rcb came to finals 10 times.
rcb came to finals 10 times.
how many times did rcb come to finals?
10
royal challengers bangalore started their season with an unconvincing win against kkr at kolkata, supported by a knock of 96 by chris gayle. but they lost their next three matches in bangalore to srh, mi, and csk. two great bowling performances ensured rcb secured dominant wins against rr and dd, winning by 9 wickets and 10 wickets respectively. their next match against rr got washed out after a strong batting performance from rcb. they lost a close match to csk, but recovered by crushing kings xi punjab by 138 runs, supported by a century by chris gayle, and a four wicket haul for sreenath aravind and mitchell starc. royal challengers' good form continued when ab de villiers and virat kohli smashed the highest t20 partnership ever (later beaten by the same pair in ipl 2016) against mumbai indians, to secure a good win. later, rcb lost to kings xi punjab in a rain affected match, putting their playoff qualification in doubt. they faced srh in the next match, again affected by rain. amidst a lot of drama, and stunning performances from virat kohli and gayle, rcb won an unlikely match in hyderabad. now, the only way they could be out of the playoffs became very unlikely, yet possible. rcb lost their chance to be placed second in the points table after rain washed out their final match against dd.
royal challengers bangalore
royal challengers bangalore started their season with a blitz from ab de villiers and virat kohli against srh at bangalore, to comfortably win their first match. a bludgeoning century from quinton de kock meant rcb lost their second match of the season. their form deteriorated in the coming matches, winning only one match of the next five. although, virat kohli and ab de villier's brilliant form, along with the emergence of kl rahul as an important member of rcb's batting, were positive points. royal challengers needed to win at least 6 of their next seven matches to have a chance at qualifying for the playoffs. they won matches against kxip and rising pune supergiant, the new entrant in the tournament. but a loss against mumbai indians meant they needed 4 wins in 4 matches to qualify. since then, virat kohli found himself in sublime form, with captaincy and the bat. rcb most notably defeated the gujarat lions by 144 runs, the highest margin in ipl history, during this 4 match winning streak. through other match results, rcb ended at an unlikely second position at the end of the league stage. virat kohli dominated the run-scoring list, while shane watson and yuzvendra chahal collectively topped the wicket taking list at the end of the league stage. they faced the gujarat lions in the qualifier 1 at their home ground, the m. chinnaswamy stadium. they won by 4 wickets to make it to their third final in nine seasons. they played the final against srh, again in bangalore. rcb lost a hard fought match by 8 runs, to end as runners up in this ninth season of the ipl. this is the third instance of rcb losing the finals in the ipl.
royal challengers bangalore