Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 1st Match

SRHSRH
28 Mar - 19:30
IPL 2026
RCBRCB
Bengaluru
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
194
40
14
SRH
SRH
201/9 (20.0)
RCB chose to BOWL
RCB
RCB
203/4 (15.4)
RCB won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Key Facts

When was Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru played?
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the 1st Match of Indian Premier League, was played on 28 March 2026, 7:30 pm IST.
Where was Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru played?
The match was played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India.
What format is Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru?
It is a T20 match in Indian Premier League.
Who won the toss in Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru?
RCB Elected to field first
Who won Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru?
RCB won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
What is the average score at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium?
The average first-innings score in T20 matches at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium is 181 and the average second-innings score is 172, based on 5 matches.
RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 Match Preview: Fantasy Tips, Playing XI & Pitch Report

Published on Mar 26, 2026

RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 Match Preview: Fantasy Tips, Playing XI & Pitch Report

The Indian Premier League brings us a blockbuster T20 clash as RCB takes on SRH at the iconic M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. This high octane IPL fixture promises massive runs and incredible action for cricket fans and fantasy managers alike.

Match Details

  • Match: RCB vs SRH, Indian Premier League
  • Date: 28 Mar 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Catch all the live T20 action on JioHotstar (App + Website) and the Star Sports Channels.

Weather Report

Bengaluru will experience clear skies with temperatures hovering around 28 to 30 degrees Celsius. There is zero Rain impact expected during match hours. However, the Dew factor will be massive in the second innings, making the ball skid nicely onto the bat.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The M.Chinnaswamy Stadium is a renowned batting paradise with extremely short boundaries. The Average score here is a staggering 194 runs. Fast bowlers have found some success with 40 pace wickets compared to just 14 spin wickets in the last five games. Teams winning the toss will heavily favor chasing. The ultimate fantasy takeaway is to load your teams with top order power hitters and death overs pacers.

Team Form & Head to-Head

RCB

  • Last 5 matches: W, W, W, L, W
  • The home side is in phenomenal form with their top order firing on all cylinders.
  • Head to-head record: 4 wins against their current opponents.

SRH

  • Last 5 matches: W, W, W, A, L
  • They boast a destructive batting lineup that thrives on flat pitches.
  • Head to-head record: 4 wins against the home side.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are currently listed as Doubtful based on recent squad updates. Most other core players are Fully fit and ready for this crucial encounter.

Probable Playing XI

SRH

Travis Head, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Liam Livingstone, Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari

RCB

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, Tim David, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya

Key Players to Watch

  • Virat Kohli: He has smashed 214 runs in his last five outings. His consistency makes him a must have for your Dream11 Prediction.
  • Devdutt Padikkal: Coming off a massive 294 runs in recent games, he is perfectly suited for this venue.
  • Abhishek Sharma: An explosive opener who has scored 141 runs and can chip in with crucial overs.
  • Romario Shepherd: A brilliant all rounder with 80 runs and 6 wickets in his last five matches.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • Virat Kohli
  • Heinrich Klaasen
  • Ishan Kishan

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Devdutt Padikkal: Highly selected but often ignored for captaincy. He offers huge rewards on this batting friendly track.
  • Harshal Patel: His slower deliveries at the death can easily fetch multiple wickets, boosting your Fantasy Winning Team.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Given the pitch conditions and the heavy dew, the team batting second will have a massive advantage. However, RCB holds a slight edge at home with their balanced pace attack and in form top order. Expect a high scoring thriller where RCB secures the victory.

Disclaimer

Always check the Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team.

