# 2009 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

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.

## Indian Premier League season
### Standings

Royal Challengers Bangalore finished 3rd in the league stage of IPL 2009.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.311 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.951 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.191 |
| 4 | Deccan Chargers (C) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.203 |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.483 |
| 6 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.352 |
| 7 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0.297 |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −0.789 |
    (C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
    Winner, runner-up and best-performing semi-finalist in the group stage qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.

### Match log

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard |
| 1 | 18 April | Rajasthan Royals | Cape Town | Won by 75 runs, MoM – Rahul Dravid 66 (48) | Scorecard |
| 2 | 20 April | Chennai Super Kings | Port Elizabeth | Lost by 92 runs | Scorecard |
| 3 | 22 April | Deccan Chargers | Cape Town | Lost by 24 runs | Scorecard |
| 4 | 24 April | Kings XI Punjab | Durban | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard |
| 5 | 26 April | Delhi Daredevils | Port Elizabeth | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard |
| 6 | 29 April | Kolkata Knight Riders | Durban | Won by 5 Wickets, MoM – Mark Boucher 25* (13) | Scorecard |
| 7 | 1 May | Kings XI Punjab | Durban | Won by 8 runs | Scorecard |
| 8 | 3 May | Mumbai Indians | Johannesburg | Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Jacques Kallis 69* (59) and 0/23 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 9 | 7 May | Rajasthan Royals | Centurion | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard |
| 10 | 10 May | Mumbai Indians | Port Elizabeth | Lost by 16 runs | Scorecard |
| 11 | 12 May | Kolkata Knight Riders | Pretoria | Won by 6 Wickets, MoM – Ross Taylor 81* (33) | Scorecard |
| 12 | 14 May | Chennai Super Kings | Durban | Won by 2 Wickets, MoM – Ross Taylor 46 (50) | Scorecard |
| 13 | 19 May | Delhi Daredevils | Johannesburg | Won by 7 Wickets, MoM – Jacques Kallis 58 (56) and 1/17 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 14 | 21 May | Deccan Chargers | Centurion | Won by 12 runs, MoM – Manish Pandey 114* (73) | Scorecard |
| Semifinal | 23 May | Chennai Super Kings | Johannesburg | Won by 6 wickets, MoM – Manish Pandey 48 (35) | Scorecard |
| Final | 24 May | Deccan Chargers | Johannesburg | Lost by 6 runs, MoM – Anil Kumble 4/16 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| Overall record: 9–7. Runners-up. Qualified for 2009 Champions Trophy Twenty20. ||||||

## Champions League Twenty20
### Match log

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard |
| 1 | 8 October 2009 | Cape Cobras | Bengaluru | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard |
| 2 | 12 October 2009 | Otago Volts | Bengaluru | Won by 80 runs, MoM - Jacques Kallis 73* (59) 3/18 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 3 | 15 October 2009 | Victorian Bushrangers | Bengaluru | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard |
| 4 | 17 October 2009 | Delhi Daredevils | Bengaluru | Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Ross Taylor 65 (38) | Scorecard |
| Overall record: 2-2. Failed to advance. ||||||