RCB Vs SRH, IPL 2026 In Pics: See Best Photos From Indian Premier League Match 1 At M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Royal Challengers Bengaluru face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, on Saturday, March 28, 2026. RCB are the defending champions and under their captain Rajat Patidar, they will look to secure consecutive title victories. They have a settled batting lineup although the bowling unit is suffering from injuries and availability issues. SRH are also missing their captain Pat Cummins and Ishan Kishan will lead them as stand-in skipper. They boast of an explosive batting lineup and their aim would be to unleash their batters against a slightly weakened RCB bowling to clinch the opening victory of the season.
A signboard at M Chinnaswamy Stadium displays a tribute to 11 Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans who lost their lives in a stampede last year, as spectators wait for the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad to begin, in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Eleven seats are kept at M Chinnaswamy Stadium as a tribute to 11 Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans who lost their lives in a stampede last year, as spectators wait for the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad to begin, in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Spectators observe a minute's silence to pay tribute to 11 Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans who lost their lives in a stampede last year, before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Players observe a minute's silence to pay tribute to 11 Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans who lost their lives in a stampede last year, before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru players form a huddle before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru players celebrate the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Sunrisers Hyderabad's captain Ishan Kishan plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Jacob Duffy, center, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Jacob Duffy sets his field as he prepares to bowl a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Abhinandan Singh, third left, celebrates with teammates after taking the catch to dismiss Sunrisers Hyderabad's Nitish Kumar Reddy during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Sunrisers Hyderabad's captain Ishan Kishan celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen, left, unhappy with the third umpire's decision for his wicket, has a word with the fourth umpire during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Aniket Verma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Abhinandan Singh celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's captain Ishan Kishan, left, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Jaidev Unadkat celebrates the wicket of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal, right, is congratulated by batting partner Virat Kohli for playing a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India, Saturday, March 28, 2026. () | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal, right, celebrates his fifty runs as batting partner Virat Kohli looks on during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal, center, leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli, left, and batting partner Rajat Patidar chat during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Sunrisers Hyderabad's David Payne, center, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru, India. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
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