{cite web |date=5 May 2014 |title=Chinnaswamy Stadium's ticket mystery |url=~~http~~https://www.espncricinfo.com~~/blogs/content~~/story/chinnaswamy-stadium-s-ticket-mystery-741875~~.html~~ |access-date=4 April 2015 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |~~accessdate~~archive-date=48 ~~April~~February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208103157/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chinnaswamy-stadium-s-ticket-mystery-741875 |url-status=live ~~2015~~}}</ref> often turn up in large numbers for RCB's home matches, turning the stadium into what is called a "sea of red".<ref>{{cite ~~web~~news|title=Fans still bat for the game|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/fans-still-bat-for-the-game/article3444031.ece|~~publisher~~newspaper=The Hindu|~~accessdate~~access-date=4 April 2015|date=22 May 2012|last1=Bureau|first1=Bangalore|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404191211/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/fans-still-bat-for-the-game/article3444031.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fanning the IPL spirit year after year|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/fanning-ipl-spirit-year-year/109715|publisher=Wisden India|~~accessdate~~access-date=4 April 2015|archive-date=10 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410125559/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/fanning-ipl-spirit-year-year/109715|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gayle storm gives RCB winning start|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/324028/gayle-storm-gives-rcb-winning.html|publisher=Deccan Herald|~~accessdate~~access-date=4 April 2015|date=5 April 2013|archive-date=10 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410122211/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/324028/gayle-storm-gives-rcb-winning.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They are well known for their chants of "R-C-B, R-C-B" and chants of "A-B-D, A-B-D" for their maestro batsman [[AB De Villiers|AB de Villiers]],<ref>{{cite ~~web~~news|title=It continued to rain sixes at Chinnaswamy stadium|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/it-continued-to-rain-sixes-at-chinnaswamy-stadium/article2041099.ece|~~publisher~~newspaper=The Hindu|~~accessdate~~access-date=4 April 2015|date=23 May 2011|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404155144/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/it-continued-to-rain-sixes-at-chinnaswamy-stadium/article2041099.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=4 April 2015 |title=Underachievers RCB look for substance over style |url=~~http~~https://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/content/story/858255.html |access-date=4 April 2015 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |~~accessdate~~archive-date=46 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406223615/http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/content/story/858255.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the co-ordinated [[Mexican wave]] at the Chinnaswamy.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 May 2013 |title=Rains, runs and an RCB revival |url=~~http~~https://www.espncricinfo.com~~/thestands/content~~/story/fan-following-royal-challengers-bangalore-v-chennai-super-kings-ipl-2013-bangalore-636749~~.html~~ |~~publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate~~access-date=4 April 2015~~}}</ref>~~ ~~People~~|publisher=ESPNcricinfo ~~are~~|archive-date=7 ~~known~~March to2021 ~~cheer~~|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307123742/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/fan-following-royal-challengers-bangalore-v-chennai-super-kings-ipl-2013-bangalore-636749 ~~for~~|url-status=live ~~RCB than any other team.~~}}</ref> The stadium organisers ~~sometimes~~also provide the home team fans with cheer kits, RCB flags and noisemakers among other items.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 March 2010 |title=The Chinnaswamy Stadium sets the benchmark |url=~~http~~https://www.espncricinfo.com~~/ipl2010/content~~/story/the-chinnaswamy-stadium-sets-the-benchmark-452225~~.html~~ |access-date=4 April 2015 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |~~accessdate~~archive-date=414 ~~April~~September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914005220/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-chinnaswamy-stadium-sets-the-benchmark-452225 |url-status=live ~~2015~~}}</ref> Royal Challengers Bangalore have formed a fan-following group named as Bold Army.

