Bengaluru is desperate to enter the mega match of IPL 2026 playoffs, note these shocking figures of the knockout stage.

RCB Overall Record in Playoff: The league phase of the Indian Premier League 2026 has ended and now all eyes are on the playoff matches. The first qualifier of the tournament will be played on May 26 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, where defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Gujarat Titans. Both the teams performed brilliantly in the league stage, securing the top two positions in the points table and directly making it to Qualifier-1.

RCB has been consistently registering a strong presence in the playoffs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the select teams of IPL, which has reached the playoffs several times. So far the team has reached the knockout stage on 18 occasions. In these matches, Bengaluru has registered 8 wins, while it has faced defeat 10 times. Before the playoff system was implemented, the IPL had a semi-final and final format. Even in that period, RCB was successful in playing the semi-finals twice. Apart from this, the team has reached the title match four times, which shows its consistency.

How was the performance in the qualifiers and eliminator?

If we talk about different stages of the playoffs, RCB’s record has been mixed. The team has played Qualifier-1 thrice so far, winning two matches and losing once. Bengaluru has entered the eliminator five times. He was successful in two of these matches, while three times his journey ended here. The team also reached Qualifier-2 on three occasions, but managed to book a ticket to the finals by winning only once.

Record of final matches

RCB came close to the title several times, but success was limited. The team has played the finals four times and won the trophy once. After becoming champion last season, the team’s confidence has increased a lot and this time too it will enter the field with the intention of defending the title.

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s performance in IPL 2026 was very impressive. The team won 9 in 14 league matches, while lost 5 matches. With a total of 18 points he secured first position in the points table.

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Although Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad also had the same points, a better net run rate gave Bengaluru the top spot. Now the team’s eyes will be on registering a win in Qualifier-1 and making it straight to the finals. The match against a strong team like Gujarat Titans will not be easy, but the current form and the success of the last season is definitely giving extra confidence to RCB.