IPL 2023: On Friday, the BCCI announced the schedule of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 schedule. Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Mumbai Indians in its IPL 2023 opener on April 2 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Faf du Plessis-led RCB finished fourth in the points table in the previous edition of the Indian Premier League and lost to Rajasthan Royals in the second qualifier.
The much-awaited Indian Premier League 2023 will be played across 12 venues including the likes of: Ahmedabad, Mohali, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur, Mumbai, Guwahati, and Dharamsala. And this time the franchises have been divided into two groups.
The teams for the Indian Premier League 2023 have been divided into two groups:
Group A: Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Super Giants
Group B: while Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings, and Gujarat Titans
𝐑𝐂𝐁’𝐬 𝐈𝐏𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐅𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬:
The moment we've all been waiting for. The summer of '23 is officially a go! 🙌 🔥#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/QOGEusHIYK
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) February 17, 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2023 schedule:
– Match 1: April 2, 2023 – RCB vs Mumbai Indians, Bengaluru (7:30PM IST)
– Match 2: April 6, 2023 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs RCB, Kolkata (7:30PM IST)
– Match 3: April 10, 2023 – RCB vs Lucknow Super Giants, Bengaluru (3:30PM IST)
– Match 4: April 15, 2023 – RCB vs Delhi Capitals, Bengaluru (3:30PM IST)
– Match 5: April 17, 2023 – RCB vs Chennai Super Kings, Bengaluru (7:30PM IST)
– Match 6: April 20, 2023 – Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mohali (3:30PM IST)
– Match 7: April 23, 2023 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, Bengaluru (3:30PM IST)
– Match 8: April 26, 2023 – Royal Challengrs Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Bengaluru (7:30PM IST)
– Match 9: May 1, 2023 – Lucknow Super Giants vs RCB, Lucknow (7:30PM IST)
– Match 10: May 6, 2023 – Delhi Capitals vs RCB, Delhi (7:30PM IST)
– Match 11: May 9, 2023 – Mumbai Indians vs RCB, Mumbai (7:30PM IST)
-Match 12: May 14, 2023 – Rajasthan Royals vs RCB, Jaipur (3:30PM IST)
– Match 13: May 18, 2023 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs RCB, Hyderabad (7:30PM IST)
– Match 14: May 21, 2023 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans, Bengaluru (7:30PM IST)
RCB Indian Premier League 2023 squad:
Faf du Plessis (c), Finn Allen, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sonu Yadav, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, David Willey (ENG), Avinash Singh, Rajan Kumar, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma.