During the [[2014 IPL]], the Royal Challengers became the first team to provide free [[Wi-Fi]] connectivity to fans at their home ground. 50 access points were set up using [[fibre -optic cable]]s to provide the connectivity to fans on match days at the Chinnaswamy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Challengers Bangalore fans can enjoy free Wi-Fi in home matches|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/223634-royal-challengers-bangalore-fans-can-enjoy-free-wi-fi-in-home-matches|publisher=NDTV|~~accessdate~~access-date=4 April 2015|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619050706/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/royal-challengers-bangalore-fans-can-enjoy-free-wi-fi-in-home-matches-1519092|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Seasons==

~~{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; width:30%;"~~

=== Indian Premier League ===

{| class="wikitable"

|- style="text-align:center;"|

! Year

~~!style="width:10%"| '''Year'''~~

! League standing

~~!style="width:30%"| '''[[Indian Premier League]]'''~~

! Final standing

~~!style="width:30%"| '''[[Champions League Twenty20]]'''~~

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008|2008]]'''

|7th out of 8

~~! League Stage~~

| League stage

~~!style="background: white;"| Cancelled~~

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009|2009]]'''

|3rd out of 8

~~!style="background: silver;"| Runners-up~~

| style="background: silver;" | '''Runners-up'''

~~! League Stage~~

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2010|2010]]'''

|4th out of 8

~~!style="background: orange;"| Semifinalists~~

!| style="background: ~~orange;~~#cc9966" |3rd ~~Semifinalists~~place

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011|2011]]'''

|1st out of 10

~~!style="background: silver;"| Runners-up~~

!| style="background: silver;" | '''Runners-up'''

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2012|2012]]'''

|5th out of 9

~~! League stage~~

| League stage

~~!style="background: white;"| DNQ~~

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013|2013]]'''

|5th out of 9

~~! League stage~~

| League stage

~~!style="background: white;"| DNQ~~

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014|2014]]'''

|7th out of 8

~~! League stage~~

| League stage

~~!style="background: white;"| DNQ~~

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015|2015]]'''

|3rd out of 8

~~! style="background: orange;"|Playoffs~~

!| style="background:~~pink;~~ #cfc"| ~~''Defunct''~~|Playoffs

~~|- style="text-align:center;"|~~

~~!style="width:10%"| '''Year'''~~

~~! colspan="2"| '''[[Indian Premier League]]'''~~

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016|2016]]'''

|2nd out of 8

~~! colspan="2" style="background: silver;"| Runners-up~~

| style="background: silver;" | '''Runners-up'''

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017|2017]]'''

|8th out of 8

~~! colspan="2"| League stage~~

| League stage

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018|2018]]'''

|6th out of 8

~~! colspan="2"| ''TBD''~~

| League stage

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019|2019]]'''

|8th out of 8

| League stage

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2020|2020]]'''

| 4th out of 8

| style="background: #cfc" |Playoffs

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021|2021]]'''

| 3rd out of 8

| style="background: #cfc" |Playoffs

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2022|2022]]'''

|4th out of 10

| style="background: #cfc" |Playoffs

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2023|2023]]'''

|6th out of 10

| League stage

! '''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2024|2024]]'''

|4th out of 10

| style="background: #cfc" |Playoffs

=== Champions League T20 ===

~~==Squad==~~

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

~~{{Royal Challengers Bangalore Roster}}~~

! Year

! League standing

! Final standing

!'''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008|2008]]'''

| colspan="2" |''Cancelled''

!'''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009|2009]]'''

|5th out of 12

|League stage

!'''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2010|2010]]'''

|4th out of 10

| style="background: #cc9966" |Semifinals

!'''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011|2011]]'''

|2nd out of 13

|style="background: silver;" | '''Runners-up'''

==Players==

~~==Administration and support staff==~~

=== Current squad ===

* Owner - ([[United Spirits Limited]] - [[Diageo]])

* Team director - Amrit Thomas

* Team and cricket operations manager - [[Avinash Vaidya]]

* Head coach - [[Daniel Vettori]]

* Batting coach - [[Gary Kirsten]]

* Bowling coach - [[Ashish Nehra]]

* Fielding coach - [[Trent Woodhill]]

* Bowling talent development and analytics - [[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]]

* Strength and conditioning coach - [[Basu Shanker]]

