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IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Phase 1 Full Schedule, Match Dates, Time and Venues

Defending Champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are to begin their Indian Premier League 2026 campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening match of the tournament on March 28 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has currently announced the schedule for only the first 20 matches of the tournament. Cricket is to return to this famous stadium in the capital of Karnataka after a long hiatus following the stampede tragedy in which 11 people died and many were injured.

IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Full Schedule

Date Day Match Venue
28/03/2026 Saturday Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Bengaluru
05/04/2026 Sunday Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings Bengaluru
10/04/2026 Friday Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Guwahati
12/04/2026 Sunday Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Mumbai

 IPL 2026: RCB Squad

Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Bethell, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Dar, Swapnil Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Otswal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan

 

LastModified Date: 2026-03-11 21:27:44

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Q. Who will RCB face in their first match of IPL 2026?
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RCB will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening match of IPL 2026.

 

K D Mishra
K D Mishra

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