Royal Challengers Bengaluru RCB
Formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore (until 2023)
An IPL title sits in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru cabinet. They have won 134 of their 274 matches across 18 seasons, holding a 48.9% win rate — Formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore (until 2023).
Royal Challengers Bengaluru at a Glance
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Season-by-Season Performance
Season ↕ | Stage | Played ↕ | Wins ↕ | NR ↕ | Win % ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 🏆 Title | 16 | 11 | 1 | 73.3% |
| 2024 | Playoffs | 15 | 7 | — | 46.7% |
| 2023 | — | 14 | 7 | — | 50.0% |
| 2022 | Playoffs | 16 | 9 | — | 56.3% |
| 2021 | Playoffs | 15 | 9 | — | 60.0% |
| 2020 | Playoffs | 15 | 7 | — | 46.7% |
| 2019 | — | 14 | 5 | 1 | 38.5% |
| 2018 | — | 14 | 6 | — | 42.9% |
| 2017 | — | 14 | 3 | 1 | 23.1% |
| 2016 | Final | 16 | 9 | — | 56.3% |
| 2015 | Playoffs | 16 | 8 | 2 | 57.1% |
| 2014 | — | 14 | 5 | — | 35.7% |
| 2013 | — | 16 | 9 | — | 56.3% |
| 2012 | — | 16 | 8 | 1 | 53.3% |
| 2011 | Final | 17 | 10 | 1 | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Playoffs | 16 | 8 | — | 50.0% |
| 2009 | Final | 16 | 9 | — | 56.3% |
| 2008 | — | 14 | 4 | — | 28.6% |
How has Royal Challengers Bengaluru's win percentage changed across IPL seasons?
RCB have one IPL title to their name, won in 2025. It ended three previous final defeats. RCB's best season, 2025 (11 wins, 73.3%), stands well clear of their worst, 2017 (3 wins, 23.1%). RCB have strung together three consecutive playoff seasons, from 2009 to 2011. They have reached the playoffs in ten of 18 seasons (55.6%). Between 2016 and 2017, RCB's win rate fell 33.2 percentage points.
All-time Run Scorers
Player ↕ | M ↕ | Runs ↕ | Avg ↕ | SR ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 270 | 8661 | 39.5 | 132.9 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 39 | 1131 | 30.6 | 129.9 |
| Rajat Patidar | 43 | 1111 | 30.9 | 154.3 |
| Faf du Plessis | 45 | 1636 | 38.0 | 147.0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 52 | 1266 | 28.8 | 159.2 |
| AB de Villiers | 158 | 4491 | 41.2 | 158.6 |
| Chris Gayle | 86 | 3163 | 43.3 | 152.7 |
| Jacques Kallis | 42 | 1132 | 31.4 | 112.2 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 60 | 937 | 24.7 | 163.0 |
| Rahul Dravid | 43 | 898 | 26.4 | 122.8 |
Who has scored the most runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru?
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Virat Kohli leads every other batter on RCB's books with 8,661 runs at a strike rate of 132.9, 4,170 ↑ clear of AB de Villiers. Kohli is still adding to that tally. For pace, though, Villiers has the edge — a strike rate of 158.6 across only 158 matches.
All-time Wicket Takers
Player ↕ | M ↕ | Wickets ↕ | Avg ↕ | Econ ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | 28 | 45 | 18.6 | 8.43 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 114 | 139 | 22.0 | 7.58 |
| Harshal Patel | 81 | 99 | 23.2 | 8.48 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 87 | 83 | 31.4 | 8.60 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 26 | 35 | 21.4 | 8.13 |
| Vinay Kumar | 64 | 72 | 25.3 | 8.37 |
| Zaheer Khan | 45 | 49 | 26.8 | 7.86 |
| Sreenath Aravind | 40 | 45 | 23.1 | 8.20 |
| Anil Kumble | 42 | 45 | 23.5 | 6.58 |
| Praveen Kumar | 38 | 34 | 33.5 | 8.18 |
Which bowler has taken the most wickets for Royal Challengers Bengaluru?
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Yuzvendra Chahal leads every other bowler on RCB's books with 139 wickets at an economy of 7.58, 40 ↑ clear of Harshal Patel.