RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 Match 1 Highlights: RCB Win by 6 Wickets

The first match of the IPL 2026 season was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. RCB won the toss and chose to bowl first.

SRH Batting Performance

Sunrisers Hyderabad came out to bat first with openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head. However, their partnership didn’t last long. Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for 18 runs, while Travis Head scored 23 runs before getting out.

The standout performer for SRH was captain Ishan Kishan, who played an शानदार innings of 80 runs off just 38 balls with a strike rate of 210, including 5 sixes and 8 fours.

He received strong support from Aniket Verma, who scored 43 runs in just 18 balls at a strike rate of 238, smashing 4 sixes and 3 fours.

Heinrich Klaasen also contributed with 31 runs from 22 balls at a strike rate of 140.

At the end of 20 overs, SRH posted a strong total of 201/9, including 6 extra runs.

RCB Bowling Performance

RCB bowlers delivered a decent performance. Jacob Duffy was the best bowler, taking 3 wickets in 4 overs and conceding only 22 runs with an excellent economy of 5.5.

Romario Shepherd also picked up 3 wickets but gave away 54 runs in his 4 overs, with an economy of 13.5.

RCB Batting Performance

RCB started their chase of 202 runs with Virat Kohli and Phil Salt as openers.

The first wicket fell early as Phil Salt was dismissed for 8 runs off 7 balls.

Then came Devdutt Padikkal, who built a strong partnership with Virat Kohli. Padikkal played an explosive innings of 61 runs from 26 balls with a strike rate of 234, hitting 4 sixes and 7 fours.

After his dismissal, RCB captain Rajat Patidar joined Kohli and scored a quick 31 runs off 12 balls at a strike rate of 258, including 3 sixes and 2 fours. However, he lost his wicket in a hurry.

On the very next ball, wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma got out for a duck.

Despite quick wickets, Virat Kohli stayed strong at the crease and guided the team to victory.

Match Result

Royal Challengers Bangalore successfully chased down the target, scoring 203/4 in just 15.4 overs, with 26 balls remaining, and won the match by 6 wickets.

Virat Kohli remained not out on 69 runs from 38 balls, with a strike rate of 181, hitting 5 sixes and 5 fours—an outstanding performance in the very first match.

SRH Bowling Performance

For Sunrisers Hyderabad, David Payne took 2 wickets in 3 overs, conceding 35 runs with an economy of 11.67.

Nitish Kumar Reddy bowled economically, giving away only 19 runs in 2 overs at an economy of 9.50, although he didn’t take any wickets.

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