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Royal Challengers Bengaluru will come out wearing their famous green jerseys for Match 26 of IPL 2026 when they face Delhi Capitals at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 18.

Go Green campaign, where RCB players wear uniforms that have been produced using plastics and waste materials picked up from the stadium and Bengaluru surroundings throughout the year, has been a part of the team’s legacy since 2011.

As per tradition, captain Rajat Patidar will present a sapling to the opposing captain at the toss rather than the conventional pennant exchange, with the April 18 game designated as a Zero Waste event as part of RCB's broader carbon neutrality mission.

While the environmental theme of the jersey is certainly commendable, its history, on the other hand, hasn’t exactly been easy going.

RCB in Green: Victories, defeats and the statistics behind the green jinx

In their last 15 games wearing the green jersey since 2011, RCB managed only five victories and suffered nine defeats along with a single no result, maintaining a winning record of roughly 33.3 percent.

The journey began with a win against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011, but what followed was a largely painful run. CSK beat them by eight wickets in 2014. DC won by four wickets in 2019. KKR rolled them over for just 92 runs in the UAE in 2021, winning by nine wickets in one of the most embarrassing performances the franchise has produced in this kit. The 2024 edition was perhaps the cruellest, KKR winning by just one run at Eden Gardens to continue the misery.

The moments that define green jersey legacy of RCB

The highest point in this kit came in 2016 when Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers both scored centuries in the same innings against the Gujarat Lions at Chinnaswamy.

Kohli made 109 and De Villiers an unbeaten 129 as RCB posted 248 for 3 and won by a record 144 runs, a performance so extraordinary that it remains the benchmark for everything RCB have ever done in green. That game alone is the reason fans still have hope every time the jersey comes out.

The curse-breaking moment came in 2025 when RCB beat Rajasthan Royals in the green kit at Jaipur, Phil Salt making 65 off 33 balls to power a nine-wicket win with 15 balls to spare. That victory was pivotal in building the momentum that carried all the way to RCB's maiden IPL title, and it officially changed the conversation around the green jersey from a burden to a symbol of something bigger.

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RCB vs DC: What the 2026 jersey represents

The 2026 version of the green kit is technically the most advanced yet, 100 percent recycled, carbon neutral and tied to large-scale tree-planting initiatives across Karnataka. RCB go into the DC game on April 18 with a win probability of 59.4 percent and as defending champions carrying the kind of confidence that only comes from knowing you have already won it all.

The Green Jinx was buried in Jaipur in 2025. The jersey is no longer a source of superstition at Chinnaswamy, it is a statement of intent from a franchise that has finally found a way to win in it when it matters most.