Stand-in captain Ishan Kishan smashed a blazing fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad resisted Jacob Duffy's excellent spell but managed only a slightly below-par 201 for nine against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2026

Virat Kohli, apart from being a great batter, is also a terrific fielder. However, in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2026 opener, Kohli dropped an easy catch

IPL 2026 opener: RCB's Phil Salt took a total of three catches, with one of them sparking huge controversy.

Phil Salt took a sensational catch at deep backward point to dismiss Ishan Kishan.

Ishan Kishan on Saturday became the third player to have captained an India U-19 team and an IPL side

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.

During an interaction ahead of IPL 2026, Ishan Kishan was trolled by Shubman Gill, and the southpaw came up with a terrific response.

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: Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal have put Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a great position after Ishan Kishan's 38-ball 80 helped Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) post 201/9.

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.

Head coach Daniel Vettori on Friday said that the SRH team management had little hesitation in handing over the stand-in captain's job to Ishan Kishan as he proved to be a "confident player and leader".