IPL 2027 / Royal Challengers Bengaluru
❤️ Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2027: Squad, Trades and Auction Plan
Back-to-back champions. Seventeen years of near misses ended in 2025, and in 2026 they did it again, chasing 156 in the Final against Gujarat with Virat Kohli making 75 off 42. Kohli (675 runs), Rajat Patidar (501 at 192.7) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (28 wickets, second only to Rabada) carried them.
2 titles2026: 1st, 9-50 in · 0 outM Chinnaswamy Stadium
Retention day, 17 Nov
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru Trades for IPL 2027
No trades involving this team yet. The window stays open until the retention deadline.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026: The Numbers
Champions. Topped the table on net run rate, beat GT in Qualifier 1 and again in the Final by five wickets. Their top ten by fantasy points across the season, from the scorecards.
| Player | M | Runs | SR | Wkts | Fantasy pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 16 | 675 | 165.8 | 0 | 1317 |
| Rajat Patidar | 15 | 501 | 192.7 | 0 | 1053 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 16 | 34 | 130.8 | 28 | 973 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 16 | 464 | 168.7 | 0 | 971 |
| Krunal Pandya | 16 | 226 | 145.8 | 14 | 801 |
| Tim David | 16 | 305 | 188.3 | 0 | 594 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 13 | 0 | – | 15 | 566 |
| Rasikh Salam | 11 | 3 | 150 | 15 | 482 |
| Phil Salt | 6 | 202 | 168.3 | 0 | 435 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 7 | 209 | 186.6 | 0 | 413 |
Questions for Retention Day
Our read, not team news
- Do they keep the whole title-winning core, or free money for a second overseas quick?
- Bhuvneshwar is 36. Does a 28-wicket season buy him another year at full value?
- Can they find a finisher, since Patidar did most of the late hitting?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Titles and Finals
Champions
2025, 2026
Lost the final
2009, 2011, 2016
Home ground
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
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Champions. Topped the table on net run rate, beat GT in Qualifier 1 and again in the Final by five wickets. They won 9 and lost 5 of their 14 league games, for 18 points.