Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2008 season
CoachVenkatesh Prasad
CaptainRahul Dravid
IPL7th
Most runsRahul Dravid (371)[1]
Most wicketsZaheer Khan (13)[2]

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 2008 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Rahul Dravid. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished seventh in the IPL and did not qualify for the champions league T20.[3]

Indian Premier League season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Royal Challengers Bangalore finished seventh in the league stage of IPL 2008.

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Rajasthan Royals (C) 14 11 3 0 22 0.632
2 Kings XI Punjab 14 10 4 0 20 0.509
3 Chennai Super Kings (R) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.192
4 Delhi Daredevils 14 7 6 1 15 0.342
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 0.570
6 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 6 7 1 13 −0.147
7 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 4 10 0 8 −1.160
8 Deccan Chargers 14 2 12 0 4 −0.467
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Results[edit]

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
1 18 April Kolkata Knight Riders Bangalore Lost by 140 runs (Scorecard)
2 20 April Mumbai Indians Mumbai Won by 5 wickets, MoM – Mark Boucher 39* (19) (Scorecard)
3 26 April Rajasthan Royals Bangalore Lost by 7 wickets (Scorecard)
4 28 April Chennai Super Kings Bangalore Lost by 13 runs (Scorecard)
5 30 April Delhi Daredevils Delhi Lost by 10 runs (Scorecard)
6 3 May Deccan Chargers Bangalore Won by 3 runs, MoM – Praveen Kumar 3/23 (4 overs) (Scorecard)
7 5 May Kings XI Punjab Bengaluru Lost by 6 wickets (Scorecard)
8 8 May Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 5 runs (Scorecard)
9 12 May Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 9 Wickets (Scorecard)
10 17 May Rajasthan Royals Jaipur Lost by 65 runs (Scorecard)
11 19 May Delhi Daredevils Bengaluru Lost by 5 wickets, MoM – Shreevats Goswami 52 (42) (Scorecard)
12 21 May Chennai Super Kings Chennai Won by 14 runs, MoM – Anil Kumble 3/14 (4 overs) (Scorecard)
13 25 May Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Won by 5 wickets, MoM – Vinay Kumar 3/27 (4 overs) (Scorecard)
14 28 May Mumbai Indians Bengaluru Lost by 9 wickets (Scorecard)
Overall record: 4–10. Failed to advance.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ "IPL: Royal Challengers Bangalore Time Table - RCB Match Schedule". Zerocric. Retrieved 1 February 2008.