Royal Challengers Bengaluru RCB
Formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore (until 2023)
Two IPL titles, won back-to-back, in 2025 and 2026, headline the Royal Challengers Bengaluru story. They have won 145 of their 286 matches across 19 seasons, at a 51.2% win rate — Formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore (until 2023).
Royal Challengers Bengaluru at a Glance
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Season-by-Season Performance
Season ↕ | Stage | Played ↕ | Wins ↕ | Win % ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 🏆 Title | 16 | 11 | 68.8% |
| 2025 | 🏆 Title | 15 | 11 | 73.3% |
| 2024 | Playoffs | 15 | 7 | 46.7% |
| 2023 | — | 14 | 7 | 50.0% |
| 2022 | Playoffs | 16 | 9 | 56.3% |
| 2021 | Playoffs | 15 | 9 | 60.0% |
| 2020 | Playoffs | 15 | 7 | 46.7% |
| 2019 | — | 14 | 5 | 38.5% |
| 2018 | — | 14 | 6 | 42.9% |
| 2017 | — | 13 | 3 | 23.1% |
| 2016 | Final | 16 | 9 | 56.3% |
| 2015 | Playoffs | 16 | 8 | 57.1% |
| 2014 | — | 14 | 5 | 35.7% |
| 2013 | — | 16 | 9 | 56.3% |
| 2012 | — | 15 | 8 | 53.3% |
| 2011 | Final | 16 | 10 | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Playoffs | 16 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2009 | Final | 16 | 9 | 56.3% |
| 2008 | — | 14 | 4 | 28.6% |
No result: 3 matches across two seasons, 2015–2019. Win % is calculated from decided matches.
How has Royal Challengers Bengaluru's win percentage changed across IPL seasons?
RCB have won the IPL twice, back-to-back in 2025 and 2026. RCB have won two of their five finals. Their high point was 2025 with 11 wins (73.3%), while their low came in 2017 with 3 wins (23.1%). Their most recent season (2026) posted a win rate of 68.8% ↑, up on their 51.2% all-time mark. RCB's best run of playoff qualification stretched across three straight seasons, 2009–2011. They have reached the playoffs in 11 of 19 seasons (57.9%).
All-time Run Scorers
Player ↕ | M ↕ | Runs ↕ | Avg ↕ | SR ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 286 | 9336 | 40.4 | 134.8 |
| Rajat Patidar | 58 | 1612 | 33.6 | 164.5 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 55 | 1595 | 31.3 | 139.2 |
| AB de Villiers | 158 | 4491 | 41.2 | 158.6 |
| Chris Gayle | 86 | 3163 | 43.3 | 152.7 |
| Faf du Plessis | 45 | 1636 | 38.0 | 147.0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 52 | 1266 | 28.8 | 159.2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 42 | 1132 | 31.4 | 112.2 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 60 | 937 | 24.7 | 163.0 |
| Rahul Dravid | 43 | 898 | 26.4 | 122.8 |
Who has scored the most runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru?
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Virat Kohli tops RCB's runs list by a wide margin — 9,336 at a strike rate of 134.8, 4,845 ↑ more than AB de Villiers in second. Kohli is still building that record. For pace, though, de Villiers has the edge — a strike rate of 158.6 across only 158 matches.
All-time Wicket Takers
Player ↕ | M ↕ | Wickets ↕ | Avg ↕ | Econ ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | 41 | 60 | 22.2 | 8.83 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 31 | 45 | 21.9 | 8.56 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 114 | 139 | 22.0 | 7.58 |
| Harshal Patel | 81 | 99 | 23.2 | 8.48 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 87 | 83 | 31.4 | 8.60 |
| Vinay Kumar | 64 | 72 | 25.3 | 8.37 |
| Zaheer Khan | 45 | 49 | 26.8 | 7.86 |
| Sreenath Aravind | 40 | 45 | 23.1 | 8.20 |
| Anil Kumble | 42 | 45 | 23.5 | 6.58 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 26 | 35 | 21.4 | 8.13 |
Which bowler has taken the most wickets for Royal Challengers Bengaluru?
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Yuzvendra Chahal tops RCB's wickets list by a wide margin — 139 at an economy of 7.58, 40 ↑ more than Harshal Patel in second.