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Royal Challengers Bengaluru Team: Squad, Results, Stats & Schedule
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's complete title-winning IPL 2026 record: all 16 scores, final active 25-player squad, team leaders, coaching group, two home venues, season history, news and official handles.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
RCB
Back-to-back IPL champions · 2025 · 2026
- Captain
- Rajat Patidar
- Head coach
- Andy Flower
- Home
- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Founded
- 2008
Team overview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru at a glance
Royal Challengers Bengaluru is a Bengaluru-based men's Twenty20 franchise owned by Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited. It competes in the Indian Premier League. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru women's team plays in the WPL and is kept separate here so squads and records are not mixed.
RCB finished first in the IPL 2026 league table with nine wins, five losses, 18 points and a net run rate of +0.783. It defeated Gujarat Titans by 92 runs in Qualifier 1, then beat the same opponent by five wickets in the final to retain the title and finish 11–5 across 16 matches.
Rajat Patidar captained the back-to-back champions and Andy Flower remained head coach. Virat Kohli led the batting with 675 runs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took a team-high 28 wickets, and Krunal Pandya contributed 226 runs and 14 wickets.
CompletedChampions
IPL 2026 finish
First in the league stage at 9–5; beat Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 and again in the final to win a second consecutive IPL title.
Performance leaders
RCB’s 2026 team leaders
Season totals are team-specific. The all-round contribution is a transparent descriptive measure, not an official IPL award.
Virat Kohli
16 matches · strike rate 165.54 · one century and five fifties
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
16 matches · economy 7.95 · one wicket behind the Purple Cap winner
Krunal Pandya
Descriptive runs-and-wickets measure, not an official IPL award
Most catchesJitesh Sharma15
Most stumpingsJitesh Sharma2
Most run-outsDevdutt Padikkal1
Completed scores
All 16 RCB results in IPL 2026
Completed scores are shown as a season archive. This page does not label old scorecards as live.
| Result | Date | Opponent & venue | Scores | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Match 1 | Sunrisers HyderabadM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | RCB 203/4 (15.4)Sunrisers Hyderabad 201/9 (20) | Won by 6 wickets |
| W | Match 11 | Chennai Super KingsM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | RCB 250/3 (20)Chennai Super Kings 207 (19.4) | Won by 43 runs |
| L | Match 16 | Rajasthan RoyalsACA Stadium, Guwahati | RCB 201/8 (20)Rajasthan Royals 202/4 (18) | Lost by 6 wickets |
| W | Match 20 | Mumbai IndiansWankhede Stadium, Mumbai | RCB 240/4 (20)Mumbai Indians 222/5 (20) | Won by 18 runs |
| W | Match 23 | Lucknow Super GiantsM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | RCB 149/5 (15.1)Lucknow Super Giants 146 (20) | Won by 5 wickets |
| L | Match 26 | Delhi CapitalsM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | RCB 175/8 (20)Delhi Capitals 179/4 (19.5) | Lost by 6 wickets |
| W | Match 34 | Gujarat TitansM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | RCB 206/5 (18.5)Gujarat Titans 205/3 (20) | Won by 5 wickets |
| W | Match 39 | Delhi CapitalsArun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | RCB 77/1 (6.3)Delhi Capitals 75 (16.3) | Won by 9 wickets |
| L | Match 42 | Gujarat TitansNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | RCB 155 (19.2)Gujarat Titans 158/6 (15.5) | Lost by 4 wickets |
| L | Match 50 | Lucknow Super GiantsEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | RCB 203/6 (19)Lucknow Super Giants 209/3 (19) | Lost by 9 runs (DLS) |
| W | Match 54 | Mumbai IndiansShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur | RCB 167/8 (20)Mumbai Indians 166/7 (20) | Won by 2 wickets |
| W | Match 57 | Kolkata Knight RidersShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur | RCB 194/4 (19.1)Kolkata Knight Riders 192/4 (20) | Won by 6 wickets |
| W | Match 61 | Punjab KingsHPCA Stadium, Dharamshala | RCB 222/4 (20)Punjab Kings 199/8 (20) | Won by 23 runs |
| L | Match 67 | Sunrisers HyderabadRajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | RCB 200/4 (20)Sunrisers Hyderabad 255/4 (20) | Lost by 55 runs |
| W | Match Qualifier 1 | Gujarat TitansHPCA Stadium, Dharamshala | RCB 254/5 (20)Gujarat Titans 162 (19.3) | Won by 92 runs |
| W | Match Final | Gujarat TitansNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | RCB 161/5 (18)Gujarat Titans 155/8 (20) | Won by 5 wickets |
Final active IPL 2026 squad
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2026 squad
25 active players after Richard Gleeson officially replaced Nuwan Thushara, who could not join the side. The superseded player is not presented as part of the final active roster.
