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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially announced the first 20 days schedule for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The defending champions Royal Challengers

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Bengaluru will be up against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the tournament opener on 28th March in Bengaluru. Interestingly, RCB is playing 5 of their home matches in Bengaluru, while remaining 2 matches in Raipur.

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In the first 20 days schedule which has been released, RCB is playing a total of 4 matches, of which two are home matches and two are away matches. They will start off their season with home match against the SRH, followed by a 5 April match against Chennai Super Kings. Post this, RCB will travel to Guwahati to play against Rajasthan Royals at their second home venue, Guwahati and then play Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 12 April.

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RCB's IPL 2026 Schedule

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\n Match	\n Date	\n Opponent	\n Venue
\n Match 1	\n 28 Mar 2026	\n Sunrisers Hyderabad	\n Bengaluru
\n Match 11	\n 5 Apr 2026	\n Chennai Super Kings	\n Bengaluru
\n Match 16	\n 10 Apr 2026	\n Rajasthan Royals	\n Guwahati
\n Match 20	\n 12 Apr 2026	\n Mumbai Indians	\n Mumbai

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Virat Kohli begin preparations for IPL 2026

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IPL 2026 First 20 Matches Schedule

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Match No.	Date	Day	Match	Venue
1	28 Mar 2026	Saturday	Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Bengaluru
2	29 Mar 2026	Sunday	Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai
3	30 Mar 2026	Monday	Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings	Guwahati
4	31 Mar 2026	Tuesday	Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans	Mullanpur
5	1 Apr 2026	Wednesday	Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals	Lucknow
6	2 Apr 2026	Thursday	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata
7	3 Apr 2026	Friday	Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings	Chennai
8	4 Apr 2026	Saturday	Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians	Delhi
9	4 Apr 2026	Saturday	Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals	Ahmedabad
10	5 Apr 2026	Sunday	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants	Hyderabad
11	5 Apr 2026	Sunday	Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings	Bengaluru
12	6 Apr 2026	Monday	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings	Kolkata
13	7 Apr 2026	Tuesday	Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians	Guwahati
14	8 Apr 2026	Wednesday	Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans	Delhi
15	9 Apr 2026	Thursday	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants	Kolkata
16	10 Apr 2026	Friday	Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Guwahati
17	11 Apr 2026	Saturday	Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mullanpur
18	11 Apr 2026	Saturday	Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals	Chennai
19	12 Apr 2026	Sunday	Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans	Lucknow
20	12 Apr 2026	Sunday	Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Mumbai

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2026 Schedule, Date, Venue

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