Of their first match of upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will tackle Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on March 30 on the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
In the course of the mega public sale, the Challengers spent INR 10.75 crore on Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga and roped in former South African captain Faf du Plessis for INR 7 crore. The Bangalore-based franchise additional shaped their core group by buying the companies of Dinesh Karthik (INR 5.5 crore), Josh Hazlewood (INR 7.75 crore), Harshal Patel (INR 10.75 crore) and Shahbaz Ahmed (INR 2.4 crore).
Forward of the two-day bidding occasion, RCB had retained Virat Kohli (INR 15 crore), Glenn Maxwell (INR 11 crore) and Mohammad Siraj (INR 7 crore). Du Plessis has been named as new captain of the facet for the 2022 version of the match
RCB’s IPL 2022 fixtures, match timings and venues:
- March 30: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 7:30 PM – DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
- April 5: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 7:30 PM – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- April 9: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians – 7:30 PM – MCA Stadium, Pune
- April 12: Chennai Tremendous Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 7:30 PM – DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
- April 16: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 7:30 PM – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- April 19: Lucknow Tremendous Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 7:30 PM – DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
- April 23: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – 7:30 PM – Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
- April 26: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals – 7:30 PM – MCA Stadium, Pune
- April 30: Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 3:30 PM – Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
- Might 4: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Tremendous Kings – 7:30 PM – MCA Stadium, Pune
- Might 8: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 3:30 PM – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Might 13: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings – 7:30 PM – Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
- Might 19: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans – 7:30 PM – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
RCB squad for IPL 2022:
Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahamad, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Luvnith Sisodia, David Willey.