Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) recovered from an early collapse to post a challenging 201 for 9 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
Put in to bat, stand-in captain Ishan Kishan led the fightback with a blistering 80 off 38 balls after Hyderabad slumped to 29 for 3 inside five overs. Aniket Verma provided crucial support with a steady 43 to help the visitors cross the 200 mark.
For Bengaluru, debutant Jacob Duffy impressed with the ball, returning figures of 3 for 22 from his four overs.
Brief scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 201 for 9 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 80, Aniket Verma 43; Jacob Duffy 3/22).
RCB vs SRH Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): 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 Substitutes
Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Shivang Kumar, Liam Livingstone, David Payne, Smaran Ravichandran, Sakib Hussain
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer
