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Royal Challengers Bangalore
2011 season
CoachRay Jennings
CaptainDaniel Vettori
IPLRunners-up
CLT20Runners-up
Most runsChris Gayle (608)
Most wicketsSreenath Aravind (21)
Most catchesAbhimanyu Mithun (7)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore were one of the ten teams that took part in the 2011 Indian Premier League. They were captained by former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori and coached by Ray Jennings. They finished as runners-up of the tournament after losing to Chennai Super Kings in the final. With this, they qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20, where they again finished runners-up after losing the final to the Mumbai Indians.

Background[edit]

Anil Kumble, who captained RCB in 2009 and 2010, retired after the 2010 CLT20.

Royal Challengers had reached the semifinals in the 2010 edition of the IPL where they were defeated by the Mumbai Indians. They qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 as the third IPL team after beating Deccan Chargers in the qualification match. After a decent run in the CLT20, they were defeated by the Chennai Super Kings in the semifinals by 52 runs.

The 2010 season was also the last for their skipper Anil Kumble who had planned to retire from all forms of cricket. Kumble had taken over the captaincy from Rahul Dravid in 2009, after the team's poor showing in 2008, and led them to the finals in 2009 and semifinals in 2010.

Pre-season player signings[edit]

With the addition of two more teams in the IPL for the 2011 season, it was declared by the IPL Governing Council that each franchise can retain a maximum of four players of their squad for the 2011 season, only three of whom can be Indian players, and the rest of the international players would be put in the mega-auction. The spending power for each franchise at the mega-auction was restricted to $9 million.[1] The player retention clause also stated that if a franchise decides to retain four players, $4.5 million will be charged, leaving the franchise with only $4.5 million to spend at the auction.[2][3]

The Royal Challengers retained only one player, Virat Kohli, for a price of $1.8 million, thus leaving them with $7.2 million to spend at the players auction. At the auction, they bought several top international cricketers like AB de Villiers, Daniel Vettori, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Zaheer Khan and Dirk Nannes. The most expensive buy at the auction, however, was Saurabh Tiwary who had an impressive 2010 IPL season with the Mumbai Indians, as he went for $1.6 million. Other Indian players bought at the auction include Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammed Kaif and Abhimanyu Mithun.

The team management received a lot of criticism from the supporters at not retaining several top Twenty20 players like Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Kevin Pietersen, Dale Steyn, Ross Taylor and Robin Uthappa, who were instrumental in the team's success in the previous two seasons.

Two weeks into the start of IPL, fast bowler Dirk Nannes was injured and ruled out of the tournament. The franchise named Chris Gayle, who had gone unsold at the auction, as the replacement player.

List of players bought at the auction[edit]

Squad[edit]

Players with international caps before the start of 2011 IPL season are listed in bold.

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
02 Mohammad Kaif  India (1980-12-01)1 December 1980 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break
03 Cheteshwar Pujara  India (1988-01-25)25 January 1988 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
09 Arun Karthik  India (1986-02-15)15 February 1986 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
12 Luke Pomersbach  Australia (1984-09-28)28 September 1984 (aged 26) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
14 Mayank Agarwal  India (1991-02-16)16 February 1991 (aged 20) Right-handed –
18 Virat Kohli  India (1988-11-05)5 November 1988 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium Vice-captain
32 Saurabh Tiwary  India (1989-12-30)30 December 1989 (aged 21) Left-handed Right-arm off break
333 Chris Gayle  Jamaica (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 31) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
– Rilee Rossouw  South Africa (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 21) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
– Jonathan Vandiar  South Africa (1990-04-25)25 April 1990 (aged 20) Left-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas
All-rounders
07 Asad Pathan  India (1984-06-17)17 June 1984 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium
11 Daniel Vettori  New Zealand (1979-01-27)27 January 1979 (aged 32) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox Captain
23 Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka (1976-10-14)14 October 1976 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
37 Rajoo Bhatkal  India (1985-09-01)1 September 1985 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
17 AB de Villiers  South Africa (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
– CM Gautam  India (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 25) Right-handed –
Bowlers
08 Syed Mohammed  India (1983-06-03)3 June 1983 (aged 27) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
25 Abhimanyu Mithun  India (1989-10-25)25 October 1989 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
34 Zaheer Khan  India (1978-10-07)7 October 1978 (aged 32) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
63 Dirk Nannes  Australia (1976-05-16)16 May 1976 (aged 34) Right-handed Left-arm fast Overseas
67 Charl Langeveldt  South Africa (1974-12-17)17 December 1974 (aged 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
79 Sreenath Aravind  India (1984-04-08)8 April 1984 (aged 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast
– Johan van der Wath  South Africa (1978-01-10)10 January 1978 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas
– Nuwan Pradeep  Sri Lanka (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas

Indian Premier League[edit]

Chris Gayle won six Man of the Match awards in 12 games.

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 and Rajasthan Royals, both comprehensively by 9 wickets. They also defeated 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.

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 58 runs. 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.

League table[edit]

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 B Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.443
2 B Royal Challengers Bangalore (R) 14 9 4 1 19 0.326
3 A Mumbai Indians (3) 14 9 5 0 18 0.040
4 B Kolkata Knight Riders (4) 14 8 6 0 16 0.433
5 A Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 14 −0.051
6 B Rajasthan Royals 14 6 7 1 13 −0.691
7 A Deccan Chargers 14 6 8 0 12 0.222
8 B Kochi Tuskers Kerala 14 6 8 0 12 −0.214
9 A Pune Warriors India 14 4 9 1 9 −0.134
10 A Delhi Daredevils 14 4 9 1 9 −0.448
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Note: Top four teams qualified for the playoffs.
The top three teams also qualified for the Champions League Twenty20 while the fourth team played in the qualifying stage.

