| Club: | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Season: | 2012 |
| Coach: | Ray Jennings |
| Captain: | Virat Kohli |
| Ground: | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Comp1: | IPL |
| Comp1 Result: | 5th |
| Most Runs: | Chris Gayle (733)[1] |
| Most Wickets: | Vinay Kumar (19)[2] |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2012 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Daniel Vettori. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.
Players with international caps before the 2012 IPL season are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 02 | Mohammad Kaif | 1 December 1980 | Right-handed | ||||
| 03 | Cheteshwar Pujara | 25 January 1988 | Right-handed | ||||
| 09 | 15 February 1986 | Right-handed | |||||
| 12 | Luke Pomersbach | 28 September 1984 | Left-handed | Overseas | |||
| 14 | 16 February 1991 | Right-handed | – | ||||
| 18 | Virat Kohli | 5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Captain | |||
| 32 | Saurabh Tiwary | 30 December 1989 | Left-handed | ||||
| – | 9 October 1989 | Left-handed | Overseas | ||||
| – | 23 November 1994 | Left-handed | |||||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 04 | Andrew McDonald | 15 June 1981 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| 07 | 17 June 1984 | Right-handed | |||||
| 11 | Daniel Vettori | 27 January 1979 | Left-handed | Overseas | |||
| 23 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 14 October 1976 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| 37 | 1 September 1985 | Right-handed | |||||
| 333 | Chris Gayle | 21 September 1979 | Left-handed | Overseas | |||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 17 | AB de Villiers | 17 February 1984 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| – | 8 March 1986 | Right-handed | – | ||||
| Bowlers | |||||||
| 01 | 23 November 1990 | Right-handed | |||||
| 03 | 20 December 1988 | Right-handed | |||||
| 05 | Vinay Kumar | 12 February 1984 | Right-handed | ||||
| 08 | 3 June 1983 | Left-handed | |||||
| 20 | 30 May 1985 | Right-handed | |||||
| 25 | Abhimanyu Mithun | 25 October 1989 | Right-handed | ||||
| 34 | Zaheer Khan | 7 October 1978 | Right-handed | ||||
| 63 | Dirk Nannes | 16 May 1976 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| 67 | Charl Langeveldt | 17 December 1974 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| 79 | 8 April 1984 | Left-handed | |||||
| 800 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 17 April 1972 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the league stage of IPL 2012.
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 April | Won by 20 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 64* (42) | Scorecard | |||
| 2 | 10 April | Lost by 42 runs | Scorecard | |||
| 3 | 12 April | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard | |||
| 4 | 15 April | Lost by 59 runs | Scorecard | |||
| 5 | 17 April | Won by 6 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 81 (48) | Scorecard | |||
| 6 | 20 April | Won by 5 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 87 (56) | Scorecard | |||
| 7 | 23 April | Won by 46 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 59* (23) | Scorecard | |||
| 8 | 25 April | Match Abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain | Scorecard | |||
| 9 | 28 April | Lost by 47 runs | Scorecard | |||
| 10 | 2 May | Lost by 4 wickets | Scorecard | |||
| 11 | 6 May | Won by 5 Wickets, MoM – AB de Villiers 47* (17) | Scorecard | |||
| 12 | 9 May | Won by 9 Wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 82* (59) | Scorecard | |||
| 13 | 11 May | Won by 35 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 57 (31) | Scorecard | |||
| 14 | 14 May | Lost by 5 Wickets | Scorecard | |||
| 15 | 17 May | Won by 21 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 128* (62) | Scorecard | |||
| 16 | 20 May | Lost by 9 runs | Scorecard | |||
| Overall record: 8–7. Failed to advance. | ||||||