Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 1st Match
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Result Sat, 28 Mar 2026 · 5:30 AM IST
Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Toss: Royal Challengers Bengaluru chose to bowl
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wkts
- Sunrisers Hyderabad 201/9 (20 ov)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru 203/4 (15.4 ov)
Result
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets in the 1st Match of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The match started on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 · 5:30 AM IST.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru chose to bowl at the toss. Sunrisers Hyderabad made 201/9 in their 20 overs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru reached 203/4 in 15.4 overs, with 26 balls to spare.
Innings by innings
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 201/9 (20 overs)
Ishan Kishan top-scored with 80 off 38 balls, hitting 8 fours and 5 sixes. He was caught by Phil Salt off Abhinandan Singh.
Aniket Verma made 43 off 18 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes. Heinrich Klaasen scored 31 off 22 balls. Travis Head made 11 off 9 balls.
For Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Jacob Duffy took 3/22 in 4 overs. Romario Shepherd took 3/54 in 4 overs, including the wickets of Aniket Verma and Heinrich Klaasen. Suyash Sharma took 1/28 in 3 overs. Phil Salt held three catches.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 203/4 (15.4 overs)
Virat Kohli finished on 69 not out off 38 balls, with 5 fours and 5 sixes. Devdutt Padikkal made 61 off 26 balls, hitting 7 fours and 4 sixes, before he was caught by Heinrich Klaasen off Harsh Dubey.
Rajat Patidar scored 31 off 12 balls with 3 sixes. Tim David was 16 not out off 10 balls at the finish.
For Sunrisers Hyderabad, David Payne took 2/35 in 3 overs. Jaydev Unadkat took 1/29 and Harsh Dubey took 1/35, both in 3 overs.
Key performers
- Virat Kohli (RCB): 69 not out off 38 balls. He stayed until the end of the chase.
- Devdutt Padikkal (RCB): 61 off 26 balls.
- Jacob Duffy (RCB): 3/22 in 4 overs, the best bowling figures of the match.
- Ishan Kishan (SRH): 80 off 38 balls, the highest score of the match.
- David Payne (SRH): 2/35 in 3 overs, the best figures for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
What it means for the series
This was the 1st Match of the Indian Premier League 2026. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have started their campaign with a win at home. Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their first match despite posting 201.
Full scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad Inning 1
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | c Phil Salt b Jacob Duffy | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Jitesh Sharma b Jacob Duffy | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 87.5 |
| Ishan Kishan | c Phil Salt b Abhinandan Singh | 80 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 210.53 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | c Abhinandan Singh b Jacob Duffy | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Phil Salt b Romario Shepherd | 31 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 140.91 |
| Salil Arora | c Devdutt Padikkal b Suyash Sharma | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
| Aniket Verma | c Virat Kohli b Romario Shepherd | 43 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 238.89 |
| Harsh Dubey | c Devdutt Padikkal b Romario Shepherd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Harshal Patel | c Devdutt Padikkal b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Payne | not out | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | not out | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Wd | NB | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Duffy | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Abhinandan Singh | 3 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 |
| Romario Shepherd | 4 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Suyash Sharma | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| Krunal Pandya | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Inning 1
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Heinrich Klaasen b Jaydev Unadkat | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Virat Kohli | not out | 69 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 181.58 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | c Heinrich Klaasen b Harsh Dubey | 61 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 234.62 |
| Rajat Patidar | c Harsh Dubey b David Payne | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 258.33 |
| Jitesh Sharma | c Jaydev Unadkat b David Payne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim David | not out | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 160 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Wd | NB | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.7 |
| David Payne | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.7 |
| Harsh Dubey | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 |
| Eshan Malinga | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Harshal Patel | 2.4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.6 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who won the RCB vs SRH 1st Match of IPL 2026?
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets. They chased 202 and finished on 203/4 in 15.4 overs at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
- Who was the top scorer in RCB vs SRH?
- Ishan Kishan of Sunrisers Hyderabad top-scored with 80 off 38 balls. For Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Virat Kohli made 69 not out off 38 balls.
- Who had the best bowling figures in the match?
- Jacob Duffy of Royal Challengers Bengaluru had the best figures, taking 3/22 in 4 overs.
- What happened at the toss?
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru chose to bowl, and Sunrisers Hyderabad batted first.
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