The 2018 season was the 11th season for

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. The side was captained by

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and coached by

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Pre-season

In January 2018, the franchise appointed Gary Kirsten as batting coach and

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as the bowling mentor. On 26 March 2018, the franchise onboarded

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India as the principal sponsor of the team. Earlier that month, the franchise had partnered up with Nuvoco Vistas for the solus position on the back of the team jersey. On 29 March 2018, Royal Challengers Bangalore's home match against Delhi Daredevils on 12 May was moved to

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due to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election on the same day. The away game against the same team on 21 April was moved to

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Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Personnel

* Owner –

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* Head coach –

* Bowling mentor –

* Batting coach - Gary Kirsten * Fielding Coach - Trent Woodhill * Bowling Talent Development and Analytics - Andrew McDonald

Season

League table

Results

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Statistics

Most runs

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Most wickets

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References

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