The highly-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) is back with its 19th edition, which will be played from March 28 till May 31 across venues in India. The tournament, which has seen teams fight till their last match every season, will begin with defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) locking horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on March 28 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
While this will be the only second instance that the two teams will be playing the campaign opener, with the first being in 2017. Moreover, it is only the second time SRH will be playing the season opener whereas for RCB, it is the seventh occasion. Ahead of the much-anticipated game, we have compiled all relevant details around the upcoming RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 fixture.
IPL 2026 RCB vs SRH: All you need to know
IPL 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Match Details
- Match 1: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Date: March 28, 2026 (Saturday)
- Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Toss time: 7:00 pm IST
- Match time: 7:30 pm IST
IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad squads
RCB: Rajat Patidar (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Venkatesh Iyer, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy.
SRH: Ishan Kishan, Aniket Verma, Smaran Ramachandran, Salil Arora, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Harsh Dubey, Brydon Carse, Shivang Kumar, Krains Fuletra, Liam Livingstone, David Payne, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Shivam Mavi.
IPL 2026 RCB vs SRH: Team News
While the defending champions will take the field without Josh Hazlewood, who remains unavailable for selection for the game due game fitness, the Hyderabad-based franchise will be without their regular skipper Pat Cummins, who also continues to get fit after a back injury last year. In his absence, Ishan Kishan will lead the Orange Army.
IPL 2026: Where to watch Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad season opener?
In India, IPL 2026 will be broadcast on Star Sports Network, whereas the live streaming will be available on JioHotstar. Globally, mentioned below are the broadcasters for specific regions –
- United Kingdom: Sky Sports
- USA: Willow TV
- Canada: ATN Cricket Plus, ATN Online
- Australia: Fox Sports, Kayo Sports, Channel 7
- South Africa: SuperSport
- New Zealand: Sky Sports NZ
- Pakistan: Tapmad
- Bangladesh: Star Sports
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