Royal Challengers Bengaluru (often abbreviated as RCB) are a franchise based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). One of the original ten teams in the IPL, the team has made five final appearances in the IPL, winning two. (in 2009 to the Deccan Chargers, in 2011 to the Chennai Super Kings, in 2016 to the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The team also finished runners-up in the 2011 CLT20, losing the final against the Mumbai Indians. They won the IPL in 2025 after defeating Punjab Kings and again in 2026 after defeating Gujarat Titans.
The home ground of the Royal Challengers is the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The team is currently captained by Rajat Patidar and coached by Andy Flower.
Listing criteria In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).
Listing notation Team notation (200–3) indicates that a team scored 200 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained (200) indicates that a team scored 200 runs and was all out
Batting notation (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out
Bowling notation (5–20) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while conceding 20 runs
Currently playing indicates a current cricketer
Start Date indicates the date the match starts
Team records
Overall record MatchesWonLostTiedTie+WinTie+LossNRWin % 290 143 137 3 2 1 7 49.31 Last Updated: 3 June 2026
Team performance
Year Total Wins Losses No result Tied and won Tied and lost Win % Position Summary 2008 14 4 10 0 0 0 29.90 7th League Stage 2009 16 9 7 0 0 0 56.25 2nd Runners-up 2010 16 8 8 0 0 0 50.00 3rd Play-offs 2011 17 10 6 1 0 0 58.82 2nd Runners-up 2012 16 8 7 1 0 0 53.34 5th League Stage 2013 16 9 7 0 1 1 56.25 5th 2014 14 5 9 0 0 0 35.71 7th 2015 16 8 6 2 0 0 57.14 3rd Play-offs 2016 16 9 7 0 0 0 56.25 2nd Runners-up 2017 14 3 10 1 0 0 23.07 8th League Stage 2018 14 6 8 0 0 0 42.86 6th 2019 14 5 8 1 0 0 38.46 8th 2020 15 7 8 0 1 0 46.6 4th Play-offs 2021 15 9 6 0 0 0 60.00 3rd 2022 16 9 7 0 0 0 56.25 4th 2023 14 7 7 0 0 0 50.00 6th League Stage 2024 15 7 8 0 0 0 46.70 4th Play-offs 2025 16 11 4 1 0 0 68.75 2nd Winners 2026 16 11 5 0 0 0 68.75 1st Winners Total 290 145 138 7 2 1 50.00 2 Time Champions Last Updated: 3 June 2026
Team wins, losses and draws
Opponent Span Matches Won Lost Tied and won Tied and lost No Result Win % CSK 2008-2026 36 14 21 0 0 1 38.89 DC 2008-2026 35 20 13 1 0 1 60.00 GT 2022-2026 10 6 4 0 0 0 60.00 KKR 2008-2026 37 16 20 0 0 1 43.24LSG2022-202685300062.50 MI 2008-2026 36 16 19 1 0 0 44.44 PBKS 2008-2026 38 20 18 0 0 0 52.63 RR 2008-2026 35 17 15 0 0 3 48.57 SRH 2013-2026 28 12 14 0 1 1 42.86 DCH† 2008-2012 11 5 6 0 0 0 45.45 KTK† 2011 2 2 0 0 0 0 100.00 PWI† 2011-2013 5 5 0 0 0 0 100.00 GL† 2016-2017 5 3 2 0 0 0 60.00 RPS† 2016-2017 4 2 2 0 0 0 50.00 Last updated: 3 June 2026 Note: Tie+W and Tie+L indicates matches tied and then won or lost by super over
Result records
Greatest win margin (by runs)
Margin Opponent Venue Date 144 Runs Gujarat Lions M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 138 Runs Punjab Kings 130 Runs Pune Warriors India 112 runs Rajasthan Royals Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India 92 runs Gujarat Titans Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, India Last Updated: 27 May 2026
Greatest win margin (by balls remaining)
Margin Opponent Venue Date81Delhi CapitalsArun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India27 April 2026 71 Punjab Kings Holkar Stadium, Indore, India 60 Punjab Kings Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, India 57 Delhi Daredevils Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India 56 Rajasthan Royals M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 41 Kochi Tuskers Kerala Last Updated: 3 June 2025
Greatest win (by wickets)
Margin Opponent Venue Date10 wickets RR M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru DC Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi PBKS Holkar Stadium, Indore RR Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 9 wickets Mumbai Indians New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Deccan Chargers DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai, India Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Kochi Tuskers Kerala M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India Rajasthan Royals Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Rajasthan Royals Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India Delhi Capitals Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Gujarat Titans Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India Last Updated: 22 April 2025
Narrowest win margin (by runs)
Margin Opponent Venue Date1 run Punjab Kings Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India Chennai Super Kings M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India Delhi Capitals Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India 2 runs Mumbai Indians M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India Chennai Super Kings3 May 2025 3 runs Deccan Chargers M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India Last Updated: 4 May 2025
Narrowest win margin (by balls remaining)
Margin Opponent Venue Date0 ball Pune Warriors India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India Mumbai Indians M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Delhi Capitals Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE Mumbai Indians Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur, India 1 ball Kolkata Knight Riders Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa Sunrisers Hyderabad M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India Chennai Super Kings JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, India Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India Last Updated: 11 October 2021
Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
Margin Opponent Venue Date2 wickets Chennai Super Kings Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa Mumbai Indians M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 3 wickets Delhi Capitals Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India Kolkata Knight Riders Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India Last Updated: 30 March 2022
Tied Matches
Opposition Result Venue Date SRH SRH Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India DD RCB M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India MI RCB Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE Last Updated: 11 April 2023
Greatest loss margin (by runs)
Margin Opposition Venue Date 140 runs KKR M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 118 runs SRH Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India 111 runsPBKS Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, India 97 runs Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, UAE 92 runs CSK St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Last Updated: 20 October 2020
Greatest loss margin (by balls remaining)
Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date 729 wickets SRH Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India 60 KKR Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 42 6 wickets RR 37 7 wickets GL M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 35 5 wickets SRH Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Last Updated: 23 April 2022
Greatest loss margins (by wickets)
Margin Opposition Venue Date9 wickets PBKS Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India MI M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India KKR Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 8 wickets CSK M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India SRH PBKS Holkar Stadium, Indore, India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE CSK Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, UAE Last Updated: 11 October 2021
Narrowest loss margin (by runs)
Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 run KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 2 runs KKR Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE 4 runs SRH Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 5 runs KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India SRH Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India 6 runs DC New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa MI M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India Last Updated: 26 April 2024
Narrowest loss margin (by balls remaining)
Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date0 ball5 wicketsCSKM. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 8 wickets PBKS Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE 1 wicket LSG M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 10 April 2023 1 ball 4 wickets PBKS 4 wickets CSK M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 4 wickets RR Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India 3 wickets CSK JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, India 5 wickets MI Wankhede stadium, Mumbai, India 7 wickets RR Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India Last Updated: 10 April 2023
Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)
Margin Opposition Venue Date1 wicketLSGM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India10 April 2023 3 wickets CSK JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, India 4 wickets PBKS M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India CSK M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India RR Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India MI M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India DD M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India KKR Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE Last Updated: 11 April 2023
Team scoring records
Highest Totals
Score Opposition Venue Date 263/5 PWI M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 262/7 SRH 254/5 GT Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, India 250/3 CSK M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 248/3 GL Last updated: 26 May 2026
Lowest Totals
Score Opposition Venue Date 49 KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 68 SRH Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India 70 RR Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE CSK M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 82 KKR M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India Last updated: 22 April 2025
Highest Totals Conceded
Score Opposition Venue Date 287/3 SRH M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 232/2 PBKS Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, India 231/2 SRH Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India 226/6 CSK M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 222/6 KKR Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Last updated: 21 April 2024
Lowest Totals Conceded
Score Opposition Venue Date 58RR Newlands, Cape Town 59 Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, Jaipur 75DCArun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi27 April 2026 82DCH DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai, India 84/8 KKR Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE Last updated: 20 October 2020
Highest match aggregate
AggregateTeam 1Team 2VenueDate 549/10 SRH (287/3) RCB (262/7) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 462/9 RCB (240/4) MI (222/5) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 457/7 LSG (227/3) RCB (230/4) Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India 457/13 RCB (250/3) CSK (207) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 455/8 SRH (255/4) RCB (200/4) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India 22 May 2026 Last updated: 27 May 2026
Lowest match aggregate
AggregateTeam 1Team 2VenueDate 140/11 RCB (68) SRH (72/1) Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India 141/13 RCB (70) CSK (71/3) M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 141/14 RCB (70) RR (71/4) Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 152/11 DC (75) RCB (77/1) Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India 168/11 DC (82) RCB (86/1) DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai, India Last updated: 30 April 2026
Batting records
Most Career runs A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of of the pitch. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat kohli with 9,336 runs is the leading run scorer in IPL.
Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period 1 9,336♠ 283 275 2008–2026 2 4,491 AB de Villiers 156 144 2011–2021 3 3,163 Chris Gayle 85 84 2011–2017 4 1,636 Faf du Plessis 45 45 2022–2024 5 1,597 Rajat Patidar 56 51 2021–2026 61,594Devdutt Padikkal54532020-202671,266Glenn Maxwell52502021-202481,132Jacques Kallis42422008-20109937Dinesh Karthik60532015-202410898Rahul Dravid45372008-2010 Last Updated: 27 May 2026