Royal Challengers Bangalore is the Bangalore based IPL team and they are known for their innovative initiatives. One among the initiative is wearing green jerseys for the “Go Green” initiative in every 4 pm home matches in IPL. It has been in their plan since the team RCB wears Green Jersey for the first time in 2011.
RCB’s green jersey represents the awareness to “Go Green“. The Go Green initiative was set up by Siddhartha Mallya and according to this initiative, the team will sport the green jersey for one home match in every IPL season.
By wearing the green jersey every year, RCB has been doing this to create awareness about global warming. They have also been taking part in initiatives to plant trees in Bangalore.
The Captain of RCB will exchange a sapling with the opposition captain on this occasion.
When will the RCB green match usually happens?
It is considered that the team will fix the 4 pm home match to wear the green jersey, like today, April 15, 2018, against Rajasthan Royals match was picked to wear the green jersey.
RCB IPL Results in Green Jersey
| Year | Opposition | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Bengaluru | RCB won by 9 wickets |
| 2012 | Mumbai Indians | Bengaluru | MI won by 5 wickets |
| 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Bengaluru | PBKS won by 7 wickets |
| 2014 | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | CSK won by 8 wickets |
| 2015 | Delhi Daredevils | Bengaluru | No Result |
| 2016 | Gujarat Lions | Bengaluru | RCB won by 144 runs |
| 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru | KKR won by 6 wickets |
| 2018 | Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru | RR won by 19 runs |
| 2019 | Delhi Capitals | Bengaluru | DC won by 4 wickets |
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings | Dubai | CSK won by 8 wickets |
| 2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Abu Dhabi | KKR won by 9 wickets |
| 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai | RCB won by 67 runs |
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru | RCB won by 7 runs |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | KKR won by 1 run |
| 2025 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | RCB won by 9 wickets |
It is to be noted that the team Australia and South Africa wear Pink Jersey in one home test match per year. Find out the reason why here!
