Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will commence their IPL 2026 campaign by taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the tournament opener on March 28 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the 2nd phase of IPL 2026 schedule on Thursday. Cricket is all set to return to the iconic venue in Karnataka’s capital for the first time since the Bengaluru stampede which saw 11 people being killed and several injured.
RCB full schedule for IPL 2026
| Match No. | Date | Day | Home Team | Away Team | Venue | Time |
| 1 | 28-Mar-26 | Sat | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
| 11 | 05-Apr-26 | Sun | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
| 16 | 10-Apr-26 | Fri | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Guwahati | 19:30 |
| 20 | 12-Apr-26 | Sun | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Mumbai | 19:30 |
| 23 | 15-Apr-26 | Wed | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Lucknow Super Giants | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
| 26 | 18-Apr-26 | Sat | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi Capitals | Bengaluru | 15:30 |
| 34 | 24-Apr-26 | Fri | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Gujarat Titans | Bengaluru | 19:30 |
| 39 | 27-Apr-26 | Mon | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi | 19:30 |
| 42 | 30-Apr-26 | Thu | Gujarat Titans | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Ahmedabad | 19:30 |
| 50 | 07-May-26 | Thu | Lucknow Super Giants | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Lucknow | 19:30 |
| 54 | 10-May-26 | Sun | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Mumbai Indians | Raipur | 19:30 |
| 57 | 13-May-26 | Wed | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Kolkata Knight Riders | Raipur | 19:30 |
| 61 | 17-May-26 | Sun | Punjab Kings | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Dharamshala | 15:30 |
| 67 | 22-May-26 | Fri | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Hyderabad | 19:30 |
RCB squad for IPL 2026
Rajat Patidar (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Venkatesh Iyer, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Yash Dayal.
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