# 2013 Royal Challengers Bangalore season

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.

## Squad

* Players with international caps before the 2013 IPL season are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 03 | Cheteshwar Pujara | India | (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 15 | Karun Nair | India | (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 18 | Virat Kohli | India | (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| 23 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | (1976-10-14) 14 October 1976 (age 48) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| 32 | Saurabh Tiwary | India | (1989-12-30) 30 December 1989 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 64 | Sunny Sohal | India | (1987-11-10) 10 November 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 90 | Abhinav Mukund | India | (1990-01-06) 6 January 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 99 | Mayank Agarwal | India | (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | – | |
| 175 | Chris Gayle | Jamaica | (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 45) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| – | Vijay Zol | India | (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 04 | Andrew McDonald | Australia | (1981-06-15) 15 June 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| 07 | Moisés Henriques | Australia | (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| 11 | Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | (1979-01-27) 27 January 1979 (age 45) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas |
| 45 | Daniel Christian | Australia | (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| – | Christopher Barnwell | Guyana | (1987-01-06) 6 January 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 02 | KL Rahul | India | (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | - | |
| 17 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| 21 | Arun Karthik | India | (1986-02-15) 15 February 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| – | Sheldon Jackson | India | (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | - | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 01 | Harshal Patel | India | (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 03 | KP Appanna | India | (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 05 | Vinay Kumar | India | (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 08 | Syed Mohammed | India | (1983-06-03) 3 June 1983 (age 41) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 09 | R. P. Singh | India | (1985-12-06) 6 December 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 14 | Ravi Rampaul | Trinidad and Tobago | (1984-10-15) 15 October 1984 (age 40) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| 20 | Prasanth Parameswaran | India | (1985-05-30) 30 May 1985 (age 39) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| 25 | Abhimanyu Mithun | India | (1989-10-25) 25 October 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| 34 | Zaheer Khan | India | (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 (age 46) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 77 | Jaydev Unadkat | India | (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 79 | Sreenath Aravind | India | (1984-04-08) 8 April 1984 (age 40) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Unavailable for the entire season |
| 222 | Murali Kartik | India | (1976-09-11) 11 September 1976 (age 48) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 800 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | (1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 52) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| – | Sandeep Warrier | India | (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| – | Pankaj Singh | India | (1985-05-06) 6 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |

## Indian Premier League season
### Standings

Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fifth in the league stage of IPL 2013.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.441 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.530 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0.322 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0.003 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0.457 |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0.226 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | −0.095 |
| 8 | Pune Warriors India | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | −1.006 |
| 9 | Delhi Daredevils | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | −0.848 |
"C" refers to the champions of the tournament, R to the runners-up.

### Match log

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard |
| 1 | 4 April 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Bengaluru | Won by 2 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 92* (58) | Scorecard |
| 2 | 7 April 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Match tied. Lost the super over by 5 runs | Scorecard |
| 3 | 9 April 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bengaluru | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Virat Kohli 93* (47) | Scorecard |
| 4 | 11 April 2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru | Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Chris Gayle 85* (50) | Scorecard |
| 5 | 13 April 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Lost by 4 wickets | Scorecard |
| 6 | 16 April 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | Bengaluru | Match tied. Won the super over by 4 runs, MoM – Virat Kohli 65 (50) | Scorecard |
| 7 | 20 April 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Vinay Kumar 3/18 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 8 | 23 April 2013 | Pune Warriors India | Bengaluru | Won by 130 runs, MoM – Chris Gayle 175* (66) and 2/5 (1 over) | Scorecard |
| 9 | 27 April 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Lost by 58 Runs | Scorecard |
| 10 | 29 April 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | Lost by 4 wickets | Scorecard |
| 11 | 2 May 2013 | Pune Warriors India | Pune | Won by 17 runs, MoM – AB de Villiers 50* (23) | Scorecard |
| 12 | 6 May 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard |
| 13 | 10 May 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | New Delhi | Won by 4 runs, MoM – Jaydev Unadkat 5/25 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 14 | 12 May 2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Ranchi | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard |
| 15 | 14 May 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Bengaluru | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard |
| 16 | 18 May 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | Won by 24 runs, MoM – Virat Kohli 56* (29) | Scorecard |
| Overall record: 9–7. Failed to advance. ||||||