IPL 2026: RCB vs SRH playing 11, live toss and match time, streaming

Ishan Kishan, who led Jharkhand to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) in 2025, will be making his IPL captaincy debut against RCB in the IPL 2026 opening game

The much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 kicks off today, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the tournament opener at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB skipper Rajat Patidar wins the toss for the match and invites Ishan Kishan-led SRH to bat first.

 

Rajat Patidar-led RCB will walk into the season on a high after their maiden title win in 2025. The defending champions will once again bank on their strong batting line-up, including the likes of Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David and Jacob Bethell. 

IPL 2026 MATCH 1, RCB vs SRH: LIVE SCORE | FULL SCORECARD | PLAYING 11 | LIVE STREAMING

 

   

However, with Yash Dayal ruled out and Josh Hazlewood yet to regain match fitness, RCB’s pace bowling will be a little under pressure on the high-scoring wicket of the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

 

On the other hand, SRH will have troubles of their own. While they will once again boast a strong batting line-up, their bowling has taken a huge hit due to the unavailability of skipper Pat Cummins because of injury.  Check all the live updates of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match in IPL 2026 here

 

Ishan Kishan, who led Jharkhand to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) in 2025, has been given the role of stand-in captain by the management. However, the biggest concern for him as skipper will be how to utilise the limited bowling options against the challenging batting line-up of RCB. 

IPL 2026: RCB vs SRH playing 11

Royal Challengers Bengaluru playing 11: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma

 

Impact players: Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer

 

Sunrisers Hyderabad playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga

 

Impact players: Shivang Kumar, Liam Livingstone, David Payne, R Smaran, Sakib Hussain

RCB vs SRH head-to-head in IPL

• Total matches played: 25
• RCB won: 11
• SRH won: 13
• No result: 1
• Abandoned: 0

Squads of both teams

RCB squad for IPL 2026: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Venkatesh Iyer, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Satwik Deswal, Suyash Sharma, Vicky Ostwal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav, Abhinandan Singh

 

SRH squad for IPL 2026: Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Smaran Ravichandran, Abhishek Sharma, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Harshal Patel, Salil Arora, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards, Brydon Carse, Sakib Hussain, Zeeshan Ansari, Aniket Verma, Amit Kumar, Krains Fuletra

IPL 2026 match on March 28: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad live toss, RCB vs SRH telecast and live streaming details

Which teams will clash on March 28 (Saturday) in IPL 2026?

 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad will clash in the opening match of IPL 2026 on March 28 (Saturday).

 

What is the venue of the RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 match?

 

Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium will host the IPL 2026 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

 

When will the live toss for the RCB vs SRH take place?

 

The live toss for the RCB vs SRH cricket match will take place at 7.00 PM IST on March 28.

 

Which TV channels will live telecast the Capitals vs Sunrisers IPL 2026 match?

 

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network's Star Sports 2 HD/SD with English commentary.

 

How to watch the live streaming of today’s RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 match in India?

 

The Jio Hotstar app and website will provide the live streaming of the RCB vs SRH match.