Royal Challengers Bangalore is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2009 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Anil Kumble. 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.
Match log No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard 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.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard 1 Cape Cobras Bengaluru Lost by 5 wickets Scorecard 2 Otago Volts Bengaluru Won by 80 runs, MoM - Jacques Kallis 73* (59) 3/18 (4 overs) Scorecard 3 Victorian Bushrangers Bengaluru Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard 4 Delhi Daredevils Bengaluru Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Ross Taylor 65 (38) Scorecard Overall record: 2-2. Failed to advance.
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