RCB Playoffs Record: How Has Royal Challengers Bengaluru Fared in Knockout Stages Ahead of IPL 2024 Eliminator?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is just three wins away from lifting their maiden Indian Premier League title after becoming the fourth team to confirm a playoff spot in the ongoing IPL 2024.

RCB sealed the fourth spot on the IPL 2024 points table with 14 points from 14 matches thanks to a little better Net Run Rate (NRR) compared to Chennai Super Kings, whom they beat in their final league stage match.

RCB actually created history by becoming the first team to qualify despite losing seven matches in their first 8 outings this season. The Bengaluru-based side went on a six-match winning streak to topple CSK to claim the final playoff spot.

This is Royal Challengers' ninth IPL playoff appearance in 17 seasons with their first-ever qualification coming in the 2009 season, while the Bengaluru-based side last finished in the top four in 2022, when they qualified for the playoffs for three years on the trot.

Faf Du Plessis fourth-placed RCB will take on third-placed former champions Rajasthan Royals led by Sanju Samson in the IPL 2024 Eliminator at the world's largest cricket venue - Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (May 22).

Both RCB and RR will have no room for comfort as they clash in a direct knockout match that could see them book a spot in the Qualifier 2, where they will face the loser of Qualifier 1.

Before they face RR in the IPL 2024 Eliminator and potentially next play in the qualifier 2 and the final, let's take a look at RCB playoffs record, stats and results from the previous editions of Indian Premier League:

RCB IPL Playoffs Record

The Bengaluru-based side has reached the playoffs nine times now and reached the final three times. They first qualified for the playoffs in 2009 and had last reached the knockout stage in 2022, when they lost to Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2.

In their eight previous playoff appearances, RCB has failed to win a title, finishing runner up in 2009, 2011 and 2016, and finished third once, while they have exited the tournament two times in the Eliminator stage and twice in Qualifier 2. Here is a look at their playoff record:

RCB IPL Playoff Stats

• Matches: 15
• Won: 6
• Lost: 9
• Batting First Won: 3
• Chasing Won: 3
• Highest Total: 207/4 vs LSG in 2022 Eliminator (Kolkata)
• Lowest Total: 131/7 vs SRH in 2020 Eliminator (Abu Dhabi)
• Highest Successful Chase: 159/6 in 18.2 overs vs Gujarat Lions in 2016 Qualifier 1 (Bengaluru)
• Lowest Total Defended: 180/4 vs RR in 2015 Eliminator (Pune)

RCB IPL Playoff Results

• 2009: Beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets in Semifinals at Wanderers (Johannesburg)
• 2009: Lost to Deccan Chargers by 6 runs in Final at Wanderers (Johannesburg)
• 2010: Lost to Mumbai Indians by 35 runs in Semifinals at DY Patil Stadium (Navi Mumbai)
• 2010: Beat Deccan Chargers by 9 wickets in Third-Place Playoff at DY Patil Stadium (Navi Mumbai)
• 2011: Lost to Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets in Qualifier 1 at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai)
• 2011: Beat Mumbai Indians by 43 runs in Qualifier 2 at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai)
• 2011: Lost to Chennai Super Kings by 58 runs in Final at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai)
• 2015: Beat Rajasthan Royals by 71 runs in Eliminator at MCA Stadium (Pune)
• 2015: Lost to Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets in Qualifier 2 at JSCA Sports Complex Stadium (Ranchi)
• 2016: Beat Beat Gujarat Lions by 4 wickets in Qualifier 1 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru)
• 2016: Lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 runs in Final at M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru)
• 2020: Lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets in Eliminator at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium (Abu Dhabi)
• 2021: Lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets in Eliminator at Sharjah Cricket Stadium (Sharjah)
• 2022: Beat Lucknow Super Giants by 14 runs in Eliminator at Eden Gardens (Kolkata)
• 2022: Lost to Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets in Qualifier 2 at Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad)