Royal Challengers Bengaluru RCB
Formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore (until 2023)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are at their best chasing — 54% wins running down a target against 46% setting one, across 274 IPL matches. Innings-by-innings win rates and target bands, season by season.
RCB's Chase vs Defend by Season
Season ↕ | Defended ↕ | Defend W% | Chased ↕ | Chase W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | 28.6% | 7 | 28.6% |
| 2009 | 6 | 50.0% | 10 | 60.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | 25.0% | 12 | 58.3% |
| 2011 | 5 | 60.0% | 11 | 63.6% |
| 2012 | 7 | 57.1% | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | 45.5% | 5 | 80.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | 16.7% | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | 60.0% | 9 | 55.6% |
| 2016 | 10 | 50.0% | 6 | 66.7% |
| 2017 | 8 | 37.5% | 5 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | 33.3% | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | 37.5% | 5 | 40.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | 40.0% | 5 | 60.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | 62.5% | 7 | 57.1% |
| 2022 | 9 | 55.6% | 7 | 57.1% |
| 2023 | 9 | 55.6% | 5 | 40.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | 44.4% | 6 | 50.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | 62.5% | 7 | 85.7% |
Leans Chasing — Better in 12 of 18 Seasons
3+ matches per role per season
12 of 18 seasons with the better chasing record: RCB tilt that way, though it has never become the rule. That lean has held in both halves of their history. One season sits outside that: 2017, 37.5% (3 of 8) defending against 0.0% (0 of 5) chasing — 37.5 percentage points apart. 2025 stayed with the lean — 85.7% (6 of 7) chasing against 62.5% (5 of 8) batting first.
RCB's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Defending
Marker = League Average (LG)
Closest to Average While Defending — 200 or More (80.8%, in line with the average)
5+ matches per band
RCB's best numbers come at 200 or more — 21 of 26 matches (80.8%), 0.5% above the 80.3% league average for this scoring range. By contrast, 180–199 lags behind at just 16 of 28 (57.1%), short of the league's 61.7% average here.
RCB's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Chasing
Marker = League Average (LG)
Best Scoring Range While Chasing — 160–179 (82.8%, 29.8% above average)
5+ matches per band
When RCB score in the 160–179 range, they're hard to beat, winning 24 of 29 matches (82.8%) — 29.8% clear of the 53.0% league average in this band. The picture changes at 180–199: just 7 of 30 (23.3%), short of the league's 39.1% average here.