Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 Schedule: RCB Fixtures, Timings, Venues, and Players List

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Mar 22, 2025, 20:05 IST

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will enter the IPL 2025 season under new captain Rajat Patidar, starting their campaign against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders on March 22 at Eden Gardens. The tournament will feature 74 matches across 13 venues, concluding with the final at Eden Gardens on May 25.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 Schedule: RCB Fixtures, Timings, Venues, and Players List

Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will step into IPL 2025 under the leadership of their new captain, Rajat Patidar, as they kick off their campaign against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, in the tournament opener on March 22 (Saturday)
RCB, still in pursuit of their maiden IPL title since the tournament's inception in 2008, will be hoping for a change in fortunes under Patidar’s leadership.

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One of the most anticipated clashes of the season, the RCB vs CSK rivalry, will take place on March 28 in Chennai, with the reverse fixture scheduled for May 3 in Bengaluru.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the full IPL 2025 schedule, with the final set for May 25, 2025.
This season will feature 74 matches across 13 venues, including 12 double-headers. Afternoon matches will begin at 3:30 PM IST, while evening games will start at 7:30 PM IST.
The tournament will culminate at Eden Gardens, where Qualifier 2 and the final will be played at Eden Gardens n Kolkata.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Full Schedule – IPL 2025

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time (IST)
March 22	KKR vs RCB	Kolkata	7:30 PM
March 28	CSK vs RCB	Chennai	7:30 PM
April 2	RCB vs GT	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
April 7	MI vs RCB	Mumbai	7:30 PM
April 10	RCB vs DC	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
April 13	RR vs RCB	Jaipur	3:30 PM
April 18	RCB vs PBKS	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
April 20	PBKS vs RCB	Mullanpur	3:30 PM
April 24	RCB vs RR	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
April 27	DC vs RCB	Delhi	7:30 PM
May 3	RCB vs CSK	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
May 9	LSG vs RCB	Lucknow	7:30 PM
May 13	RCB vs SRH	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
May 17	RCB vs KKR	Bengaluru	7:30 PM

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Squad – IPL 2025

Players

Virat Kohli

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Krunal Pandya

Rajat Patidar

Yash Dayal

Liam Livingstone

Phil Salt

Jitesh Sharma

Josh Hazlewood

Rasikh Dar

Swapnil Singh

Tim David

Romario Shepherd

Manoj Bhandage

Jacob Bethell

Devdutt Padikkal

Swastik Chhikara

Lungi Ngidi

Abhinandan Singh

Mohit Rathee

Suyash Sharma

Get the latest IPL 2025 updates on Times of India, including match schedules, team squads, and IPL live scores for CSK, MI, RCB, KKR, SRH, LSG, DC, GT, PBKS, and RR. Find out how to watch IPL 2025 in Canada and the USA.

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