The thirteenth season of the Indian Premier League, also called the IPL 2020 was supposed to commence this March but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was suspended, and finally, this season is set to begin on 19th September in UAE.
As usual, eight teams are taking part in it. Defending champions Mumbai Indians are once again the favorites to win the title and other teams like Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Royal Challengers Bangalore too are expected to give a good fight.
Royal Challengers Bangalore - three times IPL runners-up is still in the quest of their maiden IPL title. For the last three seasons their performance has been poor and this time they will be hoping for a successful campaign. This year they have Chris Morris - the death overs specialist, leg-spinner Adam Zampa to support Yuzvendra Chahal and to strengthen the batting they have added Aaron Finch, Josh Philippe and Devdutt Padikkal.
The batting will mainly rely on captain Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers and the likes of Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Moeen Ali and Shivam Dube too have to play a good role. In the bowling they have Dale Steyn, Umesh Yadav, Chris Morris, Navdeep Saini and Isuru Udana in pace and Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa and Moeen Ali in the spin department. Overall they're looking a balanced side and should do well in this season. Here is a statistical look at Royal Challengers Bangalore's journey in IPL.
All the major stats and facts you need to know about Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League :
Result Summary -
| Opponents | Mat | Won | Lost | NR + Tied | %W |
| Chennai Super Kings | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 34.8 |
| Deccan Chargers | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 44.4 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 46.4 |
| Mumbai Indians | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 36.0 |
| Pune Warriors | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41.7 |
| Delhi Capitals | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 61.4 |
| Gujarat Lions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Overall | 181 | 83 | 92 | 6 | 46.9 |
Season Wise Performance -
| Year | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied + NR | Position |
| 2008 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7th |
| 2009 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | Runners-up |
| 2010 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3rd |
| 2011 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | Runners-up |
| 2012 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5th |
| 2013 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5th |
| 2014 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7th |
| 2015 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3rd |
| 2016 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | Runners-up |
| 2017 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8th |
| 2018 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6th |
| 2019 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8th |
Highest Totals -
263/5 vs Pune Warriors at Bangalore, 2013
248/3 vs Gujarat Lions at Bangalore, 2016
235/1 vs Mumbai Indians at Mumbai, 2015
227/4 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Bangalore, 2016
226/3 vs Kings XI Punjab at Bangalore, 2015
Lowest Totals -
49 vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata, 2017
70 vs Rajasthan Royals at Abu Dhabi, 2014
70 vs Chennai Super Kings at Chennai, 2019
82 vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Bangalore, 2008
87 vs Chennai Super Kings at Port Elizabeth, 2009
Most Runs -
5412 - Virat Kohli
3724 - AB de Villiers
3163 - Chris Gayle
1132 - Jacques Kallis
898 - Rahul Dravid
Highest Individual Scores -
175* - Chris Gayle vs Pune Warriors at Bangalore, 2013
133* - AB de Villiers vs Mumbai Indians at Mumbai, 2015
129* - AB de Villiers vs Gujarat Lions at Bangalore, 2016
128* - Chris Gayle vs Delhi Daredevils at Delhi, 2012
117 - Chris Gayle vs Kings XI Punjab at Bangalore, 2015
Highest Batting Averages (Min 500 runs) -
43.32 - Chris Gayle (3163 runs)
41.84 - AB de Villiers (3724)
37.84 - Virat Kohli (5412)
31.44 - Jacques Kallis (1132)
30.41 - Ross Taylor (517)
Most Fifty Plus Scores -
41 - Virat Kohli
32 - AB de Villiers
24 - Chris Gayle
10 - Jacques Kallis
5 - Tillakaratne Dilshan
Most Runs in a single IPL season -
973 - Virat Kohli, 2016
733 - Chris Gayle, 2012
708 - Chris Gayle, 2013
687 - AB de Villiers, 2016
634 - Virat Kohli, 2013
Most Sixes -
239 - Chris Gayle
199 - AB de Villiers
190 - Virat Kohli
31 - Ross Taylor
30 - Robin Uthappa
Most Wickets -
100 - Yuzvendra Chahal
72 - R Vinay Kumar
49 - Zaheer Khan
45 - Anil Kumble / Sreenath Aravind
34 - Mitchell Starc / Praveen Kumar / Harshal Patel
Best Bowling Figures in an innings -
5/5 - Anil Kumble vs Rajasthan Royals at Cape Town, 2009
5/25 - Jaydev Unadkat vs Delhi Daredevils at Delhi, 2013
4/9 - Samuel Badree vs Mumbai Indians at Bangalore, 2017
4/11 - Chris Jordan vs Gujarat Lions at Bangalore, 2016
4/14 - Sreenath Aravind vs Kings XI Punjab at Bangalore, 2011
Best Bowling Averages (Min 20 wickets) -
17.40 - Pawan Negi (20 wickets)
20.38 - Mitchell Starc (34)
22.84 - Yuzvendra Chahal (100)
23.08 - Sreenath Aravind (45)
23.51 - Anil Kumble (45)
Most Wickets in a single IPL season -
23 - Yuzvendra Chahal, 2015
23 - R Vinay Kumar, 2013
21 - Anil Kumble, 2009
21 - Sreenath Aravind, 2011
21 - Yuzvendra Chahal, 2016
Best Economy Rates (Min 250 balls bowled) -
6.31 - Daniel Vettori
6.57 - Anil Kumble
6.82 - Ravi Rampaul
6.92 - Dale Steyn
7.10 - M Muralitharan
