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.

Updated on: 28 March 2026 8:42 pm

Published at: 28 March 2026 7:14 pm

Flowers are placed on 11 seats kept at M Chinnaswamy Stadium as a tribute to eleven 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

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IPL 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

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

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IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

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

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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

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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

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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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IPL 2026 Ishan Kishan celebrates his fifty runs

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

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