RCB IPL 2025 Full Schedule: Fixtures, Match Dates, Timings, and Venues

 

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are all set to begin their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign under a new captain Rajat Patidar. The team will start the tournament against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on March 22 at Eden Gardens Kolkata. RCB fans can look forward to an exciting season as the team will play 14 matches across various venues concluding on May 17.

RCB makes changes in leadership and squad;

Rajat Patidar has been appointed as the captain of RCB  replaces  South African cricketer Faf du Plessis.Rajat Patidar is a   talented batsman from Indore has been part of RCB since 2021 and has made significant contributions to the team. He takes over du Plessis  who led RCB from 2022 to 2024 and guided them to the playoffs two times.

Ahead of IPL 2025, RCB has made changes its squad by acquiring key players. The franchise retained three core players and added 19 more, including 8 overseas players. The squad now consists of a total of 22 players ready to compete in the upcoming season.

RCB Full Schedule for IPL 2025

| No | Date  | Day   | Time  | Opposition           | Venue      |

|—-|——-|——-|——-|———————|————|

| 1  | Mar 22 | Sat  | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata    |

| 2  | Mar 28 | Fri  | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings  | Chennai    |

| 3  | Apr 2  | Wed  | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans      | Bengaluru  |

| 4  | Apr 7  | Mon  | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians      | Mumbai     |

| 5  | Apr 10 | Thu  | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals      | Bengaluru  |

| 6  | Apr 13 | Sun  | 3:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals    | Jaipur     |

| 7  | Apr 18 | Fri  | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings        | Bengaluru  |

| 8  | Apr 20 | Sun  | 3:30 PM | Punjab Kings        | Mullanpur  |

| 9  | Apr 24 | Thu  | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals    | Bengaluru  |

| 10 | Apr 27 | Sun  | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals      | Delhi      |

| 11 | May 3  | Sat  | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru  |

| 12 | May 9  | Fri  | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Lucknow    |

| 13 | May 13 | Tue  | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bengaluru  |

| 14 | May 17 | Sat  | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru |

RCB Squad for IPL 2025

RCB has built a strong squad with experienced and young players. The full squad for IPL 2025 includes:

Batsmen and All-rounders:

 Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Phil Salt, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Swastik Chhikara, Manoj Bhandage, Abhinandan Singh

Bowlers:

 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Lungi Ngidi, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Mohit Rathee, Swapnil Singh

Wicketkeepers:  Jitesh Sharma, Phil Salt

RCB Predicted Playing XI for IPL 2025 in first match;

Based on team composition and player performance, the probable playing XI for RCB in IPL 2025 could be:

1. Phil Salt

2. Virat Kohli

3. Liam Livingstone

4. Devdutt Padikkal

5. Tim David

6. Rajat Patidar (C)

7. Krunal Pandya

8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

9. Yash Dayal

10. Josh Hazlewood

11. Suyash Sharma

 RCB Fans are waiting for exciting season;

RCB fans are sitll waiting for its first ever title of IPL RCB has to  play 6 matches out their 14 matche at homeground which is good news for RCB fans to chear their team at home. While RCB make changes in the sqaud and leadership RCB fans are eagarly waiting for this season.