TEAM INTELLIGENCE PROFILE · IPL 2026● RCB
FRANCHISE · BANGALORE
RCB
Royal Challengers Bangalore
After 18 years of heartbreak, Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally lifted the IPL trophy in 2025, beating PBKS by 6 runs in Ahmedabad. Now defending champions under Rajat Patidar, RCB enter 2026 with Virat Kohli's elite run-scoring and a revamped bowling attack. The curse is broken — the dynasty begins.
IPL TITLES1 · (2025)
ALL-TIME WIN %47.2%
CAPTAINRajat Patidar
COACHAndy Flower
HOME GROUNDBangalore
2026 FORM (L5)W W L W L
▶ TACTICAL PROFILE · STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
STRENGTHS
▸Kohli's unmatched consistency
▸Rajat Patidar's dynamic captaincy
▸Chinnaswamy batting paradise
▸Hazlewood-Siraj pace duo
WEAKNESSES
▸Defending champions pressure
▸Middle-order depth questions
▸Chinnaswamy advantage lost in away games
▶ IPL TITLE WINS · 1 CHAMPIONSHIP
2025CHAMPIONdef PBKSRCB def PBKS by 6 runsPOT: Suryakumar Yadav