IPL 2026: 5 home matches of RCB will be held in Bengaluru, Raipur will host the remaining 2 matches.

Delhi: Before the start of IPL 2026, a big good news has come for the fans of Royal Challengers Bangalore team. Actually, important information has come to light regarding the venue of RCB’s home matches in the upcoming season. Slogans of RCB-RCB will be heard once again in M ​​Chinnaswamy Stadium. Actually, the Karnataka government has given permission to organize IPL matches again at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The hosting of 5 home matches of RCB in IPL 2026 has been handed over to M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Not only this, if India Today report is to be believed, a playoff and final match of this season is also being planned to be played on this ground.

M Chinnaswamy got to host RCB matches

In the initial round of the tournament, RCB will play five of its home grounds at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. At the same time, the remaining two home matches of the team will be held at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur, which will be the second home ground of the team.

Let us tell you that in IPL, every team plays 7 matches on its home ground during the league stage, while the remaining 7 matches have to be played in the stronghold of the opposing team. This ground, famous for the tremendous enthusiasm of the fans and high-scoring matches, can once again prove to be an impenetrable fort for RCB. The team will enter the field with the intention of defending its title in front of its home crowd.

The opening ceremony of IPL 2026 will be held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

There is another good news for the fans of Bengaluru. Actually, the opening ceremony of the 19th season of IPL will also be held on this ground. A huge crowd is expected to gather in the stadium during the opening ceremony. This will be the first time that the city will welcome its stars after the tragic stampede incident that took place during the celebration of RCB becoming the winner in the finale of IPL 2025.

Rules made for watching live matches

The Karnataka government has definitely given permission to hold the IPL match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, but the government has also made some rules keeping in mind the tragic incident that took place outside the stadium in 2025. Now during the match, only 35,000 spectators will be able to sit in the stadium and enjoy the live match. More fans than this will not be allowed to enter the stadium. Many government departments will together monitor its security.

IPL 2026 may start from March 28

It is worth noting that the schedule of IPL 2026 has not been announced yet by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. However, according to the report of ESPN Cricinfo, the tournament will start from March 28, while the final match will be played on May 31.

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