RCB vs SRH Highlights, IPL 2026: RCB off to dominant winning start, Kohli and Padikkal chase down 202 inside 16 overs
RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 Highlights: RCB get their defense of the title going in the most comfortable way, taking next to no time to chase down 202 against a hapless SRH bowling unit! Jacob Duffy took 3/22, after which Devdutt Padikkal with 61(26) and Virat Kohli (69*) wrapped it up. 4.2 overs to spare.
RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 Highlights: RCB don't lose a step! The defending champions continue to look absolutely dominant – asked to chase 202, they don;t even break a sweat, as Devdutt Padikkal plays an incredibly classy innings to score 61, before which Virat Kohli does what he does with a seamless 69*. Ultimately the target is downed inside 15.4 overs – and message sent loud and clear....Read More
SRH finish on 201/9, thanks to Ishan Kishan hammering 80 off 38 deliveries, before Aniket Verma added the finishing touch with 43(18). RCB have their noses ahead thanks to three wickets from Jacob Duffy (3/22) and some sensational catching from Phil Salt.
It's Royal Challengers Bengaluru who win the toss on home turf in the season opener, and no shock as they opt to bowl first on what should be a batting paradise! SRH's power-packed batting to go in first up, as the excitement of the fresh IPL season begins to settle in.
The temperatures soar, the ACs beep on, and the Indian Premier League returns to screens across the country. For the nineteenth edition of the tournament, the IPL is up and running once again, and the excitement is just the same as ever. The tournament curtain-raiser takes us to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which hosts top-level cricket for the first time in 10 months – a southern derby nice and early, as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru host Sunrisers Hyderabad.
RCB come into 2026 as a very different team. The monkey is off their back – the IPL trophy finally sits in the showroom, the star above their crest, as Virat Kohli at long last was rewarded for his immense love and loyalty. It was all about a well-balanced team around their star, who put together a typical high-scoring season but had plenty of support – a high-quality T20 team which always looked like a trophy-contending team, and things are very similar one year on.
RCB expected XI
The sole matter of concern is the absence of Josh Hazlewood and the subsequent loss of Nuwan Thushara, which means overseas pace bowling options are suddenly at a premium for RCB. Otherwise, the team won’t look too different to what it was last year – Phil Salt at the top of the order, Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma supported by Tim David through the middle, Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma as the spin options, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar the cornerstone with the fast-bowling.
It is the pieces around them that need some fine-tuning. The big questions are a straightforward debate between Devdutt Padikkal and Venkatesh Iyer, only one of whom will come in, and then a choice between Jacob Bethell and Romario Shepherd. Bethell is in high regard after his T20 World Cup semifinal century, but makes the side slightly top-heavy, but does provide extra spin; the last overseas slot will now likely go to Jacob Duffy, the Kiwi who will begin his IPL journey. There will also be some slight inexperience in the seam bowling, as either Rasikh Salam Dar or Mangesh Yadav are expected to play alongside Bhuvneshwar. Shepherd might be called upon simply for the extra seam-bowling option.
SRH expected XI
For SRH, it is the same story as the last two years: arguably the best batting lineup in the entire tournament, but a slightly piecemeal bowling unit which will need to be at its best to complement the power in the batting. The bowling has some quality experienced seam bowling in Jaydev Unadkat and Harshal Patel, but neither are gamechangers – in Pat Cummins’ absence, they need to pick up a lot of the responsibility. Harsh Dubey and Zeeshan Ansari are expected to be the spin options.
It comes down in large part to the batting. Just look at these names: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone, Nitish Kumar Reddy, ably supported by the rising talents of Aniket Verma and Salil Arora. Even if Livingstone misses out for an extra overseason seam option, that’s a murderer’s row of hitters, so much power and talent packed into it. They had a quiet outing in 2025, but that was an aberration and an off-year: with that much quality, it only takes one or two batters to come good to take the match away. With the form that Ishan Kishan is in, now christened captain, he will be leading from the front.
The big selection debate for SRH will be regarding the inclusion of Eshan Malinga and Brydon Carse. One of the two will certainly play, but the other will only come in at the expense of Livingstone with the bat. If both seamers are opted for to provide extra cover, Ravichandran Smaran could be the man to come in: this is his home ground, and he has been in terrific touch throughout the domestic season. He could bridge the gap between the terrific top four and the powerful death hitters in this team.
Finally, it’s the Chinnaswamy to think about. Since last June’s tragic stampede, it hasn’t hosted any high-level cricket, so teams won’t really know what to expect exactly. But in general, the Chinnaswamy is a good batting surface, with small boundaries, both of which equal big runs – particularly with the calibre of batting on each side.
It should be a barnstorming start to the season, with all kinds of potential to live up to right ahead. IPL 2026 is here.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 11:03:52 PM IST
RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 LIVE Score: 6, 4, 4, 4 – Kohli finishes it in style!
RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 LIVE Score: There was a lull but Kohli has had enough! Takes down Harshal Patel, and that's enough! RCB have chased down 200+ in 15.4 overs, and they are off with a bang on home turf! So easily done ultimately – 61 for Padikkal, 69* for Kohli, 3-fer for Duffy.
It's a statement win, and a statement performance. The champions are going nowhere!
- 28 Mar 2026, 10:58:27 PM IST
RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Fifty for Kohli!
RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 LIVE Score: There's the fifty! Has taken a while ultimately, but it's typical Kohli, guiding the chase home. 33 balls to get there, never looked bothered.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 10:56:19 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 170/4, 32 to win
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 32 off 36 needed as a timeout is taken. Kohli approaching his fifty. David getting his eye in.
- 28 Mar 2026, 10:44:55 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Back to back wickets!
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Two balls two wickets! Payne picks up a couple. Fools Patidar, then Jitesh Sharma picks out square leg. Golden duck for Jitesh.
Won't be a problem. Tons of batting to come still and Kohli is still there.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 10:41:39 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Just 40 needed off 48
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Becoming very one-sided now. Patidar sprints away to 31*(11). Kohli approaches his fifty. It's a joyous celebration for the defending champs.
- 28 Mar 2026, 10:37:39 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Six more from Patidar! Less than run-a-ball needed
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Bang! He's hit that so cleanly. Minimal pressure, and the batters are playing all the shots now. They want a big NRR boost early on here.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 10:31:59 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Patidar joins in! Gets six
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Dominant, dominant display, and the captain joins in. He didn't have to play too many spectacular knocks enroute to the trophy, but he will be keen to remind everyone of his quality. In his arc and he slog sweeps for six.
- 28 Mar 2026, 10:25:21 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 4, 6, out! Padikkal's pearler ends
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Terrific knock from Padikkal comes to an end as he finally mistimes one. Harsh Dubey gets the wicket, but Padikkal's 61(26) means he has done the job.
Great innings. 111/2 after 9 overs. 90 needed off 11.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 10:19:24 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Bad to worse! Kohli put down, then Padikkal reaches 50
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Gets worse and worse for SRH! Kohli looks like he's picked out long-on, but Klaasen is late to react – can't get down in time and Kohli gets a bonus life.
Next ball, it's a fabulous straight drive from Padikkal – what has he done today that hasn't been fabulous? Pure timing, gets four, 21-ball half-century.
- 28 Mar 2026, 10:14:49 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: SHOTTT! Kohli with a ridiculous straight drive for six
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Insane cricket! That's timing, pure class. Straight drive, hit so well, flies a long long way for six.
SRH have no answers. It's 89/1 after 7.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 10:12:39 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 76/1 after powerplay
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: All RCB thus far. Required rate already below 9.
- 28 Mar 2026, 10:03:41 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Kohli goes 6, 4! RCB making quick work of it
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: He's here for this season! First six for Kohli, picks up Unadkat and deposits him for six over square leg, before carving it through the off-side for four more.
To make matters worse, it's four byes as Ishan Kishan lets one past him tamely!
67/1 after 5.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 10:00:06 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 18-run over! Padikkal looks in insane touch, 51/1 after 4
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Wow! He's playing some incredible shots in the middle, is Devdutt Padikkal! What strike-rate problem, when he can play shots like this?
50 up already – two sixes and a four in that over. All of them gorgeous cricket shots, pure timing and artistry. He's on 34*(11) in no time.
- 28 Mar 2026, 09:55:24 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 33/1 after 3, excellent from Padikkal
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Terrific from Padikkal! Drives on the up and connects so well, one bounce and four over extra cover.
Great start for RCB. SRH need to stop this momentum.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 09:52:27 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Padikkal picks up first six, Kohli picks up 4
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Good start despite the wicket for RCB. Unadkat strays in line and Padikkal on his first ball whips it for six. A few balls later, Kohli flays it through the offside, picks the gap for four.
- 28 Mar 2026, 09:47:51 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: GONEEE!!! Unadkat removes Phil Salt
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: HOW ABOUT THAT! Unadkat slants it across, Salt tries to drive on the up but can only slice it – and it should be a simple catch, but crossed wires for two fielders who almost run into each other. Klaasen emerges with the ball, no harm no foul, and Salt has to walk back early!
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- 28 Mar 2026, 09:45:56 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 9 off the first over
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: A couple of boundaries for Phil Salt through the off-side, good start for RCB. Not a horrible over from Reddy – but it's so difficult to contain Salt.
- 28 Mar 2026, 09:42:41 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Nitish Kumar Reddy with the first over as chase begins!
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Here we go! Nitish Kumar Reddy will need to shoulder a lot of the bowling load this season, and he takes the fresh new ball here. Up against Phil Salt.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 09:38:54 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Virat Kohli's numbers from chases
Virat Kohli’s IPL record in chases remains elite. Across his overall career in run chases, he has scored 4,257 runs in 131 innings at an average of 42.1 and a strike rate of 136.2, with 29 fifties and two hundreds. Over the last two seasons, that level has gone up another notch: 271 runs in six chase innings in 2024 at 54.2 and 166.3 SR, followed by 354 runs in seven chase innings in 2025 at 88.5 and 142.2 SR. That makes it 625 runs in 13 chase innings across the last two IPL seasons.
- 28 Mar 2026, 09:31:42 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: This would be RCB's second-highest chase at home
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: RCB’s highest successful IPL chase at the Chinnaswamy remains 204/2 against Kings XI Punjab in 2010. Their next-best successful chases there are 195/3 against Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016 and, in the overall ground list, those are the only two RCB chases inside the venue’s top eight biggest successful IPL run chases.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 09:27:31 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: SRH finish on 201/9
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: SRH do breach the 200 mark! Good running from this pair to pick up 9 off the over, and they have a small mental milestone when they come out to defend this.
RCB will be happy – for their batting order, this is very chaseable, and they are favourites. But SRH have something to bowl at, and you never know.
- 28 Mar 2026, 09:22:54 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Aniket gone on 43(18), but does his job
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Excellent knock from Aniket Verma in his sophomore season. He is undone by a slower one, which he chips to Kohli at long off.
192/9 with the last over – can they get 200+?
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- 28 Mar 2026, 09:19:15 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 6, 4, 6! Aniket Verma turning up the heat
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Much more like it! Whenever he is getting to face balls at a stretch, he's causing damage. First a lenght ball tonked over midwicket, then short and wide carved away for four, then one in the slot he can hammer back over the sightscreen! Onto 43* in double-quick time.
- 28 Mar 2026, 09:13:24 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Kohli drops Aniket – but Harshal falls soon after
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Aniket Verma with a fine upper cut for four, but then skies it high into the air. Kohli can never get set underneath it, and it bursts through his hands.
Two balls later, Harshal Patel picks out Padikkal at long-off.
8 wickets down. Verma needs to dominate strike in these last 13 balls.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 09:12:07 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Kishan became sixth player to score 50+ on captaincy debut
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Ishan Kishan becomes the sixth IPL player to reach fifty on captaincy debut – joining a list of Aaron Finch, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Manish Pandey and Ajinkya Rahane.
Out of these, only Samson reached a century in his first IPL captaincy innings. Kishan fell 20 runs short.
