Three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) runner-up Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is one of the most popular T20 teams worldwide. With Virat Kohli as the franchise’s central figure, RCB has received massive support over the years despite failing to win a T20 silverware. The IPL 2025 season promises plenty of good things for the RCB faithful as they revamped the squad with some of the biggest names in T20 cricket.
IPL 2025 RCB Match Schedule
RCB will open its IPL 2025 campaign against Kolkata Knight Riders on March 22. The Rajat Patidar-led side will play Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, and Kolkata Knight Riders twice this season. Two of RCB’s 14 league-stage games will begin at 3:30 PM.
Here’s the LSG’s IPL 2025 schedule:
RCB IPL 2025 Venues
Chinnaswamy Stadium is RCB’s home ground in IPL 2025. They will play seven matches at their home and away fixtures at Eden Gardens, Chidambaram Stadium, Wankhede Stadium, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Mullanpur Stadium, Arun Jaitley Stadium, and Ekana Cricket Stadium. vs GT - April 2 (7:30 PM) vs DC - April 10 (7:30 PM) vs PBKS - April 18 (7:30 PM) vs RR - April 24 (7:30 PM) vs CSK - May 3 (7:30 PM) vs SRH - May 13 (7:30 PM) vs KKR - May 17 (7:30 PM)
Here’s the list of RCB’s IPL 2025 matches at Chinnaswamy Stadium:
RCB IPL 2025 Full Players’ List
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RCB has an exciting bunch of overseas and Indian players in their IPL 2025 roster. The team management brought seasoned T20 players like Liam Livingstone, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Tim David, Krunal Pandya etc. Players like Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, Phil Salt, etc., add more firepower in the batting department. Meanwhile, the fast bowling unit has plenty of experience and depth as RCB has signed Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi, Romario Shepherd, etc.
RCB IPL 2025 Squad: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood🌎, Lungi Ngidi🌎, Liam Livingstone🌎, Devdutt Padikkal, Krunal Pandya, Phil Salt🌎, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David🌎, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell🌎, Romario Shepherd🌎, Nuwan Thushara🌎, Swapnil Singh, Rasikh Dar, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee, Manoj Bhandage, Swastik Chhikara
FAQs
Who will Royal Challengers Bengaluru play in their IPL 2025 opening match?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will meet Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL 2025 opener on March 22 at 7:30 PM.
Which teams will Royal Challengers Bengaluru play twice in IPL 2025?
Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, and Rajasthan Royals are the teams Royal Challengers Bengaluru will play twice in IPL 2025.
Who are Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s overseas players in IPL 2025?
Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, and Nuwan Thushara are Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s overseas players in IPL 2025.