# 2021 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

The 2021 season was the 14th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.They were one of the eight teams competed in the tournament. The team was captained by Virat Kohli with Mike Hesson as a team coach. After qualifying for the playoffs, they were eliminated from the tournament as they were beaten by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator match.
This was the last season in IPL for AB de Villiers who announced his retirement on 19 November 2021.

## Background
### Player retention and transfers

The Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 12 players and released ten players.
Retained Players: Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Josh Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel
Released Players: Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Mann, Parthiv Patel (retired).
Added Players: Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Kyle Jamieson, Srikar Bharat, Rajat Patidar, Dan Christian, Suyash Prabhudessai, Finn Allen

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batters |||||||||
| 18 | Virat Kohli | India | (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2008 | ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million) | Captain |
| 11 | Sachin Baby | India | (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 19 | Rajat Patidar | India | (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | Suyash Prabhudessai | India | (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 37 | Devdutt Padikkal | India | (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 8 | Tim David | Singapore | (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas |
| 54 | Dan Christian | Australia | (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹4.8 crore (US$575,130.80) | Overseas |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹14.25 crore (US$1.7 million) | Overseas |
| — | Pavan Deshpande | India | (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 95 | Daniel Sams | Australia | (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas |
| 21 | Shahbaz Ahmed | India | (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 49 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 5 | Washington Sundar | India | (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$383,000) | Unavailable due to finger injury |
| 9 | Harshal Patel | India | (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 17 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Overseas, Vice-captain |
| 15 | K. S. Bharat | India | (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | Mohammed Azharuddeen | India | (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 1 | Josh Philippe | Australia | (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas |
| — | Finn Allen | New Zealand | (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas, Replacement for Josh Philippe |
| Spin Bowlers |||||||||
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹6 crore (US$719,000) | |
| 63 | Adam Zampa | Australia | (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons. |
| Pace Bowlers |||||||||
| 47 | Kane Richardson | Australia | (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹4 crore (US$479,000) | Overseas, Unavailable for personal reasons. |
| — | Scott Kuggeleijn | New Zealand | (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas, Unavailable due to national duty |
| — | Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas |
| 96 | Navdeep Saini | India | (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$359,000) | |
| 73 | Mohammed Siraj | India | (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹2.6 crore (US$312,000) | |
| 12 | Kyle Jamieson | New Zealand | (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast | 2021 | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) | Overseas |
| — | Akash Deep | India | (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Replacement for Washington Sundar |
| 27 | George Garton | England | (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm Fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas, Replacement for Kane Richardson |
| Source: RCB Players |||||||||

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| Owner | United Spirits Limited |
| Chairman | Prathmesh Mishra |
| Vice President and Head | Rajesh Menon |
| Team manager | Soumyadeep Pyne |
| Director of cricket operations & head coach | Mike Hesson |
| Batting consultant | Sanjay Bangar |
| Batting and spin bowling coach | Sridharan Sriram |
| Bowling coach | Adam Griffith |
| Head of scouting and fielding coach | Malolan Rangarajan |
| Head physiotherapist | Evan Speechly |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Basu Shanker |
| Team doctor | Dr. Charles Minz |
| Source: RCB Staff ||

## Teams and standings
### Results by match

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 1 | Delhi Capitals (3rd) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.481 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.455 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.140 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (R) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.587 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.116 | |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.001 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.993 | |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −0.545 | |

## League stage

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.

### Matches

* Match 1 9 April 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 159/9 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 160/8 (20 overs) |
| Chris Lynn 49 (35) Harshal Patel 5/27 (4 overs) | | AB de Villiers 48 (27) Jasprit Bumrah 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 2 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 6 14 April 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 149/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 143/9 (20 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 59 (41) Jason Holder 3/30 (4 overs) | | David Warner 54 (37) Shahbaz Ahmed 3/7 (2 overs) |
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 18 April 2021 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 204/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 166/8 (20 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 78 (49) Varun Chakravarthy 2/39 (4 overs) | | Andre Russell 31 (20) Kyle Jamieson 3/41 (3 overs) |
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 38 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 16 22 April 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 177/9 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 181/0 (16.3 overs) |
| Shivam Dube 46 (32) Mohammed Siraj 3/27 (4 overs) | | Devdutt Padikkal 101* (52) |
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: Devdutt Padikkal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
* Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to score 6,000 runs in the IPL.
* Match 19 25 April 2021 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 191/4 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 122/9 (20 overs) |
| Ravindra Jadeja 62* (28) Harshal Patel 3/51 (4 overs) | | Devdutt Padikkal 34 (15) Ravindra Jadeja 3/13 (4 overs) |
* Chennai Super Kings won by 69 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) bowled the joint-most expensive over in an IPL match, conceding 37 runs.
* Match 22 27 April 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/5 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 170/4 (20 overs) |
| AB de Villiers 75* (42) Avesh Khan 1/24 (4 overs) | | Rishabh Pant 58* (48) Harshal Patel 2/37 (4 overs) |
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 1 run Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
* AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the sixth player, and the second overseas one, to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.
* Match 26 30 April 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Punjab Kings 179/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 145/8 (20 overs) |
| KL Rahul 91* (57) Kyle Jamieson 2/32 (3 overs) | | Virat Kohli 35 (34) Harpreet Brar 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Punjab Kings won by 34 runs Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Harpreet Brar (Punjab Kings)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 31 20 September 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 92 (19 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 94/1 (10 overs) |
| Devdutt Padikkal 22 (20) Andre Russell 3/9 (3 overs) | | Shubman Gill 48 (34) Yuzvendra Chahal 1/23 (2 overs) |
* Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
* Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to play 200 matches for a single franchise.
* Match 35 24 September 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 156/6 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 157/4 (18.1 overs) |
| Devdutt Padikkal 70 (50) Dwayne Bravo 3/24 (4 overs) | | Ruturaj Gaikwad 38 (26) Harshal Patel 2/25 (3.1 overs) |
* Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 39 26 September 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 165/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 111 (18.1 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 56 (37) Jasprit Bumrah 3/36 (4 overs) | | Rohit Sharma 43 (28) Harshal Patel 4/17 (3.1 overs) |
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 54 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng) Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player and fifth overall to score 10,000 runs in T20s.
* Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) took a hat-trick.
* Match 43 29 September 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 149/9 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 153/3 (17.1 overs) |
| Evin Lewis 58 (37) Harshal Patel 3/34 (4 overs) | | Glenn Maxwell 50* (30) Mustafizur Rahman 2/20 (3 overs) |
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind) Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 48 3 October 2021 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 164/7 (20 overs) | v | Punjab Kings 158/6 (20 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 57 (33) Moises Henriques 3/12 (4 overs) | | Mayank Agarwal 57 (42) Yuzvendra Chahal 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
* Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
* Match 52 6 October 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Sunrisers Hyderabad 141/7 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 137/6 (20 overs) |
| Jason Roy 44 (38) Harshal Patel 3/33 (4 overs) | | Devdutt Padikkal 41 (52) Umran Malik 1/21 (4 overs) |
* Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 4 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 56 8 October 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Delhi Capitals 164/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 166/3 (20 overs) |
| Prithvi Shaw 48 (31) Mohammed Siraj 2/25 (4 overs) | | K. S. Bharat 78* (52) Anrich Nortje 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: K. S. Bharat (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
* Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 having a better net run rate than the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

