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Manoj Bhandage
On scorecards: MS Bhandage · Right-hand bat
Manoj Bhandage, a batter, spent a single IPL season with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2025: 1 match, 1 run, and a winner's medal when Royal Challengers Bengaluru took the title.
The arrival
Manoj Bhandage arrived through the auction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru paid ₹30 lakh, the base price. That debut came after going unsold once (2022).
That first season brought 1 match and 1 run, and ended with Royal Challengers Bengaluru as champions.
In the field
The fielding record: 2 catches.
At the auction
Manoj Bhandage went under the hammer four times, bought twice and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹30 lakh, paid by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2025. Unsold in 2022, Manoj Bhandage was bought in 2023 by Royal Challengers Bangalore. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2023.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | Champions |
Franchise journey
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 75% |
| Balls per four | 4 |
| Balls per six | 4 |
| Catches | 2 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | ₹20 lakh | Unsold |
| 2023 | – | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹20 lakh |
| 2025 | ACC | ₹30 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for ₹30 lakh |
| 2026 | UAL3 | ₹30 lakh | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet