IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard & Highlights

Royal Challengers Bengaluru began their IPL 2026 campaign with a strong win, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Chasing 202, RCB made it look easy and finished the game in just 15.4 overs, with 26 balls left. Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal led the charge in a dominant run chase.

Match Summary

RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to bowl first. The decision paid off early as debutant pacer Jacob Duffy shook SRH with quick wickets.

Duffy removed Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Nitish Kumar Reddy, leaving SRH struggling at 29/3 in the powerplay.

SRH then bounced back through stand-in captain Ishan Kishan. He played a fearless knock of 80 off 38 balls, hitting eight fours and five sixes.

Kishan found good support from Heinrich Klaasen, who scored 31 off 22 balls. The pair added 97 runs for the fourth wicket and steadied the innings.

In the final overs, Aniket Verma gave SRH a strong finish. He smashed 43 off just 18 balls and pushed the total to 201/9.

For RCB, Jacob Duffy impressed with 3/22, while Romario Shepherd also picked up three wickets.

RCB’s chase started with a small setback when Jaydev Unadkat dismissed Phil Salt early. But that was the only moment SRH looked in control.

Devdutt Padikkal then took over and played a stunning innings of 61 off 26 balls. He attacked from the start and built a 101-run stand that shifted the game.

Virat Kohli anchored the chase perfectly with an unbeaten 69 off 38 balls. During his innings, he became the first player to reach 4,000 IPL runs while chasing.

RCB had a brief wobble when David Payne removed Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma in the same over. But Kohli stayed calm and in control.

He finished the match in style in the 16th over, smashing Harshal Patel for 6, 4, 4, and 4 to seal a comfortable win.

RCB ended at 203/4, sending a strong message early in the season.