Royal Challengers Bengaluru
RCBRoyal Challengers Bengaluru have won 2 IPL titles (2025, 2026), with a 50% win rate from 286 matches (143 wins, 137 losses) across 19 seasons (2008–2026).
Title-winning seasons
Head-to-head record
All-time results against other franchises.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab Kings | 38 | 20 | 18 | 52.6% |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 36 | 16 | 20 | 44.4% |
| Mumbai Indians | 35 | 16 | 19 | 45.7% |
| Chennai Super Kings | 35 | 14 | 21 | 40% |
| Delhi Capitals | 33 | 20 | 13 | 60.6% |
| Rajasthan Royals | 32 | 17 | 15 | 53.1% |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46.2% |
| Gujarat Titans | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% |
Head-to-head totals cover matches between the ten major current franchises; ties/no-results may make won + lost differ from played.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru — from The IPL Story
Kings again: RCB go back-to-back in 2026
Twelve months after ending an eighteen-year wait, Royal Challengers Bengaluru did the harder thing — they defended the crown, beating Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in Ahmedabad as Virat Kohli's unbeaten 75 made them only the third team to go back-to-back.
Eighteen years: the RCB heartbreak file — and how it ended
Three lost finals, one record-shattering batting era and no trophy — this is the anatomy of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's eighteen-year heartbreak, and why 2025 finally set it right.
Ee sala cup namde: RCB finally end the 18-year wait
After eighteen seasons, three lost finals and a fan base that turned 'Ee sala cup namde' into a prayer, Royal Challengers Bengaluru are IPL champions — 6 runs the margin over Punjab Kings that separated agony from ecstasy.
The captaincy tree: the leaders who shaped the IPL
Two captains — MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma — own five IPL titles apiece, and the rest of the tournament's identity was drawn by the leaders around them.
973 and no trophy: Kohli's masterpiece, Warner's crown
Sunrisers Hyderabad are champions — an 8-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru delivering David Warner his crown and leaving Virat Kohli, author of the greatest batting season the IPL has ever seen, with 973 runs and nothing to show for them.
Chennai go back-to-back: CSK maul RCB to defend their crown
Chennai Super Kings became the first side to win back-to-back IPL titles, thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the final at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium — Murali Vijay's 95 the hammer that broke the chase before it began.