The much-awaited watch of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is on fire. IPL is about to start. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are scheduled to face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at their home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The match itself is opening with a bang. Both the teams have experience, better players than each other and strategy.
This match is the opener of the tournament, it is obvious that both the teams will try to gain the initial lead. Both the teams have been each other’s biggest rivals for the last few years. Last year, RCB won the title, but during the celebrations, 11 fans died outside the stadium. Players will wear black armbands to honor him and 11 seats will be kept vacant.
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How has been the record of both the teams?
This is the second time that these two teams will face each other in the first match of the season. This happened in the year 2017 also. Then Sun Risers Hyderabad won that match. Now Royal Challengers Bangalore is a big team. RCB has a good record on Chinnaswamy.
Of the total 26 matches, SRH have won 13 while RCB have won 11. But RCB has won 5 out of 8 matches on home ground. In 2024, both the teams played a high scoring match, which became the highest scoring match of IPL.
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Where is the RCB vs SRH match taking place?
The first match of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2026 is being played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Saturday.
When will the RCB vs SRH match start?
The toss will take place at 7 pm and the match is likely to start at 7:30 pm.
Where to watch on TV?
This match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network.
Where to watch online?
This opening match of IPL 2026 can be watched on Jio Cinema app and website.
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Which players will be kept an eye on?
- Virat Kohli: The players who have scored the most runs are legends, everyone’s eyes are fixed on their matches.
- Ishan Kishan: He is the hero of T20 World Cup. He has scored 317 runs in 9 matches, his strike rate is around 193.
- Travis Head: A legendary player, whose very presence scares people. Remains SRH’s biggest strength.
- Abhishek Sharma: He is in form, plays amazingly, can increase the problems for RCB on behalf of SRH.
- Harsh Patel: Have played for RCB before, understand the field better, can change the decision of the match.
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