The IPL 2026 season got underway in emphatic fashion as Royal Challengers Bengaluru opened their campaign with a commanding six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday, climbing to the top of the points table.
Virat Kohli led from the front in the 202-run chase, setting the tone early alongside local favourite Devdutt Padikkal. The pair ensured the required rate stayed firmly in control as RCB surged to 76/1 in the powerplay before sealing the chase comfortably in just 15.4 overs.
Earlier, after being put in to bat, SRH slipped to 29/3 inside the powerplay, with IPL debutant Jacob Duffy striking three times. A resilient stand between stand-in skipper Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen, supported by late-order contributions, helped the visitors recover to 201/9.
Virat Kohli led from the front in the 202-run chase, setting the tone early alongside local favourite Devdutt Padikkal. The pair ensured the required rate stayed firmly in control as RCB surged to 76/1 in the powerplay before sealing the chase comfortably in just 15.4 overs.
Earlier, after being put in to bat, SRH slipped to 29/3 inside the powerplay, with IPL debutant Jacob Duffy striking three times. A resilient stand between stand-in skipper Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen, supported by late-order contributions, helped the visitors recover to 201/9.
| POS | TEAM | P | W | L | NR | NRR | FOR | AGAINST | PTS | RECENT FORM |
| 1 | RCB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.907 | 203/15.4 | 201/20.0 | 2 | W |
| 2 | SRH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.907 | 201/20.0 | 203/15.4 | 0 | L |
| 3 | CSK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | DC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | GT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | KKR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | LSG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | MI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | PBKS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | RR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | — |
