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".

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

Sunrisers Hyderabad Full Schedule, IPL 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad boast of an enviable batting attack but it is their somewhat weak bowling that prevents them from becoming one of the favourites to win the IPL 2026 title.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will face defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their very first game of the season.

The IPL 2026 season is just round the corner but the M Chinnaswamy Stadium is still 'not ready' for the opening match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to skip the traditional opening ceremony for IPL 2026 in order to show respect towards the 11 victims of the stampede tragedy in Bengaluru.

Pat Cummins has acknowledged the growing strain between international commitments and franchise cricket, warning that the balance may become harder to sustain for future players.

Ishan said that one is calm and composed and aware of things that are happening, then they are going to do well for their team no matter what.

The IPL captains' meeting with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be held in Mumbai on Wednesday ahead of the 19th edition of the tournament.

Ahead of IPL 2026, many players are either injured or unavailable for the early matches, which has rung alarm bells for the franchises.

SRH will play the curtain raiser of the tournament against defending champions RCB on March 28, while KKR will face Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on March 29.

India pacer Akash Deep has been ruled out of the tournament with a lumbar stress injury.

The 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to begin on March 28, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad.

SRH will start their IPL 2026 season against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on March 28.

SRH have suffered a huge blow ahead of their campaign opener against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), as captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the first few matches.

Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Salil Arora slammed five sixes in five balls to make his intentions clear ahead of IPL 2026.