Bangalore Indian T20 League Team
After a strong 2022 season, Bangalore’s attention will be on 2023, and how they can make it to the play-offs for the fourth year in a row and win it all. Faf du Plessis took over from long-time captain Virat Kohli last year and did a solid job throughout the season.
Other teams like Mumbai and Chennai may take that for granted, but Bangalore have been very inconsistent over the last 15 years. After losing a close final to Hyderabad in 2016, they finished last, 6th and last in the next three seasons respectively. Sanjay Bangar heads the coaching group and is assisted by former Indian international player Sridharan Sriram and Australian Adam Griffith in the batting and bowling departments.
Can Bangalore end their title drought and bring home the Indian T20 League trophy back home to its faithful fans? Only time will tell what the future holds for Team Bangalore in the 2023 edition.
Team Bangalore Origin
One of the founder-members of the Indian T20 League in 2008, Bangalore has the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the heart of the city as their home ground. However, they have a mediocre record there, with just 42 wins in 86 games.
Team Bangalore Owners: Indian T20 League
Owned by United Spirits Limited, Bangalore are the fourth-most valuable franchise in the league, according to the latest figures published in 2022.
Faf du Plessis: Bangalore Team Captain
Even at the age of 38, Faf was one of the most dependable batters for the Bangalore team last year. He scored 468 runs at an average of 31.20, and a strike rate of 127.52. The South African batter is a technically strong player and can be a nightmare for bowlers once he gets into his groove.
Though he did not get selected for South Africa’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2022, a strong season performance in the Indian T20 League 2023 conveyed his message to South African team selectors.
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- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- Average
- Strike Rate
- 50
- 100
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- 116
- 3403
- 96 vs Punjab (2019)
- 34.37
- 130.58
- 25
- 0
Team Bangalore: Indian T20 League 2023 Match Schedule
The Bangalore team will be playing 14 matches (7 home, 7 away) in the Indian T20 League 2023. They will play against Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Rajasthan and Lucknow twice and Hyderabad, Chennai, Punjab and Gujarat once in the group stages.
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- Sr. No.
- Match
- Date
- Time
- Location
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- Match 5
- Bangalore vs Mumbai
- Sun, 2nd April
- 7.30 PM
- Bangalore
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- Match 9
- Kolkata vs Bangalore
- Thu, 6th April
- 7.30 PM
- Kolkata
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- Match 15
- Bangalore vs Lucknow
- Mon, 10th April
- 7.30 PM
- Bangalore
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- Match 20
- Bangalore vs Delhi
- Sat, 15th April
- 3.30 PM
- Bangalore
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- Match 24
- Bangalore vs Chennai
- Mon, 17th April
- 7.30 PM
- Bangalore
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- Match 27
- Punjab vs Bangalore
- Thu, 20th April
- 3.30 PM
- Mohali
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- Match 32
- Bangalore vs Rajasthan
- Sun, 23rd April
- 3:30 PM
- Bangalore
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- Match 36
- Bangalore vs Kolkatai
- Wed, 26th April
- 7.30 PM
- Bangalore
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- Match 43
- Lucknow vs Bangalore
- Mon, 1st May
- 7.30 PM
- Lucknow
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- Match 50
- Delhi vs Bangalore
- Sat, 6th May
- 7:30 PM
- Delhi
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- Match 54
- Mumbai vs Bangalore
- Tue, 9th May
- 7.30 PM
- Mumbai
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- Match 60
- Rajasthan vs Bangalore
- Sun, 14th May
- 3:30 PM/li>
- Jaipur
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- Match 65
- Hyderabad vs Bangalore
- Thu, 18th May
- 7.30 PM
- Hyderabad
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- Match 70
- Bangalore vs Gujarat
- Sun, 21st May
- 7.30 PM
- Bangalore
Bangalore Team Squad 2023: Players Bought in the Mini Auction
In the mini auction held before the 2023 edition of the Indian T20 League, Bangalore brought in 7 players to its line-up in addition to the 18 retained. The core of the squad has mostly remained the same as last year, with captain Faf du Plessis, batter Virat Kohli, wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik, all-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Wanindu Hasaranga, and pacers Harshal Patel and Mohd. Siraj.
