| Club: | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Season: | 2013 |
| Coach: | Ray Jennings |
| Captain: | Virat Kohli |
| Ground: | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| Comp1: | IPL |
| Comp1 Result: | 5th |
| Most Runs: | Chris Gayle (708)[1] |
| Most Wickets: | Vinay Kumar (23)[2] |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2013 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Virat Kohli. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 03 | Cheteshwar Pujara | 25 January 1988 | Right-handed | ||||
| 15 | 6 December 1991 | Right-handed | |||||
| 18 | Virat Kohli | 5 November 1988 | Right-handed | Captain | |||
| 23 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 14 October 1976 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| 32 | Saurabh Tiwary | 30 December 1989 | Left-handed | ||||
| 64 | 10 November 1987 | Right-handed | |||||
| 90 | Abhinav Mukund | 6 January 1990 | Left-handed | ||||
| 99 | 16 February 1991 | Right-handed | – | ||||
| 175 | Chris Gayle | 21 September 1979 | Left-handed | Overseas | |||
| – | 23 November 1994 | Left-handed | |||||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 04 | Andrew McDonald | 15 June 1981 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| 07 | Moisés Henriques | 1 February 1987 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| 11 | Daniel Vettori | 27 January 1979 | Left-handed | Overseas | |||
| 45 | Daniel Christian | 4 May 1983 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| – | Christopher Barnwell | 6 January 1987 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 02 | 18 April 1992 | Right-handed | - | ||||
| 17 | AB de Villiers | 17 February 1984 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| 21 | 15 February 1986 | Right-handed | |||||
| – | 27 September 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 | |||||
| 09 | R. P. Singh | 6 December 1985 | Right-handed | ||||
| 14 | Ravi Rampaul | 15 October 1984 | Left-handed | Overseas | |||
| 20 | 30 May 1985 | Left-handed | |||||
| 25 | Abhimanyu Mithun | 25 October 1989 | Right-handed | ||||
| 34 | Zaheer Khan | 7 October 1978 | Right-handed | ||||
| 77 | Jaydev Unadkat | 18 October 1991 | Right-handed | ||||
| 79 | 8 April 1984 | Left-handed | Unavailable for the entire season | ||||
| 222 | Murali Kartik | 11 September 1976 | Left-handed | ||||
| 800 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 17 April 1972 | Right-handed | Overseas | |||
| – | 4 April 1991 | Right-handed | |||||
| – | Pankaj Singh | 6 May 1985 | Right-handed | ||||
Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the league stage of IPL 2013.
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Won by 2 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 92* (58) | Scorecard | ||||
| 2 | Match tied. Lost the super over by 5 runs | Scorecard | ||||
| 3 | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Virat Kohli 93* (47) | Scorecard | ||||
| 4 | Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 85* (50) | Scorecard | ||||
| 5 | Lost by 4 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 6 | Match tied. Won the super over by 4 runs, MoM – Virat Kohli 65 (50) | Scorecard | ||||
| 7 | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Vinay Kumar 3/18 (4 overs) | Scorecard | ||||
| 8 | Won by 130 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 175* (66) and 2/5 (1 over) | Scorecard | ||||
| 9 | Lost by 58 Runs | Scorecard | ||||
| 10 | Lost by 4 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 11 | Won by 17 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 50* (23) | Scorecard | ||||
| 12 | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 13 | Won by 4 runs, MoM – Jaydev Unadkat 5/25 (4 overs) | Scorecard | ||||
| 14 | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 15 | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 16 | Won by 24 runs, MoM – Virat Kohli 56* (29) | Scorecard | ||||
| Overall record: 9–7. Failed to advance. | ||||||