RCB IPL 2026 full schedule: Check dates, venues and home-away fixtures of Royal Challengers Bengaluru
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As the BCCI has announced the full schedule of IPL 2026, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will kick off their campaign on Saturday, March 28 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at their home ground, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The match will begin at 7:30 PM IST. Here is the full schedule of RCB’s IPL 2026 matches, along with their updated squad, match details, and venues.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have retained a strong core of 17 players and made targeted additions during the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi. For the first time in their history, RCB will enter an IPL season as defending champions.
Rajat Patidar(C), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Swapnil Singh, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Venkatesh Iyer, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Jordan Cox, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Tushara, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Yash Dayal
Date OpponentVenueTime (IST)March 28Sunrisers HyderabadBengaluru7:30 PMApril 5Chennai Super KingsBengaluru7:30 PMApril 15Lucknow Super GiantsBengaluru7:30 PMApril 18Delhi Capitals BengaluruBengaluru3:30 PMApril 24Gujarat Titans BengaluruBengaluru7:30 PMMay 10Mumbai IndiansRaipur7:30 PMMay 13Kolkata Knight RidersRaipur7:30 PM
DateOpponentVenueTime (IST)April 10Rajasthan RoyalsACA Stadium, Guwahati7:30 PMApril 12Mumbai IndiansWankhede Stadium, Mumbai7:30 PMApril 27Delhi CapitalsArun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi7:30 PMApril 30Gujarat TitansNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad7:30 PMMay 7Lucknow Super GiantsEkana Stadium, Lucknow7:30 PMMay 17Punjab KingsHPCA Stadium, Dharamshala3:30 PMMay 22Sunrisers HyderabadRajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad7:30 PM
DateOpponentVenueTime (IST)March 28Sunrisers HyderabadBengaluru (Home)7:30 PMApril 5Chennai Super KingsBengaluru (Home)7:30 PMApril 10Rajasthan RoyalsGuwahati (Away)7:30 PMApril 12Mumbai IndiansMumbai (Away)7:30 PMApril 15Lucknow Super GiantsBengaluru (Home)7:30 PMApril 18Delhi CapitalsBengaluru (Home)3:30 PMApril 24Gujarat TitansBengaluru (Home)7:30 PMApril 27Delhi CapitalsDelhi (Away)7:30 PMApril 30Gujarat TitansAhmedabad (Away)7:30 PMMay 7Lucknow Super GiantsLucknow (Away)7:30 PMMay 10Mumbai IndiansRaipur (Home)7:30 PMMay 13Kolkata Knight RidersRaipur (Home)7:30 PMMay 17Punjab KingsDharamshala (Away)3:30 PMMay 22Sunrisers HyderabadHyderabad (Away)7:30 PM
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have retained a strong core of 17 players and made targeted additions during the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi. For the first time in their history, RCB will enter an IPL season as defending champions.
RCB squad for IPL 2026:
Rajat Patidar(C), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Swapnil Singh, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Venkatesh Iyer, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Jordan Cox, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Tushara, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Yash Dayal
RCB's home matches
Date OpponentVenueTime (IST)March 28Sunrisers HyderabadBengaluru7:30 PMApril 5Chennai Super KingsBengaluru7:30 PMApril 15Lucknow Super GiantsBengaluru7:30 PMApril 18Delhi Capitals BengaluruBengaluru3:30 PMApril 24Gujarat Titans BengaluruBengaluru7:30 PMMay 10Mumbai IndiansRaipur7:30 PMMay 13Kolkata Knight RidersRaipur7:30 PM
RCB's away matches
DateOpponentVenueTime (IST)April 10Rajasthan RoyalsACA Stadium, Guwahati7:30 PMApril 12Mumbai IndiansWankhede Stadium, Mumbai7:30 PMApril 27Delhi CapitalsArun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi7:30 PMApril 30Gujarat TitansNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad7:30 PMMay 7Lucknow Super GiantsEkana Stadium, Lucknow7:30 PMMay 17Punjab KingsHPCA Stadium, Dharamshala3:30 PMMay 22Sunrisers HyderabadRajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad7:30 PM
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's full schedule for IPL 2026
DateOpponentVenueTime (IST)March 28Sunrisers HyderabadBengaluru (Home)7:30 PMApril 5Chennai Super KingsBengaluru (Home)7:30 PMApril 10Rajasthan RoyalsGuwahati (Away)7:30 PMApril 12Mumbai IndiansMumbai (Away)7:30 PMApril 15Lucknow Super GiantsBengaluru (Home)7:30 PMApril 18Delhi CapitalsBengaluru (Home)3:30 PMApril 24Gujarat TitansBengaluru (Home)7:30 PMApril 27Delhi CapitalsDelhi (Away)7:30 PMApril 30Gujarat TitansAhmedabad (Away)7:30 PMMay 7Lucknow Super GiantsLucknow (Away)7:30 PMMay 10Mumbai IndiansRaipur (Home)7:30 PMMay 13Kolkata Knight RidersRaipur (Home)7:30 PMMay 17Punjab KingsDharamshala (Away)3:30 PMMay 22Sunrisers HyderabadHyderabad (Away)7:30 PM
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