- 28 Mar 2026, 09:08:57 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Dubey goes next! Can't get going
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Harsh Dubey's stay lasts only three balls. Walks across a long way and tries to help it along over the leg-side – but it's a strange shot choice with a fielder out there. Easily taken at the boundary.
167/7, three overs to play.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 09:03:22 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: SIX AND OUT! What a catch Phil Salt, Ishan Kishan is gone on 80!
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Unbelievable! Phil Salt, wow, wow, wow. Hats off – that's unbelievable. Carved over the off-side by Kishan, looks like it will run away for four – but Salt runs across so quickly, puts in a full length dive, sticks out a hand, and pulls off a screamer!
That could win catch of the tournament, and it's only Match 1 – but crucially, Ishan Kishan is out on 80! He was looking so good, big big moment.
- 28 Mar 2026, 08:58:25 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: BANG! Aniket Verma looking good
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Started with a classy four off Suyash by piercing the off-side, but now it's pure power! Expects the shorter one from Abhinandan, rocks back, and hammers it loooong over midwicket.
He's their finisher – needs a big one here.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 08:52:29 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Salil's debut doesn't last! Long hop picks out midwicket
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Hit well, but straight to the man! Could have put that anywhere but can't hit the gap. The debutant not happy with himself – Suyash gets a wicket, but off a pretty bad ball.
137/5 now.
- 28 Mar 2026, 08:47:01 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Klaasen has to go – but was that a clean catch?
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Heinrich goes high, high, high – but not far enough! Salt takes a tumbling grab in the deep, but right on the edge of the boundary – is it clean?
GOes up to the third umpire, who takes a long look, and it looks like the boundary cushion has moved – but the third umpire doesn't see it! Gives it out!
Klaasen isn't happy. He has to accept the decision, but I tell you what, RCB have gotten away with one there.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 08:40:09 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 21-run over! Kishan goes 6, 6
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: He's in sizzling hot form now! Krunal Pandya presents him a matchup he enjoys, and he gets a couple of balls he can swing through – first on his leg stump, swept for six, then too much width, tonked down the ground for six more!
Suddenly it's 126/3 after 13 – 200+ back on the cards again!
- 28 Mar 2026, 08:37:56 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: BANG! Klaasen gets a juicy full-toss and goes big
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Don't bowl there – to anyone in the IPL, much less Heinrich Klaasen! Krunal dishes up a nice thigh-high full-toss, and no second invitation needed. Easy swing through the line, flies a long way back.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 08:36:51 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Kishan-Klaasen stats vs spin
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Here are some stats of what the numbers say about this pair.
Before this match, Ishan Kishan averaged 20 but struck at 143.75 against leg-spinners.
Before this match, Klaasen had faced Krunal Pandya for 11 balls. While he was never dismissed, he only scored 6 runs from those.
- 28 Mar 2026, 08:34:43 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 4, 4 – Kishan reaches fifty!
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: He is in the form of his life and he's making it count, is Ishan Kishan! Takes on Suyash with two strong but safe shots down the ground, hammers a pair of fours – and he reaches his half-century!
Much needed for SRH, but the work isn't done.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 08:28:01 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Only 8 off the first over of spin
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Suyash Sharma does well – concedes on four, but gives nothing that Kishan or Klaasen can tee off against. It was a challenge, and he's doing well thus far.
87/3 at halfway.
- 28 Mar 2026, 08:21:37 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 79/3 as first timeout called after 9 overs
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: SRH making this scorecard look a little more bearable – while this pair is there, the belief will remain. They will also cause a lot of damage against spin once it comes on – so Krunal Pandya and Suyash will need to be very very clever with how they bowl.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 08:16:23 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Duffy bowls out; Kishan and Klaasen begin to attack
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Jacob Duffy with 4 overs in the first 7, bowls out with no change.
But with RCB's strike bowler out of the way, the chance opens up for Kishan and Klaasen to attack. Kishan with 4, then Klaasen with back-to-back boundaries to get himself going after a watchful start.
70/3 after 8 – SRH fighting back.
- 28 Mar 2026, 08:07:14 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 49/3 at the end of the powerplay
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: RCB's powerplay, despite a 16-run over to finish it. Three key wickets – there is still plenty of threat to this SRH batting, but another wicket in the next couple of overs and they will expose the inexperienced lower order very early.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 08:04:38 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Kishan goes bang! Picks up six
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Ishan Kishan, in his first match as captain, has all the pressure on his shoulders to rebuild this innings now. Has to be careful but aggressive – Abhinandan Singh comes on for his debut, and Kishan plays a pull shot to help him along for six. Next ball, not as great contact on a similar shot, but enough power to pick up four more!
- 28 Mar 2026, 07:59:31 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: DUFFY AGAIN! Nitish Reddy walks back
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: DISASTER FOR SRH! They can't get anything going at all – it's total deja vu for this unit! Duffy with his height gets just a touch of extra bounce again, Nitish slices it striahgt into the air trying to play a pickup shot, and it's as easy a catch as you would like!
29/3 – the defending champions are cooking with gas!
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- 28 Mar 2026, 07:57:15 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 29/2 after 4
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Ishan Kishan with a good shot through square to get himself going. Nitish Kumar Reddy joins him. But it has been all RCB thus far.
- 28 Mar 2026, 07:52:51 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: NOW HEAD GOES! Jacob Duffy creating magic
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: What a start for Royal Challengers Bengaluru! Jacob Duffy on debut is creating some magic! Into the pitch again, asks Head to pull, and there's a man there for that. It's hit very hard, very well, but straight down the throat of Phil Salt on the fence – unbelievable!
23/2 after 3 overs.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 07:47:58 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: GONEEE! Duffy picks up key Abhishek Sharma wicket!
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Big moment! Abhishek Sharma falls trying to take on the short on! Scramble seam into the pitch which Abhishek tries to pull away, but outer half of the bat which loops high into the air – and Jitesh makes no mistakes!
Big moment – SRH wanted a powerplay partnership to get things going, but it's over early.
- 28 Mar 2026, 07:45:44 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Head nearly chops on! Gets four instead
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Oh, very nearly for Bhuvneshwar! Keeps it so neat and tidy to Abhishek, then it's that ideal fifth stump line to Head which can get him in trouble. Too close to cut, so the bottom edge nearly rockets into his stumps – but instead runs away for four to fine leg!
17/0 after 2.
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- 28 Mar 2026, 07:40:24 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: 7 off the first over
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Abhishek misses out on a full toss off the last ball.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the second over.
- 28 Mar 2026, 07:38:26 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: RCB burn review early, no spike – and Abhishek bites back with six!
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Jitesh Sharma hearing ghosts – very close to the bat but no dice.
Next ball is overpitched and wide, and that's what Abhishek likes! Drives at it hard, slices it well over point, all the way for six!
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- 28 Mar 2026, 07:37:24 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Movement early on – and DRS review in first over!
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Jacob Duffy getting just a touch of movement early on so the batters struggling to middle it.
Abhishek plays and misses – Jitesh Sharma thinks he has nicked it though! Going up to DRS after Patidar requests a review…
- 28 Mar 2026, 07:34:23 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Teams march out – here we go!
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: The wait is over – welcome back to the IPL! Two terrific southpaws march to the crease, and captain Rajat Patidar planning early on. First over goes to Jacob Duffy on debut – here we go!
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- 28 Mar 2026, 07:26:35 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Early wickets for Bhuvneshwar-led bowling key vs destructive SRH
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: SRH's strength is their powerplay batting – with names like Abhishek and Head followed by Ishan Kishan, that is only to be expected. The only way to contain them is by removing them early – if they get going, good luck. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is an all-time new ball bowler, but will need Jacob Duffy and Abhinandan Singh on debut to chip in. It's a big call to play both of them – will they back Krunal Pandya against an all-lefty top 3?
- 28 Mar 2026, 07:10:15 PM IST
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: SRH's playing XI
RCB vs SRH LIVE Score, IPL 2026: For SRH, only three overseas named, and surprisingly no Livingstone or Smaran in the team.
Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (c & wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga
Impact players: Shivang Kumar, Liam Livingstone, David Payne, R Smaran, Sakib Hussain
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