Royal Challengers Bangalore team is going to play IPL Qualifier-1 for the fourth time. In such a situation, the fans are becoming curious to know what is the record of RCB in the qualifiers and playoffs?

IPL 2026 Qualifier-1, RCB: In IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore team will take the field on Tuesday, May 26 to play Qualifier-1. RCB faces Gujarat Titans captained by Shubman Gill. The match between the two teams will be held at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.

RCB had finished on top in the points table. The team finishing in top-2 in the league gets two chances to reach the finals. Royal Challengers Bangalore team is going to play IPL Qualifier-1 for the fourth time.

RCB has reached Qualifier-1 four times

The rule of playoff was introduced in IPL in 2011. That year RCB played Qualifier-1. The team lost against CSK by 6 wickets. In 2016, RCB was at second place with 16 points. Then the team defeated Gujarat Lions in Qualifier-1. In that match, the team lost 5 wickets in the power play itself.

How is RCB’s record in Qualifier-1?

RCB faced Punjab Kings in the first qualifier of IPL 2025. The team won that match by 8 wickets with 60 balls remaining. That means, in IPL Qualifier-1, RCB has played 3 matches and won two. Whenever RCB has played Qualifier-1, it has definitely reached the final.

How many times has RCB reached the playoffs?

IPL started in 2008. Since then Aasbi has played a total of 17 matches in the playoffs. In this the team has got 7 wins and 10 losses. In 2009, the team was eliminated after losing in the finals and in 2010, it lost in the semi-finals. The team was runner up in 2011.

In 2015, the team’s journey ended in the second qualifier and in 2016, it lost in the finals. In 2020 and 2021, RCB was out after losing the eliminator matches. In 2022, the team won the eliminator but lost to Rajasthan in Qualifier-2. In 2024, the team lost in the eliminator.