2009 Royal Challengers Bangalore season explained

Club:Royal Challengers Bangalore
Season:2009
Coach:Ray Jennings
Captain:Anil Kumble
Ground:M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Comp1:IPL
Comp1 Result:Runners-up
Comp2:CLT20
Comp2 Result:Group stage
Most Runs:Jacques Kallis (361)[1]
Most Wickets:Anil Kumble (21)[2]
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2010

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2009 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Kevin Pietersen. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished runners-up in the IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20.[3]

Indian Premier League season

Standings

Royal Challengers Bangalore finished 3rd in the league stage of IPL 2009.

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
1 18 April Won by 75 runs, MoM – Rahul Dravid 66 (48) Scorecard
2 20 April Lost by 92 runs Scorecard
3 22 April Lost by 24 runs Scorecard
4 24 April Kings XI PunjabLost by 7 wickets Scorecard
5 26 April Delhi DaredevilsLost by 6 wickets Scorecard
6 29 April Won by 5 Wickets, MoM – Mark Boucher 25* (13) Scorecard
7 1 MayKings XI PunjabWon by 8 runs Scorecard
8 3 May Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Jacques Kallis 69* (59) and 0/23 (4 overs) Scorecard
9 7 May Rajasthan RoyalsLost by 7 wickets Scorecard
10 10 May Mumbai IndiansLost by 16 runs Scorecard
11 12 May [|Pretoria || Won by 6 Wickets, MoM – [[Ross Taylor]] 81* (33) || Scorecard|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"| 12 || 14 May || Chennai Super Kings || Durban || Won by 2 Wickets, MoM – Ross Taylor 46 (50) || Scorecard|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"| 13 || 19 May || Delhi Daredevils || Johannesburg ||Won by 7 Wickets, MoM – Jacques Kallis 58 (56) and 1/17 (4 overs) || Scorecard|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"| 14 || 21 May || Deccan Chargers || Centurion ||Won by 12 runs, MoM – Manish Pandey 114* (73) || Scorecard|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"| Semifinal || 23 May || Chennai Super Kings || Johannesburg || Won by 6 wickets, MoM – Manish Pandey 48 (35) || Scorecard|- align= style="background:#fbb;"| Final || 24 May || Deccan Chargers || Johannesburg || Lost by 6 runs, MoM – Anil Kumble 4/16 (4 overs) || Scorecard|-| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Overall record: 9–7. Runners-up. Qualified for 2009 Champions Trophy Twenty20.|}

Champions League Twenty20

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
1 Lost by 5 wicketsScorecard
2 Won by 80 runs, MoM - Jacques Kallis 73* (59) 3/18 (4 overs) Scorecard
3 Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
4 Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Ross Taylor 65 (38)Scorecard
Overall record: 2-2. Failed to advance.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Premier League, 2009/ Records / Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 20 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Indian Premier League, 2009/ Records / Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 20 June 2015.
  3. Web site: IPL: Royal Challengers Bangalore Team Players List – RCB Squad. www.Zerocric.com. 5 February 2009.