* Physiotherapist - Evan Speechly

==~~Head~~= ~~Coaches~~Captains ===

Last updated: 23 May 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/individual-list-captains/royal-challengers-bangalore-4340/twenty20-matches-6|title=RCB: captains|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 December 2023|archive-date=3 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103000424/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/individual-list-captains/royal-challengers-bangalore-4340/twenty20-matches-6|url-status=live}}</ref>

* {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Martin Crowe]] - 2008

* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Venkatesh Prasad]] - 2008 - 2009, 2011 - 2013

* {{flagicon|SA}} [[Ray Jennings]] - 2009 - 2013

* {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Daniel Vettori]] - 2014–present

~~==Captains==~~

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

~~|+Royal Challengers Bangalore Captains <ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/list_captains.html?class=6;id=4340;type=team RCB Captains]</ref>~~

! scope="col" | Player

! scope="col" | Nationality<ref name="nationality" group=~~note~~"lower-greek">The information in the nationality column is according to [[ESPNcricinfo]]. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.</ref>

! scope="col" | ~~First~~From

!To

~~! scope="col" | Last~~

! scope="col" | ~~Mat~~Matches

! scope="col" | Won

! scope="col" | Lost

Line 348 ⟶ 380:

! scope="col" | NR

! scope="col" | Win%

!Best Result

!scope=" row" | {{sortname|Rahul|Dravid}}

| {{cr|IND}} || 2008

|2008|| 14 ||4|| 10|| 0 || 0 || 28.57

~~| 2008~~

|7/8 (2008)

~~| 14~~

~~| 4~~

~~| 10~~

~~| 0~~

~~| 28.57~~

!scope=" row" | {{sortname|Kevin|Pietersen}}

| {{cr|ENG}} || 2009

|2009|| 6||2 || 4|| 0 || 0 || 33.33

~~| 2009~~

|Captain for the first half (2009)

~~| 2009~~

~~| 6~~

~~| 2~~

~~| 4~~

~~| 0~~

~~| 33.33~~

!scope=" row" | {{sortname|Anil|Kumble}}

| {{cr|IND}} || 2009

|2010|| 35 ||19|| 16|| 0 || 0 || 54.28

~~| 2009~~

|Runners-up (2009)

~~| 2010~~

~~| 35~~

~~| 19~~

~~| 16~~

~~| 0~~

~~| 54.28~~

!scope=" row" | {{sortname|Daniel|Vettori}}

| {{cr|NZ}} || 2011

|2012|| 28 ||15|| 13|| 0 || 0 || 53.57

~~| 2011~~

|Runners-up (2011)

~~| 2012~~

~~| 28~~

~~| 15~~

~~| 13~~

~~| 0~~

~~| 53.57~~

!scope=" row" | {{sortname|Virat|Kohli}}

| {{cr|IND}} || 2011

|2023|| 143 ||66|| 70|| 3 || 4 || 46.15

~~| 2013~~

|Runners-up (2016)

~~| 2017~~

| 70-

!scope= row | {{sortname|Shane|Watson}}

~~| 35~~

| {{cr|AUS}} || 2017

~~| 30~~

|2017|| 3||1||2|| 0 || 0 ||33.33

~~| 2~~

|Stand-In

~~| 3~~

~~| 53.73~~

!scope= row | {{sortname|Faf|du Plessis}}

| {{cr|SA}} || 2022

|Present|| 41 ||21||21|| 0 || 0 ||50

|Playoffs (2022, 2024)

==Administration and support staff==

{| class="wikitable"

!Position

!Name

|Chairman|| Prathamesh Mishra

|Team manager|| Soumya Deep Pyne

|Team director|| Mo Bobat

|Head coach || [[Andy Flower]]

|Bowling coach|| [[Adam Griffith]]

|Head of scouting and fielding coach|| [[Malolan Rangarajan]]

|Head physiotherapist|| Evan Speechly

|Strength and conditioning coach|| [[Basu Shanker]]

! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| Source: [https://www.royalchallengers.com/rcb-squad RCB Staff]