Batters
BatterTim DavidWicketkeeper-batters
All-Rounders
All-RounderJacob BethellBowlers
BowlerRichard GleesonCompetition record
League and season history
This page covers the Royal Challengers Bengaluru men's IPL identity. Same-brand women's squads are kept separate so player and season statistics are not mixed.
| Season | Finish | Record | Top scorer | Most wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Champions | 9 wins · 5 losses in league; won Qualifier 1 and final | Virat Kohli · 675 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar · 28 |
| 2025 | Champions | 9 wins · 4 losses · 1 NR in league; won Qualifier 1 and final | Virat Kohli · 657 | Josh Hazlewood · 22 |
| 2024 | 4th | 7 wins · 7 losses in league; Eliminator | Virat Kohli · 741 | Yash Dayal · 15 |
| 2023 | 6th | 7 wins · 7 losses | Faf du Plessis · 730 | Mohammed Siraj · 19 |
| 2022 | 3rd | 8 wins · 6 losses in league; Qualifier 2 | Faf du Plessis · 468 | Wanindu Hasaranga · 26 |
| 2016 | Runners-up | 8 wins · 6 losses in league | Virat Kohli · 973 | Yuzvendra Chahal · 21 |
Team operations
RCB coaching and support staff
Mo Bobat
Current role described by RCB throughout its 2026 season coverage
Andy Flower
Confirmed by RCB and the official IPL team profile
Dinesh Karthik
Current role confirmed in RCB's 2026 coaching coverage
Omkar Salvi
Current role confirmed in RCB's 2026 bowling coverage
Malolan Rangarajan
Current role confirmed in RCB's 2026 home-match coverage
Home venue
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Bengaluru, IndiaM. Chinnaswamy Stadium is RCB's official home venue and staged five of the team's seven IPL 2026 home matches. Under a prior commitment confirmed by RCB, the remaining two home fixtures were played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur.
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Latest RCB updates
Official team and IPL reports; no rumor feed.
Official team feature · 23 Jun 2026
Andy Flower and Mo Bobat discuss RCB's home domination
Read at Royal Challengers Bengaluru ↗Official season statistics · 04 Jun 2026Virat Kohli leads RCB's top five IPL 2026 batters
Read at Royal Challengers Bengaluru ↗Official season statistics · 04 Jun 2026Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads RCB's top five IPL 2026 bowlers
Read at Royal Challengers Bengaluru ↗Official final report · 01 Jun 2026RCB crowned IPL 2026 champions
Read at Royal Challengers Bengaluru ↗Official destinations
RCB website and social handles
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Reader questions
Royal Challengers Bengaluru FAQ
Who captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026?
Rajat Patidar captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the 2026 title, his second consecutive IPL championship as captain.
Who scored the most runs for RCB in IPL 2026?
Virat Kohli led RCB with 675 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of 165.54, including one century and five fifties.
Who took the most wickets for RCB in IPL 2026?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was RCB's leading wicket-taker with 28 wickets at an economy rate of 7.95.
Who was RCB's leading all-round contributor in IPL 2026?
Using a transparent runs-and-wickets measure, Krunal Pandya led RCB's dual contributors with 226 runs and 14 wickets.
Did RCB win IPL 2026?
Yes. RCB beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the final to win IPL 2026 and retain the title it first won in 2025.
How many IPL titles has RCB won?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru has won two IPL titles, in 2025 and 2026.
Where did RCB play its IPL 2026 home matches?
RCB played five home matches at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and the remaining two at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur.
Does Royal Challengers Bengaluru play in more than one league?
This RCB men's team competes in the Indian Premier League. The RCB women's team is a separate WPL squad, so its players and records are not combined here.
References
Sources for this team page
Updated 2026-08-09. Official IPL and team records lead; secondary statistical records are identified rather than presented as first-party StumpScope scoring.
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