Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 1st Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Royal Challengers won by 6Bengaluru wickets (with 26 balls remaining) (Royal Challengers Bengaluru 203/4, Sunrisers Hyderabad 201/9).
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 203/4 (15.4 ov)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 201/9 (20 ov)
Match report
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) faced Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 1st Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Play began on Saturday, 28 March 2026 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Jayaraman Madanagopal and Ulhas Gandhe, with Javagal Srinath as match referee.
Sunrisers Hyderabad made 201/9 in 20 overs, with Ishan Kishan top-scoring on 80 from 38 balls. Jacob Duffy was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 22. Royal Challengers Bengaluru made 203/4 in 15.4 overs, with Virat Kohli top-scoring on 69 not out from 38 balls. David Payne was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 35.
Result: Royal Challengers won by 6Bengaluru wickets (with 26 balls remaining). Jacob Duffy was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Sunrisers Hyderabad · 1st innings: 201/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | c Philip Salt b Jacob Duffy | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Jitesh Sharma b Jacob Duffy | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 87.5 |
| Ishan Kishan | c Philip Salt b Abhinandan Singh | 80 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 210.53 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | c Abhinandan Singh b Jacob Duffy | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Philip Salt b Romario Shepherd | 31 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 140.91 |
| Salil Arora | c Devdutt Padikkal b Suyash Sharma | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
| Aniket Verma | c Virat Kohli b Romario Shepherd | 43 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 238.89 |
| Harsh Dubey | c Devdutt Padikkal b Romario Shepherd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Harshal Patel | c Devdutt Padikkal b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Payne | not out | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | not out | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Eshan Malinga
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Duffy | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Abhinandan Singh | 3 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 12.67 |
| Romario Shepherd | 4 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 13.5 |
| Suyash Sharma | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
| Krunal Pandya | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru · 1st innings: 203/4 (15.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Heinrich Klaasen b Jaydev Unadkat | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Virat Kohli | not out | 69 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 181.58 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | c Heinrich Klaasen b Harsh Dubey | 61 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 234.62 |
| Rajat Patidar | c Harsh Dubey b David Payne | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 258.33 |
| Jitesh Sharma | c Jaydev Unadkat b David Payne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim David | not out | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 160 |
Extras: 18 · Did not bat: Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
| David Payne | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 11.67 |
| Harsh Dubey | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 |
| Eshan Malinga | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Harshal Patel | 2.4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 14.63 |
Latest overs
- Over 16 (RCB, Harshal Patel): 18 runs, 192/4 – 4 4 4 6
- Over 15 (RCB, David Payne): 15 runs, 174/4 – 1 1 6 wd 4 1 1
- Over 14 (RCB, Jaydev Unadkat): 6 runs, 159/4 – 1 wd 1 • 1 1 1
- Over 13 (RCB, David Payne): 2 runs, 153/4 – 1 • • W W 1
- Over 12 (RCB, Eshan Malinga): 22 runs, 151/2 – 1 wd 1 6 wd 6 wd • wd 4
- Over 11 (RCB, Harsh Dubey): 14 runs, 129/2 – • 6 • 1 6 1