New Delhi, March 20 -- With less than 10 days to go, the buzz around Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) opening game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has already started in the first phase of the season. The defending champions play the tournament opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad to kick start IPL 2026 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Due to the assembly elections in few of the Indian states, the IPL Governing Council has released the fixtures of the first phase where RCB will play four games. Post the Sunrisers Hyderabad game, RCB will take on Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals.

While the actual tickets are about to go live, here's a detailed step by step guide for the fans to book their tickets for...