The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has so far been very bad for the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. After playing 7 matches this season, RCB has won only one and lost 6. Royal Challengers Bangalore team now needs to win all their remaining matches to remain in the race for the playoffs from here.RCB has to play its next match this season against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 21 at its home ground M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. In this match, the RCB team will play on the field wearing green jersey to show its commitment towards the Go Green initiative. RCB played the IPL match wearing this jersey for the first time in the 2011 season, since then only in the year 2021, they played the match wearing the sky-blue jersey to show respect towards the Corona Warriors.
RCB’s record in green jersey has been like this till now
The Royal Challengers Bangalore team has played a total of 12 matches wearing the green jersey in the IPL so far, out of which they have managed to win only 4 matches, while they have faced defeat in 7, apart from this one match. Was canceled due to rain.Last season, RCB played against Rajasthan Royals wearing green jersey, in which they won a close match by 7 runs. In this match, half-century innings were seen from the bat of RCB team captain Faf du Plessil and Glenn Maxwell. RCB will be playing the match against KKR for the second time wearing green jersey after the 2017 season. Last time, KKR had defeated them by 6 wickets.
The match results of RCB so far in green jersey
1 – RCB defeated Kochi Tuskers Kerala by 9 wickets (year 2011).
2 – RCB lost by 5 wickets against Mumbai Indians (2012).
3 – RCB lost by 7 wickets against Punjab Kings (2013).
4 – RCB lost by 8 wickets against Chennai Super Kings (2014).
5 – The match against Delhi Capitals was canceled (2015).
6 – RCB won the match against Gujarat Lions by 144 runs (year 2016).
7 – RCB lost by 6 wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders (year 2017).
8 – RCB lost by 19 runs against Rajasthan Royals (year 2018).
9 – RCB lost by 4 wickets against Delhi Capitals (year 2019).
10 – RCB lost by 6 wickets against Chennai Super Kings (year 2020).
These jerseys were made by recycling the waste collected in the stadium
RCB highlights the team’s commitment to the Go Green initiative to raise awareness about reducing air pollution. These jerseys have been prepared by recycling the waste collected during the match in the stadium. When RCB team captain Virat Kohli came to play on the field wearing a green jersey last season, he was out on a duck and returned to the pavilion.
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