Updated March 8th, 2021 at 16:37 IST
RCB IPL schedule: Full timetable as Virat Kohli and co. set to play 5 matches in Kolkata
According to the RCB IPL schedule, the Virat Kohli-led side will take on the Mumbai Indians in their opening IPL 2021 match on April 9 in Chennai.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have released the entire itinerary of the Indian Premier League 2021 (IPL 2021) season. The Royal Challengers Bangalore side, under the guidance of captain Virat Kohli, will square off against the defending champions Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the tournament on April 9. The IPL 2021 season will be played across six venues with matches set to be played in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru.
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RCB match schedule: Virat Kohli and co. to take on Mumbai Indians in Chennai
The entirety of the IPL 2021 season will be played at neutral venues. As per the RCB IPL schedule, they are slated to play three matches in Chennai, two in Mumbai, four at the newly-renovated Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and five of them at Kolkata respectively.
RCB IPL schedule
Here is a look at the entire RCB match schedule for the much-awaited IPL 2021 season.
| Date | Match | Venue | Time |
| April 9 | MI vs RCB | Chennai | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| April 14 | SRH vs RCB | Chennai | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| April 18 | RCB vs KKR | Chennai | 3:30 PM (IST) |
| April 22 | RCB vs RR | Mumbai | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| April 25 | CSK vs RCB | Mumbai | 3:30 PM (IST) |
| April 27 | DC vs RCB | Ahmedabad | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| April 30 | PBKS vs RCB | Ahmedabad | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| May 3 | KKR vs RCB | Ahmedabad | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| May 6 | RCB vs PBKS | Ahmedabad | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| May 9 | RCB vs SRH | Kolkata | 3:30 PM (IST) |
| May 14 | RCB vs DC | Kolkata | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| May 16 | RR vs RCB | Kolkata | 3:30 PM (IST) |
| May 20 | RCB vs MI | Kolkata | 7:30 PM (IST) |
| May 23 | RCB vs CSK | Kolkata | 7:30 PM (IST) |
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RCB team for IPL 2021
Here is a look at the entire RCB team for the IPL 2021 season, as per the retentions and new purchases made at the auction.
RCB players retained
Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Josh Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams and Harshal Patel.
RCB players purchased at IPL 2021 auction
Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Kyle Jamieson, KS Bharat, Rajat Patidar, Dan Christian and Suyash Prabhudessai.
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RCB 2021 schedule
The moment we've all been waiting for! The fixtures for #IPL2021 are out! 🤩
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Published March 8th, 2021 at 16:37 IST