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RCB Easily Chases Down 202 Run Target Against SRH: The Indian Premier League 2026 started last night i.e. on 28th March with the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. RCB defeated Sunrisers by 6 wickets in the opening match of the 19th season of this league. After losing the toss and coming to bat first, Hyderabad team had set a target of 202 runs on the scoreboard, which RCB easily chased in just 15.4 overs. Let us know about those 5 players who were the heroes of victory for RCB in this match.
Virat Kohli
Chase master Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 69 not out against Sunrisers Hyderabad. During this, he batted at a strike rate of 181.58 and also hit 5 fours and 5 sixes in his innings.
Devdutt Padikkal
Devdutt Padikkal played a stormy innings of 61 runs while batting at a strike rate of 234.62 in this match. During his innings, he faced only 26 balls and hit 7 fours and 4 sixes.
jacob duffy
New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy bowled brilliantly on his IPL debut. He took 3 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs. Duffy had dismissed Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Nitish Reddy.
Rajat Patidar
RCB captain Rajat Patidar also played a quick inning of 31 runs in 12 balls. During this period he batted at a strike rate of more than 250. Patidar had hit 2 fours and 3 sixes in his innings.
Phil Salt
RCB’s stormy batsman Phil Salt may not have been able to contribute in batting, but he contributed to his team by fielding in this match. Salt took two brilliant catches of Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan on the boundary line. Ishan Kishan was set for 80 and Klaasen was also out after scoring 31 runs. Had both of them played a few more balls or overs, RCB could have got an even bigger target.