Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are one of the franchise teams that have been competing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since 2008. They have yet to win the IPL title despite coming close on three occasions. They reached the finals in 2009, 2011, and 2016 but ended up tasting defeat each time.
RCB endured a season of two extremes in 2024. They lost seven out of their first eight matches before scripting a fairytale comeback to win the final six matches. After sneaking into the playoffs, their dream of lifting their maiden IPL title was crushed by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Eliminator. They are aiming to break their duck under new captain Rajat Patidar in the IPL 2025.
Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2025 Full Schedule
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are set to open their IPL 2025 campaign against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 22. Their first home match in the league stage will be against the Gujarat Titans (GT) on April 2. They are scheduled to round off their league campaign against KKR on May 17.
| Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
| March 22 | KKR vs RCB | 19:30 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| March 28 | CSK vs RCB | 19:30 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| April 2 | RCB vs GT | 19:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| April 7 | MI vs RCB | 19:30 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| April 10 | RCB vs DC | 15:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| April 13 | RR vs RCB | 15:30 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| April 18 | RCB vs PBKS | 19:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| April 20 | PBKS vs RCB | 15:30 | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh |
| April 24 | RCB vs RR | 19:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| April 27 | DC vs RCB | 19:30 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| May 3 | RCB vs CSK | 19:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| May 9 | LSG vs RCB | 19:30 | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| May 13 | RCB vs SRH | 19:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| May 17 | RCB vs KKR | 19:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 Home Schedule
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play all seven of their league-stage home matches at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
| Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
| April 2 | RCB vs GT | 19:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| April 10 | RCB vs DC | 15:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| April 18 | RCB vs PBKS | 19:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| April 24 | RCB vs RR | 15:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| May 3 | RCB vs CSK | 19:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| May 13 | RCB vs SRH | 19:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| May 17 | RCB vs KKR | 19:30 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 Away Schedule
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will hit the road more often than not in the first half of their IPL 2025 campaign. They will head to Eden Gardens to face the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the tournament opener on March 22 and will face the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their final away match on May 9.
| Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
| March 22 | KKR vs RCB | 19:30 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| March 28 | CSK vs RCB | 19:30 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| April 07 | MI vs RCB | 19:30 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| April 13 | RR vs RCB | 15:30 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| April 20 | PBKS vs RCB | 15:30 | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh |
| April 27 | DC vs RCB | 19:30 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| May 09 | LSG vs RCB | 19:30 | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
FAQs on RCB
A. Rajat Patidar is RCB's captain in the IPL 2025.
A. RCB have yet to lift the IPL title despite reaching the finals in 2009, 2011, and 2016.
A. Josh Hazlewood, who was acquired for INR 12.50 crore, was the most expensive player bought by RCB in the IPL 2025 auction.