### Playoffs
#### Eliminator

* 11 October 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 138/7 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 139/6 (19.4 overs) |
| Virat Kohli 39 (33) Sunil Narine 4/21 (4 overs) | | Shubman Gill 29 (18) Yuzvendra Chahal 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | Glenn Maxwell | 15 | 14 | 2 | 513 | 78 | 42.75 | 356 | 144.10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 21 |
| 2 | Devdutt Padikkal | 14 | 14 | 1 | 411 | 101* | 31.61 | 328 | 125.30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 14 |
| 3 | Virat Kohli | 15 | 15 | 1 | 405 | 72* | 28.92 | 339 | 119.40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 9 |
| 4 | AB de Villiers | 15 | 14 | 4 | 313 | 76* | 31.30 | 211 | 148.34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 16 |
| 5 | K.S. Bharat | 8 | 7 | 2 | 191 | 78* | 38.22 | 156 | 122.43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| 6 | Rajat Patidar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 31 | 17.75 | 62 | 114.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Kyle Jamieson | 9 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 16* | 16.25 | 55 | 118.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Glenn Maxwell was the fifth-highest run scorer in IPL 2021
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
| 1 | Harshal Patel | 15 | 15 | 56.2 | 0 | 459 | 32 | 5/27 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 10.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 15 | 15 | 53.0 | 1 | 374 | 18 | 3/11 | 20.77 | 7.05 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mohammed Siraj | 15 | 15 | 52.0 | 1 | 353 | 11 | 3/27 | 32.09 | 6.78 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Kyle Jamieson | 9 | 9 | 28.0 | 1 | 269 | 9 | 3/41 | 29.88 | 9.60 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Shahbaz Ahmed | 11 | 6 | 14.0 | 0 | 92 | 7 | 3/7 | 13.14 | 6.57 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Dan Christian | 9 | 9 | 16.4 | 0 | 155 | 4 | 2/14 | 38.75 | 9.30 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Washington Sundar | 6 | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | 118 | 3 | 1/7 | 39.33 | 7.37 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | George Garton | 5 | 5 | 15.0 | 0 | 135 | 3 | 1/27 | 45.00 | 9.00 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Glenn Maxwell | 15 | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | 135 | 3 | 2/23 | 45.00 | 8.43 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
* Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap as he is highest wicket taker in the competition.
* Source: Cricinfo

## Player of the match awards

| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution |
| 1 | 9 April 2021 | Harshal Patel | Mumbai Indians | Won by 2 wickets | 5/27 (4 overs) |
| 2 | 14 April 2021 | Glenn Maxwell | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 6 runs | 59 (41) |
| 3 | 18 April 2021 | AB de Villiers | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 38 runs | 76* (34) |
| 4 | 22 April 2021 | Devdutt Padikkal | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 10 wickets | 101* (52) |
| 5 | 27 April 2021 | AB de Villiers | Delhi Capitals | Won by 1 run | 75* (42) |
| 6 | 26 September 2021 | Glenn Maxwell | Mumbai Indians | Won by 54 runs | 56 (37) and 2/23 (4 overs) |
| 7 | 29 September 2021 | Yuzvendra Chahal | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 7 wickets | 2/18 (4 overs) |
| 8 | 3 October 2021 | Glenn Maxwell | Punjab Kings | Won by 6 runs | 57 (33) |
| 9 | 8 October 2021 | K. S. Bharat | Delhi Capitals | Won by 7 wickets | 78* (52) |