The opening match of IPL 2026 is being played between RCB vs SRH at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Chennai. The first clash of IPL 2026 between RCB vs SRH, RCB won by 6 wickets and Virat Kohli scored 69 runs off 38 balls. RCB won the IPL title in 2025, whereas SRH, on the other hand, is known for scoring over 200 runs.
SRH scored 201 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs in the first innings, while RCB scored 203 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 15.4 overs. Ishan Kishan scored 80 runs off 38 balls. Devdutt Padikkal played a magnificent innings of 66 runs off 26 balls for RCB. Jacob Duffy took 3 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Plying 11 IPL 2026 :
SRH Plying 11 : Ishan Kishan (c), Travis Head, Zeeshan Ansari, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Varma, Harsh Dubey, Jaydev Unadkat, Harshal Patel.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Plying 11 IPL 2026 :
RCB Plying 11 : Rajat Patidar (c), Phil Salt, Jacob Duffy, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Dar.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Timeline:
Royal Challengers vs Sunrisers Toss : RCB vs SRH
Today, the toss for IPL 2026 is taking place between RCB Captain Rajat Patidar and SRH Captain Ishan Kishan. RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first against SRH. This match is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Chennai. Both teams are formidable.
All eyes will be on Virat Kohli today. You can watch IPL 2026 live on JioCinema. This is the IPL 2026 First Match for both of them. In today’s match, RCB unveiled his new jersey.
SRH starts batting first : IPL Live Match
The SRH team openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have arrived on the field. Travis Head has scored 567 runs in 25 matches in the IPL, which includes 8 half-centuries. Travis scored 100 runs off 29 balls against RCB in 2024. Abhishek Sharma has scored 1,816 runs in 74 innings across 77 IPL matches, including one century and nine half-centuries. Abhishek is known for scoring runs at a very rapid pace.
Sharma has smashed 101 sixes so far. Even good teams are afraid of these two batting. Whenever Travis’s bat fires, he always breathes fire. Today, high expectations rest on these two players. SRH owner Kavya Maran has also arrived at the stadium to watch the match. Kavya always boosts the morale of her teammates. Jacob Duffy dismissed Abhishek for 7 runs. Ishan Kishan has come out to bat at number 2.
Travis Head was sent back to the pavilion by Jacob for 11 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy has arrived to bat. Duffy dismissed Nitish for 1 run. Heinrich Klaasen has walked out to the crease to join Ishan Kishan. Klaasen and Kishan are both batting magnificently.
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Ishan Kishan Complete 50 Runs : IPL Score Live
Due to Pat Cummins’ injury, Ishan Kishan has been appointed as the team’s interim captain. Today, Ishan played a captain’s innings. He delivered a magnificent batting performance. Ishan scored 80 runs off 38 balls. Kishan scored 50 runs off 27 balls. SRH has completed 100 runs in 11.5 overs.
SRH has lost three valuable wickets. It is scoring runs at a run rate of 9.69. A 97-run partnership has been established between Heinrich and Ishan. Shepherd dismissed Klaasen for 31 runs. Salili Arora has entered the arena. Suyash dismissed Salil for 9 runs. Aniket Verma has entered the field.
SRH scored 201 runs in 20 overs : RCB versus SRH
Abhinandan dismissed Ishan Kishan for 80 runs. SRH team has completed 16 overs. Harsh Dubey has come out to bat. Romario shepherd has dismissed Dubey for 3 runs. Harsh Patel has come out to play the final three overs. Bhuvneshwar dismissed Harsh for 0 runs. David Pen has come to support Aniket. Shepherd dismissed Verma for 43 runs.
The final player of the SRH team Jaydev Unadkat, has arrived. SRH scored 201 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Aniket played a magnificent innings in the final overs. The SRH team posted a formidable total against RCB. Today, the openers of SRH team did not score any runs.
However, the other batsmen propelled the team to a formidable score. Will this team demonstrate its prowess in bowling?. Today’s match is going to be spectacular; both teams will give it their all to win.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Timeline:
RCB starts batting : RCB vs SRH live
The opening pair of the RCB team Virat Kohli and Phil Salt have arrived for the match. Phil Salt has scored 1,056 runs in 35 innings at a strike rate of 176. Salt has registered 4 half-centuries in the IPL. Kohli has scored 71 half-centuries and 4 centuries in the IPL. Kohli has scored 8,661 runs in 268 innings at a strike rate of 133.
Both players are world-renowned. These two players will have to play exceptionally well today if they want to win this match. In IPL 2025, Virat Kohli scored a magnificent 43 runs and also won the trophy. This is the team’s first match.
RCB Scored 100 Runs : RCB vs SRH
Nitish Kumar Reddy will bowl the first ball of the opening over to Salt. Unadkat dismissed Salt for 8 runs. Devdutt Padikkal has come out to bat at number two. The SRH team has completed 50 runs in 4.1 overs. Padikkal scored 50 runs off just 20 balls. Harsh dismissed Devdutt for 61 runs.
Captain Rajat Patidar has walked out onto the field. RCB has scored 153 runs in 11.3 overs. Payne dismissed Rajat for 31 runs. Jitesh Sharma has come out to support Kohli. Payne dismissed Jitesh for 0. David Tim has taken the field.
Virat Kohli Complete 50 Runs : srh rcb
RCB has scored 153 runs in 11.3 overs. Virat has scored 50 runs off 33 balls. This is his 54th half-century. The team has scored 172 runs in 14.2 overs. Players like Virat Kohli are born on this earth very rarely. If there is a God of cricket after Sachin Tendulkar, it is Virat Kohli.
Today marks Virat’s first match of the 2026 IPL season. Kohli is always hungry for runs; whenever he steps onto the field, he leaves having set a new record. Virat Kohli has played an unbeaten innings of 69 runs.
RCB Run 203 in 20 overs : rcb vs srh live score
Kaka’s team has scored 203 runs in 15.4 overs. RCB still has 20 balls remaining. The team has won the match by 6 wickets. David Tim is also unbeaten on 16 runs. Klaasen dropped Virat’s catch. Today was not a good day for the SRH team’s bowlers. All of their bowlers were conceding too many runs.
When a team wins its opening match, it instills a surge of enthusiasm in its players. This was the first match of IPL 2026. Today, thousands of spectators flocked to Chennai’s Chinnaswamy Stadium to watch the game.
Where to Watch Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru can watch live IPL matches on JioHostar. You can watch ipl 2026 live score on this app. There is a today ipl match live on JioHotstar. You can watch ipl scores and ipl overs on this. You can watch the ipl live streaming on Star Sports.
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SRH vs RCB IPL 2026 1ist Match
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