The 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is going to start from March 28. The first match of this season will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The first ball of this match will be bowled at 7:30 pm. Which is to be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. In the Bengaluru vs Hyderabad match, all eyes will be on many star players who are capable of changing the course of the match in the blink of an eye.
Before the opening match of IPL 2026, both RCB and SRH have suffered a big blow. Talking about RCB, the team will take the field without its three main bowlers Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal and Nuwan Thushara. On the other hand, SRH has also suffered a big setback. Team captain Pat Cummins and Jack Edwards will not be able to play this match due to injuries.
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All eyes will be on these batsmen
While all eyes will be on SRH captain Ishan Kishan, special attention will also be on Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head. On the other hand, while everyone has high expectations from RCB’s biggest star Virat Kohli, everyone’s attention will also be on Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar and Tim David. Apart from this, there is also hope that the 300-run mark may be crossed in this match.
All eyes will be on these bowlers
Due to the absence of the main bowlers of both the RCB and SRH teams, the bowling department of both the teams has become weak to some extent. On one hand, in the absence of Josh Hazlewood and Yash Dayal, RCB’s hopes will largely rest on Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Krunal Pandya. On the other hand, with Pat Cummins also out of the opening match, the SRH camp’s eyes will be entirely on Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse and Ishan Malinga.
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RCB and SRH full squad
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salaam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Mangesh Yadav, Vihaan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Bethel, Jordan Cox, Swapnil Singh, Kanishk Chauhan, Satvik Deswal.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Liam Livingstone, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Harsh Dubey, Ishan Malinga, Shivam Mavi, Smaran Ravichandran, Zeeshan Ansari, Salil Arora, Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, David Payne, Prafulla Hinge, Saqib Hussain, Cranes Phuletra, Amit Kumar, Omkar Tarmale. Shivang Kumar.
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