Defending champions RCB will kick start their campaign against SRH in the IPL 2026 curtain raiser on Saturday. The match marks the first ever game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium since the stampede that saw 11 lives lost. RCB captain won the toss and opted to field first against Ishan Kishan and Co.
The IPL 2026 kicks off where it ended with the 19th season of India's cash-rich league kicking off in Bengaluru. Defending champions and hosts RCB return to the Chinnaswamy Stadium for the first time since last year's tragic stampede as they face off an Ishan Kishan led Sunrisers Hyderabad outfit. RCB captain won the toss and opted to field first against Ishan Kishan and Co.
RCB vs SRH Playing XIs
RCB: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klassen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Harshal Patel, Harsh Dubey, Jaydev Unadkat
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