The 2021 season was the 14th season for the IPL

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Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore (often abbreviated as RCB) are a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, Karnataka, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It was founded in 2008 by United Spirits and named after the company's liquor ...

.They were one of the eight teams competed in the tournament. The team was captained by

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with

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as a team coach. After qualifying for the playoffs, they were eliminated from the tournament as they were beaten by

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in the Eliminator match. This was the last season in IPL for

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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:

( C),

( VC), Devdutt Padikkal,

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, Josh Philippe, Pavan Deshpande,

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, Adam Zampa,

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, Daniel Sams, Harshal Patel Released Players: Chris Morris, Aaron Finch,

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, Shivam Dube,

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, Gurkeerat Mann,

Parthiv Patel Parthiv Ajay Patel (born 9 March 1985) is a former Indian professional cricketer, wicketkeeper-batsman, and was a member of the Indian national cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman and played for Gujarat in domestic cricket. Having lost a f ...

(retired). Added Players:

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, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby,

Kyle Jamieson Kyle Jamieson (born 30 December 1994) is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in February 2020 against India. In May 2020, New Zealand Cricket awarded him with a central contract, ahead of the ...

, Srikar Bharat,

Rajat Patidar Rajat Manohar Patidar (born 1 June 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket and for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed top order batter and off-spinner. Early ...

, Dan Christian, Suyash Prabhudessai,

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Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Administration and support staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Teams and standings

Results by match

League Stage

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

Matches

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Playoffs

;Eliminator

Statistics

Most runs

* Source: Cricinfo

Most wickets

*Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap as he is highest wicket taker in the competition. * Source: Cricinfo

Player of the match awards

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021 2021 Indian Premier League Royal Challengers Bangalore seasons