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RCB

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

M Chinnaswamy Stadium · Bengaluru
Founded 2008
Head Coach: Andy Flower

Wins 2026

1st

Final position

204

Avg 1st inn

9.3

PP econ (best)

+1.034

NRR 2026

80%

Chase W%

Last 8 results · IPL 2026

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Pace-heavyPace-heavy8 overseas

Team standing · League position

Where they rank · 5-team comparison

Bar = position within league range. Left = worst, right = best. Dot = RCB.

Key team metrics · IPL 2026

Avg 1st innings204.2· 6th of 84

Best: SPA 257.0 · Worst: TIM 47.8

PP economy (bowl)9.33· 77th of 88

Best: SPA 11.04 · Worst: MI 3.69

Death economy (bowl)10.04· 62th of 88

Best: SPA 15.00 · Worst: RAW 3.12

Chase win %80.0%· 18th of 85

Best: SRH 100.0% · Worst: TIM 0.0%

Boundary % (bat)23.6%· 3rd of 88

Best: PBKS 24.5% · Worst: TIM 2.9%

league medianRCB

Phase run-rate · RCB vs league avg

Team batting RPO by over bucket. Exposes where the engine fires and where it stalls.

RCB RPOLeague avg

Batting order · Depth and load

Batting order depth · Expected run contribution by position

Bar = avg contribution from that position. OS flag. Form badge from last 5 outings.

Phil Salt

33.7

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Virat Kohli

40.3

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Devdutt Padikkal

33.4

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Rajat Patidar

30.7

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Jitesh Sharma

7.5

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Tim David

14.8

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Krunal Pandya

18.3

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Romario Shepherd

20.7

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar

9.0

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Venkatesh Iyer

12.0

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Josh Hazlewood

0.0

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Pos 1–3 · above league avg contributionPos 4+ · below league avg · depth cliff

Batting-first vs chase · Win rate split

Structural preference. Toss wins correlated with batting choice.

Batting first

40%

2W · 5G · avg set 204

Chasing

80%

4W · 5G

Chase lean is significant — 80% win rate chasing vs 40% setting (+40pp edge). Fielding first after winning the toss is the structural preference.

Bowling phase profile · Economy index

Index 100 = league avg. Above 100 = more economical. Exposes PP strength and death drag.

RCB Eco+ by phaseLeague avg (100)

Venue win % · Current season grounds

Venue win % · Ranked vs league baseline (50%)

Bars diverge from 50% win rate (random baseline). Green = above, red = below.

← Below 50% win rate | 50% baseline | Above 50% →

Chinnaswamy · Bengaluru

n 96 matches

51%

Wankhede · Mumbai

n 20 matches

50%

Eden Gardens · Kolkata

n 14 matches

43%

Chepauk · Chennai

n 13 matches

38%

Arun Jaitley · Delhi

n 12 matches

67%

Uppal · Hyderabad

n 11 matches

36%

Mullanpur · Chandigarh

n 10 matches

70%

SMS · Jaipur

n 10 matches

50%

NM Stadium · Ahmedabad

n 8 matches

50%

MCA · Pune

n 7 matches

57%

DY Patil · Navi Mumbai

n 6 matches

50%

Brabourne · Mumbai

n 4 matches

25%

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