One of the highest-spenders in IPL Auction history, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), like Mumbai Indians (MI), have often sprung surprises with unusual high-buys at Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction. And quite unexpectedly, the high-buys haven't performed well during those respective seasons of the IPL.
Despite being in IPL Finals for three times in ten years, the RCB team are yet to win their maiden IPL trophy. This year, the team looks a formidable one with the likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Woakes, Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock and Moeen Ali. Updated IPL 2018 Points Table.
RCB will open their campaign on day two of the IPL against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). It will be an away game for RCB. On April 13, RCB will play their first match at home. The Virat Kohli-led side will play their last league match on May 19 against Rajasthan Royals as an away game. Royal Challengers Bangalore Team in Indian Premier League 2018: List of RCB Players for VIVO IPL 11.
Out of their 14 matches in the IPL tournament, only three RCB matches will have a 4 p.m. start. Just like KKR and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Royal Challengers have a huge fan base too. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru continues to be the home venue for RCB. It has been one of the high scoring venues in IPL.
Here’s a look at the complete schedule of RCB for IPL 2018:
Date |
Matches | Time (IST) | Venue |
April 8 |
KKR vs RCB | 8:00 PM |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
April 13 | RCB vs KXIP | 8:00 PM |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
April 15 |
RCB vs RR | 4:00 PM | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
April 17 | MI vs RCB | 8:00 PM |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
April 21 |
DD vs RCB | 8:00 PM |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
April 25 |
RCB vs CSK | 8:00 PM |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
April 29 |
RCB vs KKR | 8:00 PM |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
May 1 |
RCB vs MI | 8:00 PM | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
May 5 | CSK vs RCB | 4:00 PM |
MCA International Stadium, Pune |
May 7 |
SRH vs RCB | 8:00 PM | Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
May 12 | RCB vs DD | 8:00 PM |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
May 14 |
KXIP vs RCB | 8:00 PM | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
May 17 | RCB vs SRH | 8:00 PM |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
May 19 |
RR vs RCB | 4:00 PM |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
Full Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Squad for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018:
Virat Kohli (Captain), AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Woakes, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Brendon McCullum, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Quinton De Kock, Mohammed Siraj, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Colin De Grandhomme, M. Ashwin, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Pavan Deshpande, and Anirudha Ashok Joshi.
The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League will begin on April 7 and is scheduled to end on May 31. It will be enthralling to see if the RCB team reaches another IPL final, and is able to win the coveted trophy for the first time. Stay tuned with us for all the latest updates about Royal Challengers Bangalore and Indian Premier League 2018.
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