RCB's IPL 2026 Schedule Revealed: Home Games, Key Clashes, and Squad Details
RCB's IPL 2026 Schedule Revealed: Home Games, Key Clashes, and Squad Details
- •Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will play five home matches at M Chinnaswamy Stadium and two at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur.
- •RCB opens its title defense on March 28 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru and faces Chennai Super Kings on April 5.
- •The team will play Punjab Kings in a repeat of the 2025 IPL final at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on May 17.
- •Rajat Patidar, who led RCB to their maiden IPL title in 2025, will captain the team again.
- •Star pacers Josh Hazlewood and Nuwan Thushara will miss the first few matches, while Yash Dayal is out for the entire season.