Players, officials and fans observed a minute's silence at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday ahead of the IPL 2026 season opener between defending champions RCB and SRH.

The RCB players are donning black armbands during the IPL 2026 opener against SRH at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.

RCB vs SRH - the defending IPL champions versus a team that has the ability to go beyond 300 on any given day - the IPL 2026 could not have asked for a better start.

Here are the live streaming and live telecast details of Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2026 opening match -

RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Ishan Kishan is closing in on a sensational century, having rescued SRH against RCB.

The RCB team will wear black armbands during their IPL campaign opener against SRH at M Chinnaswamy Stadium to pay tribute to fans who tragically lost their lives in the stampede outside the venue following team's historic title win last year.

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 opener will be played between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

SRH Predicted XI vs RCB, IPL 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad look to start their IPL 2026 campaign on a high as they take on defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.

IPL 2026 is set to get underway on Saturday, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the season opener at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on Saturday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

RCB Predicted XI vs SRH, IPL 2026: The IPL 2026 is here and Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will begin their Indian Premier League 2026 campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.

The 18 passing IPL summers have not affected Virat Kohli's "drive and hunger" to touch new heights as a sportsperson, and he still remains on top of his game, reckoned Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Andy Flower

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Andy Flower cleared the clouds on Australian seamer Josh Hazlewood's availability for the season opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered another blow on the eve of the IPL opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad

For the past 18 seasons, Virat Kohli has been integral to RCB's identity

The BCCI is set to earn a huge sum, after the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Rajasthan Royals were sold for a combined fee of Rs 31,000 crore (approximately).

In the previous edition of the competition, Krunal was the second-highest wicket-taker for RCB behind pacer Josh Hazlewood (22 scalps) with 17 wickets in 15 games at an average of 22.29.