IPL 2025: RCB in action on opening day; check full schedule and venues

The three-time IPL finalists RCB will face defending champions KKR and five-time champions CSK in their first two games of the season

Royal Challengers Bengaluru, under the leadership of their new skipper Rajat Patidar, will kick off their IPL 2025 campaign on March 22 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens. Their next fixture will be a tough away match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on March 28 in Chennai.

 

RCB will play their first home match on April 2, facing Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru before traveling to Mumbai on April 7 to take on Mumbai Indians. They will then return home to face Delhi Capitals on April 10, followed by an away clash against Rajasthan Royals on April 13 in Jaipur. 

 

 

The team will then have back-to-back matches against Punjab Kings, playing at home on April 18 and away in Mullanpur on April 20. Another home fixture against Rajasthan Royals follows on April 24, before they travel to Delhi on April 27 for a rematch against Delhi Capitals.

 

RCB’s final stretch includes a home game against CSK on May 3, an away match against Lucknow Super Giants on May 9, and a crucial face-off against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 13. They conclude their league stage with a May 17 home clash against KKR, hoping to secure a playoff spot. 

 

RCB full schedule for IPL 2025: 

RCB Full schedule for IPL 2025
Date	Match No.	Teams	Venue	Day
22-Mar	Match 1	KKR vs RCB	Kolkata	Sat
28-Mar	Match 8	CSK vs RCB	Chennai	Fri
02-Apr	Match 14	RCB vs Gujarat Titans	Bengaluru	Wed
07-Apr	Match 21	Mumbai Indians vs RCB	Mumbai	Mon
10-Apr	Match 24	RCB vs Delhi Capitals	Bengaluru	Thu
13-Apr	Match 28	Rajasthan Royals vs RCB	Jaipur	Sun
18-Apr	Match 34	RCB vs Punjab Kings	Bengaluru	Fri
20-Apr	Match 37	Punjab Kings vs RCB	Mullanpur	Sun
24-Apr	Match 42	RCB vs Rajasthan Royals	Bengaluru	Thu
27-Apr	Match 44	Delhi Capitals vs RCB	Delhi	Sun
03-May	Match 52	RCB vs CSK	Bengaluru	Sat
09-May	Match 59	Lucknow Super Giants vs RCB	Lucknow	Fri
13-May	Match 64	RCB vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Bengaluru	Tue
17-May	Match 68	RCB vs KKR	Bengaluru	Sat

 

Players bought by RCB in IPL 2025 mega auction
Sr. No.	Player	Base Price	Winning Bid	Capped/UncappedCappedUncapped
1	Josh Hazlewood	Rs 2,00,00,000	Rs 12,50,00,000	Capped
2	Phil Salt	Rs 2,00,00,000	Rs 11,50,00,000	Capped
3	Jitesh Sharma	Rs 1,00,00,000	Rs 11,00,00,000	Capped
4	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Rs 2,00,00,000	Rs 10,75,00,000	Capped
5	Liam Livingstone	Rs 2,00,00,000	Rs 8,75,00,000	Capped
6	Rasikh Dar	Rs 30,00,000	Rs 6,00,00,000	Uncapped
7	Krunal Pandya	Rs 2,00,00,000	Rs 5,75,00,000	Capped
8	Suyash Sharma	Rs 30,00,000	Rs 2,60,00,000	Uncapped
9	Devdutt Padikkal	Rs 2,00,00,000	Rs 2,00,00,000	Capped
10	Nuwan Thushara	Rs 75,00,000	Rs 1,60,00,000	Capped
11	Romario Shepherd	Rs 1,50,00,000	Rs 1,50,00,000	Capped
12	Lungisani Ngidi	Rs 1,00,00,000	Rs 1,00,00,000	Capped
13	Swapnil Singh	Rs 30,00,000	Rs 50,00,000	Uncapped
14	Abhinandan Singh	Rs 30,00,000	Rs 30,00,000	Uncapped
15	Swastik Chhikara	Rs 30,00,000	Rs 30,00,000	Uncapped
16	Manoj Bhandage	Rs 30,00,000	Rs 30,00,000	Uncapped
17	Jacob Bethel	Rs 1,25,00,000	Rs 2,60,00,000	Capped
18	Tim David	Rs 2,00,00,000	Rs 3,00,00,000	Capped
19	Mohit Rathee	Rs 30,00,000	Rs 30,00,000	Uncapped

 

  RCB's Core Retentions  

Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained players list
Category	Player name and IPL salary in rupees
Retention 1	Virat Kohli (21 cr)
Retention 2	Rajat Patidar (11 cr)
Retention 3	Yash Dayal (5 cr)