IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru full schedule
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the full schedule of the keenly-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Sunday, February 16. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will get the 18th edition of the IPL going with their clash against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday, March 22.
IPL 2024 was the fourth time RCB qualified for the knockouts since 2020. They ended up in fourth position in an emphatic manner; winning six of their final group-stage games. However, like on multiple occurrences, they were knocked out of the tournament.
Ahead of the mega auction for IPL 2025, RCB retained three of their players. Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal were the three players retained for INR 21 crore, INR 11 crore, and INR 5 crore, respectively. Prominent inclusions at the auction included Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Romario Shepherd, among others.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Schedule
| Match No. | Date | Day | Opponent | Time (IST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 22 | Saturday | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 pm | Kolkata |
| 8 | March 28 | Friday | Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 pm | Chennai |
| 14 | April 2 | Wednesday | Gujarat Titans | 7:30 pm | Bengaluru |
| 21 | April 7 | Monday | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 pm | Mumbai |
| 24 | April 10 | Thursday | Delhi Capitals | 7:30 pm | Bengaluru |
| 28 | April 13 | Sunday | Rajasthan Royals | 3:30 pm | Jaipur |
| 34 | April 18 | Friday | Punjab Kings | 7:30 pm | Bengaluru |
| 37 | April 20 | Sunday | Punjab Kings | 3:30 pm | Mullanpur |
| 42 | April 24 | Thursday | Rajasthan Royals | 7:30 pm | Bengaluru |
| 46 | April 27 | Sunday | Delhi Capitals | 7:30 pm | Delhi |
| 52 | May 3 | Saturday | Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 pm | Chennai |
| 59 | May 9 | Friday | Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 pm | Lucknow |
| 64 | May 13 | Tuesday | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7:30 pm | Bengaluru |
| 68 | May 17 | Saturday | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 pm | Bengaluru |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru full squad
Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee
