Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2027: squad changes, coach, 2026 results & records

Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished 1st in the IPL 2026 league with 18 points and a net run rate of +0.783, then won the title. They have 2 titles (2025, 2026). Head coach for 2027: Andy Flower.

2IPL titles

5Finals played

145-138All-time W-L (286 matches)

1st2026 league position

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, home of Royal Challengers Bengaluru — Photo: Aniket Suryavanshi from Solapur, India, CC BY 2.0

Squad changes for IPL 2027

The retention list is due on 17 November 2026. Trades completed so far:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have not made a trade in the 2027 window so far.

Coach: Andy Flower. Support staff: Director of cricket Mo Bobat; batting coach and mentor Dinesh Karthik. See all IPL 2027 coaches.

Home ground

Royal Challengers Bengaluru play home games at M Chinnaswamy Stadium and also use Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium. In 2026 they played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium (5), Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium (2), Barsapara Cricket Stadium (1), Wankhede Stadium (1), Arun Jaitley Stadium (1), Narendra Modi Stadium (1), Ekana Cricket Stadium (1), HPCA Stadium (1), Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (1).

IPL 2026 results

Date	Match	Opponent	Venue	RCB score	Opponent score	Result
28 Mar	Match 1	SRH	M Chinnaswamy Stadium	203/4 (15.4)	201/9 (20)	Won by 6 wickets
5 Apr	Match 11	CSK	M Chinnaswamy Stadium	250/3 (20)	207/10 (19.4)	Won by 43 runs
10 Apr	Match 16	RR	Barsapara Cricket Stadium	201/8 (20)	202/4 (18)	Lost by 6 wickets
12 Apr	Match 20	MI	Wankhede Stadium	240/4 (20)	222/5 (20)	Won by 18 runs
15 Apr	Match 23	LSG	M Chinnaswamy Stadium	149/5 (15.1)	146/10 (20)	Won by 5 wickets
18 Apr	Match 26	DC	M Chinnaswamy Stadium	175/8 (20)	179/4 (19.5)	Lost by 6 wickets
24 Apr	Match 34	GT	M Chinnaswamy Stadium	206/5 (18.5)	205/3 (20)	Won by 5 wickets
27 Apr	Match 39	DC	Arun Jaitley Stadium	77/1 (6.3)	75/10 (16.3)	Won by 9 wickets
30 Apr	Match 42	GT	Narendra Modi Stadium	155/10 (19.2)	158/6 (15.5)	Lost by 4 wickets
7 May	Match 50	LSG	Ekana Cricket Stadium	203/6 (19)	209/3 (19)	Lost by 9 runs (DLS)
10 May	Match 54	MI	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium	167/8 (20)	166/7 (20)	Won by 2 wickets
13 May	Match 57	KKR	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium	194/4 (19.1)	192/4 (20)	Won by 6 wickets
17 May	Match 61	PBKS	HPCA Stadium	222/4 (20)	199/8 (20)	Won by 23 runs
22 May	Match 67	SRH	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	200/4 (20)	255/4 (20)	Lost by 55 runs
26 May	Qualifier 1	GT	HPCA Stadium	254/5 (20)	162/10 (19.3)	Won by 92 runs
31 May	Final	GT	Narendra Modi Stadium	161/5 (18)	155/8 (20)	Won by 5 wickets

Who played for RCB in 2026

16 players appeared for RCB in IPL 2026. Players listed here may change teams before the 2027 season through retention, release or the auction.

RCB top run-scorers, IPL 2026

Virat Kohli675

Rajat Patidar501

Devdutt Padikkal464

Tim David305

Krunal Pandya226

Venkatesh Iyer209

RCB top wicket-takers, IPL 2026

Bhuvneshwar Kumar28

Rasikh Salam19

Josh Hazlewood15

Krunal Pandya14

Suyash Sharma9

Jacob Duffy9

Player	M	Runs	SR	HS	Wkts	Econ
Virat Kohli	16	675	165.85	105*	–	–
Devdutt Padikkal	16	464	168.73	61	–	–
Tim David	16	305	188.27	70*	0	18.0
Krunal Pandya	16	226	145.81	73	14	8.42
Jitesh Sharma	16	116	122.11	23	–	–
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	16	34	130.77	15*	28	7.95
Rajat Patidar	15	501	192.69	93*	–	–
Romario Shepherd	15	83	125.76	23*	7	11.92
Josh Hazlewood	13	–	–	–	15	9.59
Rasikh Salam	12	3	150.0	3*	19	9.46
Suyash Sharma	12	–	–	–	9	9.21
Venkatesh Iyer	7	209	186.61	73*	–	–
Jacob Bethell	7	96	124.68	27	–	–
Philip Salt	6	202	168.33	78	–	–
Jacob Duffy	6	–	–	–	9	10.96
Abhinandan Singh	3	–	–	–	3	12.62

Head-to-head against every team

Fixture	P	W	L	T/NR	Win %	Last meeting
RCB v CSK	35	14	21	0	40%	5 Apr 2026, RCB won
RCB v DC	35	21	13	2	62%	27 Apr 2026, RCB won
RCB v GT	10	6	4	0	60%	31 May 2026, RCB won
RCB v KKR	36	16	20	0	44%	13 May 2026, RCB won
RCB v LSG	8	5	3	0	62%	7 May 2026, LSG won
RCB v MI	36	17	19	1	47%	10 May 2026, RCB won
RCB v PBKS	38	20	18	0	53%	17 May 2026, RCB won
RCB v RR	34	17	15	2	53%	10 Apr 2026, RR won
RCB v SRH	27	12	15	1	44%	22 May 2026, SRH won

All-time RCB leaders

Runs and wickets for RCB only, all seasons since 2008.

Player	M	Runs	SR	6s
Virat Kohli	282	9,336	134.8	317
AB de Villiers	155	4,491	158.6	238
Chris Gayle	84	3,163	152.7	239
Faf du Plessis	45	1,636	147.0	70
Rajat Patidar	57	1,612	164.5	110
Devdutt Padikkal	55	1,595	139.2	60
Glenn Maxwell	52	1,266	159.2	69
Jacques Kallis	42	1,132	112.2	21

Player	M	Wkts	Econ
Yuzvendra Chahal	113	139	7.58
Harshal Patel	79	99	8.48
Mohammed Siraj	87	83	8.6
Vinay Kumar	63	72	8.38
Josh Hazlewood	40	60	8.83
Zaheer Khan	43	49	7.86
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	30	45	8.56
Sreenath Aravind	38	45	8.2

Season by season

Season	P	W	L	T/NR	Win %	Finish
2026	16	11	5	0	69%	Champions (league 1st, 18 pts)
2025	15	11	4	0	73%	Champions
2024	15	7	8	0	47%	Lost Eliminator
2023	14	7	7	0	50%	League stage
2022	16	9	7	0	56%	Lost Qualifier 2
2021	15	9	6	0	60%	Lost Eliminator
2020	15	7	8	1	47%	Lost Eliminator
2019	14	5	8	1	38%	League stage
2018	14	6	8	0	43%	League stage
2017	13	3	10	0	23%	League stage
2016	16	9	7	0	56%	Runners-up
2015	16	8	6	2	57%	Lost Qualifier 2
2014	14	5	9	0	36%	League stage
2013	16	9	7	2	56%	League stage
2012	15	8	7	0	53%	League stage
2011	16	10	6	0	62%	Runners-up
2010	16	8	8	0	50%	Lost Semi Final
2009	16	9	7	0	56%	Runners-up
2008	14	4	10	0	29%	League stage

Team records

Highest total: 263/5 (20 overs) against Pune Warriors, 23 Apr 2013, M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Lowest completed total: 49/10 (9.4 overs) against KKR, 23 Apr 2017, Eden Gardens.
Finals: won 2025, 2026; lost 2009, 2011, 2016.

Questions

Who is the Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach for IPL 2027?

Andy Flower. He also coached the team in 2026.

How many IPL titles have Royal Challengers Bengaluru won?

2: 2025, 2026.

Where did Royal Challengers Bengaluru finish in IPL 2026?

1st in the league table with 18 points from 14 matches (net run rate +0.783), then won the title.