How will be the playing-11 of RCB in the first match of IPL 2026, know which players will get a chance.

RCB vs SRH: The first match of IPL 2026 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad (RCB vs SRH) on March 28 (Saturday). This match will be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from 7:30 pm. In this match, the captaincy of RCB will be in the hands of Rajat Patidar, while Ishan Kishan will be seen captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad. How will be the playing-11 of RCB in this match? Which players will get a chance? Let us know about it.

Who will open the innings for RCB?

Virat Kohli and Phil Salt can open the innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both these players had opened the innings for RCB last season too and played an important role in helping the team win the trophy. While on one hand Salt is known for hitting big shots, on the other hand, Virat also plays attacking cricket in power play.

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Who will handle the responsibility of middle order?

Left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikkal can be seen playing at number 3 for RCB. So captain Rajat Patidar himself will be seen playing at number 4. Jitesh Sharma can be seen at number five and Jacob Bethel can be seen at number 6.

Either Tim David or Romario Shepherd can be given a chance as an all-rounder in RCB. Apart from scoring runs in a stormy style with the bat, David can also provide spin bowling to the team. Apart from stormy batting, Romariya will also give the team the option of fast bowling.

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Who will be the main spinner of RCB?

Suyyash Sharma will be seen as the main spinner in the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. He will be seen putting the batsmen in dilemma with his spin. It will not be easy for even the best batsmen to face his googly, flipper and leg spin. Left arm orthodox spinner Krunal Pandya will be seen supporting him.

These 3 bowlers will take charge of the pace attack

India’s experienced fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar will handle the responsibility of pace attack for RCB along with New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy. Mangesh Yadav can support both of them as an impact player. Who can try his hand at batting along with bowling.

RCB’s playing-11

Virat Kohli
Phil Salt
Devdutt Padikkal
Rajat Patidar (Captain)
Jitesh Sharma
jacob bethel
Tim David/Romario Shepherd
Krunal Pandya
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Suyash Sharma
jacob duffy

Mangesh Yadav – impact player

RCB full squad

Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Tim David, Jacob Bethel, Romario Shepherd, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jordan Cox, Suyyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Swapnil Singh, Jacob Duffy, Kanishk Chauhan, Abhinandan Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Phil Salt, Satwik Deswal, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore schedule for IPL 2026

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