First match of IPL 2026 between RCB and SRH, know all the details including playing 11, pitch report, and live streaming.

IPL 2026 RCB vs SRH Preview: The first match of IPL 2026 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday, March 28 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. There is a lot of excitement among the fans regarding the match. So let us know how the playing 11 of both can be for the match. Apart from this, details of pitch report and live streaming will also be available here.

pitch report

On occasions of IPL, it has often been seen that the pitch of M Chinnaswamy Stadium located in Bengaluru remains flat. Here the ball hits the bat well, due to which the batsmen do not face any problem in scoring runs. Along with this, batsmen also get the benefit of small boundaries. Flat pitch and small boundaries will be icing on the cake for any batsman. Rain of sixes and fours can be seen in the very first match.

If seen from the bowlers’ point of view, the pitch is very difficult for them. Bowlers do not get much help from the pitch. There is very little scope for mistakes for the bowlers here. Now it will be interesting to see what happens to the pitch in the first match.

What time will the match start?

According to the schedule, the first match will be played in the evening. According to Indian time, the match will start at 7.30 pm, while the toss will take place half an hour earlier at 7.00 pm.

Where to watch live on TV and mobile?

The match will be telecast live on TV in India through Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be through JioHotstar.

RCB’s probable playing 11 for the match

Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd / Jacob Bethel, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav.

Hyderabad’s probable playing 11

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (captain), Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel, Harsh Dubey, Brayden Carse, Jaydev Unadkat.

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