One of the most glamorous franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be hoping to win their maiden title this year. The time has valiantly qualified for the final’s spot on three occasions in the IPL history, in 2009, 2011, and 2016, but have never laid their hands on winner’s trophy! The online sale of tickets for RCB’s home matches was announced recently.

The 11th season of IPL is slated to begin on April 7, which will see Mumbai Indians (MI) lock horns with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the tournament opener. For RCB, they will begin their campaign against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). It will be an interesting watch as both the IPL teams have shared an intense rivalry in the past.

How and where to buy tickets for Royal Challengers Bangalore’s home matches at M. Chinnaswamy stadium?

The announcement of ticket sales went online, on Monday when RCB’s official Twitter account made an official statement. The fans can buy tickets in both, online or offline stores.

If you are looking to buy tickets online, then you will have to visit LiveInStyle.com. Fans can purchase the tickets on Royal Challengers Bangalore's official website too. If you are not much of an online buyer, you can purchase tickets at the ticket counters of M. Chinnaswamy stadium.

What are the stand-wise price details of the Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL tickets?

The ticket prices for RCB matches, online, will begin from Rs. 1750 and the maximum a spectator will have to shell out would be Rs. 35000 too. Yes, that’s right. If you want to seat in the Eros Now P2 stand, you will have to pay that much amount.

The ticket rates of RCB matches vary and are priced differently for different games. Tickets for the fans are made available for HP P Terrace, Eros Now P2, Duroguard P Corporate, Eros Now P1 Annex, Wrogn D Corporate, amongst other stands.

What is the schedule of Royal Challengers Bangalore home matches in IPL 2018?

The format of the IPL tournament will see every team play a total of 14 matches, of which 7 will be played at home. Royal Challengers Bangalore will play their first home match on April 13, against Kings XI Punjab. Royal Challengers Bangalore Team in Indian Premier League 2018: List of RCB Players in VIVO IPL 11

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 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
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 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
May 7 SRH vs RCB 8:00 PM Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
May 12 RCB vs DD 8:00 PM M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
May 14 KXIP vs RCB 8:00 PM IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
May 17 RCB vs SRH 8:00 PM M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
May 19 RR vs RCB 4:00 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

It will be interesting to see how the RCB team fares under Virat Kohli’s captaincy this season. The team will be banking heavily on the spin-duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar in their quest of maiden IPL title. With Brendon McCullum, AB de Villiers, and captain Kohli himself in the ranks, Diwali might come soon at M. Chinnaswamy stadium this year!

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