The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) announced their schedule for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday.

The Virat Kohli-led RCB will begin their IPL 2020 campaign against Dinesh Karthik’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at their home ground – M Chinnaswamy Stadium – on March 31. They will play seven matches at home on March 31, April 7, April 18, April 22, May 3, May 14, and May 17.

RCB’s first away game will be against the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) on April 5. They will play their seven away matches on April 10, April 14, April 25, April 27, May 5, and May 10. Barring the first game, all the rest of their away matches will be played in the evening.

The 13th season of the IPL is set to start from March 29 with MI locking horns with arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in what will be the tournament opener.