Match log[edit]

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
1 9 April Kochi Tuskers Kerala Kochi Won by 6 wickets, MoM – AB de Villiers 54* (40) Scorecard
2 12 April Mumbai Indians Bangalore Lost by 9 wickets Scorecard
3 14 April Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Lost by 33 runs Scorecard
4 16 April Chennai Super Kings Chennai Lost by 21 runs Scorecard
5 19 April Rajasthan Royals Bangalore No Result
6 22 April Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 102* (55) and 0/9 (2 overs) Scorecard
7 26 April Delhi Daredevils Delhi Won by 3 wickets, MoM – Virat Kohli 56 (38) Scorecard
8 29 April Pune Warriors India Bangalore Won by 26 runs, MoM – Virat Kohli 67 (42) Scorecard
9 6 May Kings XI Punjab Bangalore Won by 85 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 107 (49) and 3/21 (4 overs) Scorecard
10 8 May Kochi Tuskers Kerala Bangalore Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 44 (16) and 1/26 (4 overs) Scorecard
11 11 May Rajasthan Royals Jaipur Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Sreenath Aravind 3/34 (4 overs) Scorecard
12 14 May Kolkata Knight Riders Bangalore Won by 4 wickets (D/L), MoM – Chris Gayle 38 (12) and 0/11 (1 over) Scorecard
13 17 May Kings XI Punjab Dharmasala Lost by 111 runs Scorecard
14 22 May Chennai Super Kings Bangalore Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 75* (50) and 0/27 (3 overs) Scorecard
1st Qualifying Final 24 May Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
2nd Qualifying Final 27 May Mumbai Indians Chennai Won by 43 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 89* (47) and 0/11 (3 overs) Scorecard
Final 28 May Chennai Super Kings Chennai Lost by 58 runs Scorecard
Overall record: 10–5. Runners-up. Qualified for 2011 Champions Trophy Twenty20.
Gayle Scored the most runs in the 2011 season (608). He was also awarded the Player of the series

Most runs[edit]

Player Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest score 100s 50s
Chris Gayle 12 608 67.55 183.13 107 2 3
Virat Kohli 16 557 46.41 121.08 71 0 4
AB de Villiers 13 312 34.66 128.39 65 0 2
Tillakaratne Dilshan 10 226 28.25 125.55 59* 0 2
Saurabh Tiwary 13 187 23.37 99.46 42* 0 0

Most wickets[edit]

Player Innings Wickets Average Economy rate Best bowling 4w
Sreenath Aravind 13 21 19.40 8.00 4/14 1
Zaheer Khan 15 14 32.50 7.71 3/32 0
Daniel Vettori 13 12 25.91 6.01 3/19 0
Chris Gayle 12 8 30.50 6.77 3/21 0
Charl Langeveldt 3 5 16.80 7.63 2/10 0

Champions League Twenty20[edit]

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 of their quest for glory with a last-ball defeat to the 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 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 (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, qualified for the semis on basis of having a better net run-rate than the two teams.

The Royal Challengers played the 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 who struck an unbeaten 123 off just 68 balls. Despite losing 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 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.

Group table[edit]

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Somerset 4 2 1 1 5 –0.557
Royal Challengers Bangalore 4 2 2 0 4 +0.325
Kolkata Knight Riders 4 2 2 0 4 +0.306
Warriors 4 2 2 0 4 +0.246
Southern Redbacks 4 1 2 1 3 −0.533

Match log[edit]

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
1 23 September 2011 Warriors Bengaluru Lost by 3 Scorecard
2 29 September 2011 Kolkata Knight Riders Bengaluru Lost by 9 Wickets Scorecard
3 3 October 2011 Somerset Bengaluru Won by 51 runs, MoM - Jamaica Chris Gayle 86(46) Scorecard
4 5 October 2011 Southern Redbacks Bengaluru Won by 2 wickets, MoM - Virat Kohli 70 (36) Scorecard
Semi-Final 7 October 2011 New South Wales Blues Bengaluru Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Virat Kohli 84* (49) Scorecard
Final 9 October 2011 Mumbai Indians Chennai Lost by 31 runs Scorecard
Overall record: 3-3. Runners-up.

Most runs[edit]

Player Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest score 100s 50s
Chris Gayle 6 257 42.83 178.47 92 0 2
Virat Kohli 6 232 46.40 145.91 84* 0 2
Tillakaratne Dilshan 5 146 29.20 129.20 74 0 1

Most wickets[edit]

Player Innings Wickets Average Economy rate Best bowling 4w
Daniel Vettori 6 7 23.00 7.00 2/25 0
Sreenath Aravind 6 6 41.50 10.82 2/23 0
Rajoo Bhatkal 5 5 26.40 8.80 3/21 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IPL mega auction 2011". Indian Cricket Fans. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. ^ "IPL player retention rules tilt level playing field". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ Dubey, Abhishek; Dubey (2011). Dubey (ed.). The IPL Story: Cricket, Glamour and Big Money. 1 (I ed.). India: Pearson Education India. pp. 226–.
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