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===By Opposition===

{| class="wikitable" ~~sortable~~style="text-align: center;"

! Opposition

! Seasons

! Matches

! Won

! Lost

! Tied

! No Result

! Success Rate

| style="text-align: left;" | [[Chennai Super Kings]] || 2008–2024 || 34 || 11 || 22 || 0 || 1 || 32.35%

| style="text-align: left;" | [[Delhi Capitals]] || 2008–2024 || 32 || 19 || 11 || 1 || 1 || 62.90%

~~! Opposition!! Span !! Mat !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! NR !! Success Rate~~

| ~~{{flagicon|IND}} {{Cr~~style="text-~~IPL~~align: left;" |~~chen}}~~[[Gujarat Titans]] || ~~2008–2015~~2022-2024 || 215 || 73 || 132 || 0 || 10 || ~~35.00~~60%

~~|- style="background:#fbb;"~~

| ~~{{flagicon|IND}} {{Cr~~style="text-~~IPL~~align: left;" |~~decc}}~~[[Lucknow Super Giants]] || ~~2008–2012~~2022–2024 || 115 || 53 || 62 || 0 || 0 || ~~45.45~~60%

| ~~{{flagicon|IND}} {{Cr~~style="text-~~IPL~~align: left;" |~~delhi}}~~ [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || ~~2008–2016~~2008–2024 || 1835 || 1114 || 621 || 10 || 10 || ~~61.76~~40%

~~|-style="background:#fbb;"~~

~~| {{flagicon|IND}} {{Cr-IPL|lions}} || 2016–2016 || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 60.00%~~

| ~~{{flagicon|IND}} {{Cr~~style="text-~~IPL~~align: left;" |~~kings}}~~ [[Mumbai Indians]] || ~~2008–2016~~2008–2024 || 1835 || 813 || 1021 || 01 || 0 || 4438.4457%

~~|- style="background:#fbb;"~~

| ~~{{flagicon|IND}} {{Cr~~style="text-~~IPL~~align: left;" |~~koch}}~~ [[Punjab Kings]] || ~~2011–2011~~2008–2024 || 233 || 216 || 017 || 0 || 0 || ~~100~~48.0048%

| ~~{{flagicon|IND}} {{Cr~~style="text-~~IPL~~align: left;" |~~kolk}}~~ [[Rajasthan Royals]] || ~~2008–2016~~2008–2024 || 1931 || 915 || 1014 || 0 || 02 || 4751.3672%

| ~~{{flagicon|IND}} {{Cr~~style="text-~~IPL~~align: left;" |~~mumb}}~~ [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || ~~2008–2016~~2013–2024 || 2124 || 811 || 1312 || 01 || 0 || 38 47.0991%

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| ~~{{flagicon|IND}}~~style="text-align: left;" ~~{{Cr-IPL~~|~~pune}}~~ [[Deccan Chargers]] || ~~2011–2013~~ 2008–2012|| 511 || 5 || 0 6|| 0 || 0 || ~~100~~45.45%

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| ~~{{flagicon|IND}} {{Cr~~style="text-~~IPL~~align: left;" |~~raja}}~~ [[Kochi Tuskers Kerala]] || ~~2008–2015~~2011–2011 || 162 || 82 || 70 || 0 || 10 || ~~53.33~~100%

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| style="text-align: left;" | [[Pune Warriors India]] || 2011–2013 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 100%

|-style="background:#fbb;"

| ~~{{flagicon|IND}} {{Cr~~style="text-~~IPL~~align: left;" |~~giant}}~~ [[Gujarat Lions]] || ~~2016-2017~~2016–2017 || 35 || 23 || 12 || 0 || 0 || ~~66.67~~60%

|-style="background:#fbb;"

| ~~{{flagicon|IND}} {{Cr~~style="text-~~IPL|hyde}}~~align: left;" || ~~2013-2016~~ [[Rising Pune Supergiant]] || 82016–2017 || 3 || 42 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4066.5067%