Here is the list of top players bought:
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- Will Jacks: ₹3.2 crores
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- Reece Topley: ₹1.9 crores
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- Rajan Kumar: ₹70 lakhs
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- Avinash Singh: ₹60 lakhs
Team Bangalore: Top Players for the Indian T20 League 2023
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Batters
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- Faf du Plessis (South Africa) (Captain)
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- Virat Kohli (India)
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All-Rounders
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- Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
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- Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
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Bowlers
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- Mohammed Siraj (India)
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- Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
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Bangalore Team: Complete Squad for the Indian T20 League 2023
Here is the complete list of Bangalore players who will compete in the Indian T20 League 2023.
Batters: Faf du Plessis (South Africa) (Captain), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai
Wicketkeepers: Dinesh Karthik, Finn Allen (New Zealand), Anuj Rawat
All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell (Australia), Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Shahbaz Ahmed, David Willey (England), Manoj Bhandage, Sonu Yadav, Mahipal Lomror, Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)
Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Siddarth Kaul, Reece Topley (England), Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood (Australia), Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Karn Sharma, Avinash Singh
Debut Season: Finn Allen, Reece Topley, Michael Bracewell
Team Bangalore’s Indian T20 League Record
Despite boasting a bunch of individual batting records, Bangalore have never won the title. The last of their 3 losses in the final was in 2016, when Virat Kohli made a record 973 runs. The team finished 3rd in the 2022 season.
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- Runner-up
- 2009, 2011, 2016
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- Play-offs
- 2010, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022
Team Bangalore Top Players (2008 - 2023)
Current Top Batters
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- Player
- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- 50s
- 100s
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- Virat Kohli
- 223
- 6624
- 113 vs Punjab (2016)
- 44
- 5
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- Glenn Maxwell
- 28
- 814
- 78 vs Kolkata (2021)
- 7
- 0
Current Top Bowlers
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- Player
- Matches
- Wickets
- Best Figures
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- Harshal Patel
- 66
- 85
- 5/27 vs Mumbai (2021)
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- Mohammed Siraj
- 59
- 49
- 3/8 vs Kolkata (2020)
Team Bangalore: Overall Statistics
- Matches Played - 227
- Matches Won - 109
- Matches Lost - 114
- Highest Total - 263/5 vs Pune (2013)
- Lowest Total - 49 vs Kolkata (2017)
- Most Runs Scored - Virat Kohli, 6624 runs in 223 matches
- Most Wickets Taken - Yuzvendra Chahal, 139 wickets in 113 matches
- Highest Individual Score - Chris Gayle, 175* vs Pune (2013)
- Best Bowling Figures - Anil Kumble, 5/5 vs Rajasthan (2009)
Overall Record against Other Teams
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- Opponents
- Matches
- Won
- Lost
- NR
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- Chennai
- 30
- 10
- 19
- 1
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- Hyderabad
- 21
- 10
- 11
- 0
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- Rajasthan
- 27
- 13
- 12
- 2
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- Kolkata
- 30
- 14
- 16
- 0
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- Mumbai
- 30
- 13
- 17
- 0
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- Punjab
- 30
- 13
- 17
- 0
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- Delhi
- 28
- 17
- 10
- 1
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- Gujarat
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 0
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- Lucknow
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
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Bangalore Team Facts
Bangalore have lost 3 Indian T20 League finals, the last of them in 2016. Here are some notable facts about the team:
- Sanjay Bangar is the 7th head coach for Bangalore. Out of the previous six coaches, Ray Jennings (2009-2013) and Daniel Vettori (2014-2018) had five-year stints.
- Despite making the play-offs 6 times, Bangalore have never won 10 games in the league phase of the Indian T20 League.
- Chris Gayle, in 2012, was the first to breach the 700-run barrier in a single season.
- Virat Kohli has captained the team in 140 of their 227 matches.
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Teams Participating in the Indian T20 League 2023
FAQs: Team Bangalore
The South Indian derby clash between Bangalore and Chennai will be played on Mon, 17th April 7:30 PM IST at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
England’s batter Will Jacks and left-arm pacer Reece Topley were bought in the 2023 auction.
Bangalore have never won the Indian T20 League. They have finished runner-up 3 times: in 2009, 2011, and 2016.
Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap for Bangalore. Bravo picked up 32 wickets in the 2021 campaign at an average of 14.34, with best figures of 5/27.
Chris Gayle (2011, 2012), and Virat Kohli (2016) have won the Orange Cap for Bangalore. Kohli made 973 runs in 16 matches at an average of 81.08, which included 4 centuries and 7 half centuries.
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