IPL 2026 SRH vs RCB players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selectionMatch Performance
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
iDt
#
PTS
Bat
Bowl
Field
Jacob DuffyRCBBOWL✅174RHB6030237247.9128.8025RFM1681983.525.328.6117.695/1850255.51110301135.70.611.06✅41020980
Phil SaltRCBWK✅353RHB34226891014128.19153.48611293OB000-201579.2396194060177.818.089.2318201600
Virat KohliRCBBAT✅430RHB413781421812242.44135.881201743RM4581.783.378.757.502/25194881.2650310087.5289.6923.0217.83✅3153133016
Ishan KishanSRHWK✅260LHB25117739411331.59144.69511085OB,LB200.65.140-169968.9620274055.6386.8118.9915.27✅116416000
Abhishek SharmaSRHBAT✅212LHB20817629214832.94178.0449994SLA103602.127.27.6621.303/7879104.6941433066.7186.9115.4912.7920171300
Bhuvneshwar KumarRCBBOWL✅332RHB115625632710.6295.42054RM3313633.624.427.3819.8115/467886.9695271662.5863.281.182.0814340300
Rajat PatidarRCBBAT✅113RHB10610338911235.3160.0832453OB000-57863.8510226050352.942.623.46✅9716700
Aniket VermaSRHBAT✅35RHB3064357418.12161.11156RMF000-17914.4130360057.890.230.33✅5938900
Salil AroraSRHWK✅23RHB20751512539.61183.92273000-5827.822286012.523.320.160.1619191500
Abhinandan SinghRCBBOWL✅3RHB00000RMF333.240.6612.6219.302/30223978025044.150.120.1513360248
Suyash SharmaRCBBOWL✅64RHB327677000LBG64653.628.247.9321.325/137740.42830628.6513.280.240.4116340300
Tim DavidRCBBAT✅355RHB31897686910231.08162.2725920OB64161.761.818.8541.801/0197847.9383176037.5619.240.730.9915343000
Jitesh SharmaRCBWK✅174RHB15431327910626.65152.581346210150-151827.421963012.5725.40.981.212110-208
Krunal PandyaRCBALL✅244LHB1915732438624.2131.1810389SLA2311793.230.547.4224.634/1587855.244240975961.772.293.853-20-60
Romario ShepherdRCBALL✅275RHB1977628717323.72153.948394RFM2472392.827.099.2917.435/2060827.522056212.51065.32.33.82✅7920880
Devdutt PadikkalRCBBAT✅131LHB13012382612432.42139.1228556OB000-67865.15212210501210.980.530.63✅2155127028
Eshan MalingaSRHBOWL✅76LHB191254157.7181.8105RFM75953.323.568.9215.844/1523967.160421566.7413.130.180.3455-20-60
Heinrich KlaasenSRHWK✅311RHB28561727110532.45151.8549879OB511.4689.714201/12193988.9800394088.9667.554.295.23✅87151016
Jaydev UnadkatSRHBOWL✅217RHB81435765815.15128167LM2162613.623.6817.755/2567345.71370333.3715.40.190.39✅11464308
Harshal PatelSRHBOWL✅222RHB1183013218215.01138.614199RM2172683.523.938.516.875/1250312.7381000868.20.952.0654-20-60
Nitish Kumar ReddySRHALL✅57RHB46910407628.1140.164128RMF37282.330.19.8918.203/1732881.8654192675930.060.821.35225100
Harsh DubeySRHALL✅38LHB1861775314.75114.93121SLA38343.125.857.5720.403/1213651.530910750106.090.140.2212413268
Travis HeadSRHBAT✅189LHB18317496210229.89150.6831722OB46231.728.958.662003/1644972.2650312066.71182.5212.1211.4717231900
David PayneSRHBOWL✅242RHB7633298286.93109.96024LFM2383133.521.378.0715.865/24551-2-2000121.180.030.05✅10626560
Completed matches of Sunrisers Hyderabad
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
28 Mar - 07:30 PMBengaluruSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB201/9 (20.0)203/4 (15.4) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR226/8 (20.0)161/10 (16.0) SRH won by 65 runs
05 Apr - 03:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHLucknow Super GiantsLSG156/9 (20.0)160/5 (19.5) LSG won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
11 Apr - 03:30 PMNew ChandigarhSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS219/6 (20.0)223/4 (18.5) PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
13 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHRajasthan RoyalsRR216/6 (20.0)159/10 (19.0) SRH won by 57 runs
18 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHChennai Super KingsCSK194/9 (20.0)184/8 (20.0) SRH won by 10 runs
21 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHDelhi CapitalsDC242/2 (20.0)195/9 (20.0) SRH won by 47 runs
25 Apr - 07:30 PMJaipurRajasthan RoyalsRRSunrisers HyderabadSRH228/6 (20.0)229/5 (18.3) SRH won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
29 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiMumbai IndiansMISunrisers HyderabadSRH243/5 (20.0)249/4 (18.4) SRH won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
03 May - 03:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR165/10 (19.0)169/3 (18.2) KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
06 May - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHPunjab KingsPBKS235/4 (20.0)202/7 (20.0) SRH won by 33 runs
12 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadGujarat TitansGTSunrisers HyderabadSRH168/5 (20.0)86/10 (14.5) GT won by 82 runs
18 May - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKSunrisers HyderabadSRH180/7 (20.0)181/5 (19.0) SRH won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
22 May - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB255/4 (20.0)200/4 (20.0) SRH won by 55 runs
27 May - 07:30 PMNew ChandigarhRajasthan RoyalsRRSunrisers HyderabadSRH243/8 (20.0)196/10 (19.2) RR won by 47 runs
Completed matches of Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
28 Mar - 07:30 PMBengaluruSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB201/9 (20.0)203/4 (15.4) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
05 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBChennai Super KingsCSK250/3 (20.0)207/10 (19.4) RCB won by 43 runs
10 Apr - 07:30 PMGuwahatiRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBRajasthan RoyalsRR201/8 (20.0)202/4 (18.0) RR won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
12 Apr - 07:30 PMMumbaiRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBMumbai IndiansMI240/4 (20.0)222/5 (20.0) RCB won by 18 runs
15 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruLucknow Super GiantsLSGRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB146/10 (20.0)149/5 (15.1) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
18 Apr - 03:30 PMBengaluruRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBDelhi CapitalsDC175/8 (20.0)179/4 (19.5) DC won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
24 Apr - 07:30 PMBengaluruGujarat TitansGTRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB205/3 (20.0)206/5 (18.5) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
27 Apr - 07:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB75/10 (16.3)77/1 (6.3) RCB won by 9 wickets (with 81 balls remaining)
30 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBGujarat TitansGT155/10 (19.2)158/6 (15.5) GT won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
07 May - 07:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB209/3 (19.0)203/6 (19.0) LSG won by 9 runs (DLS method)
10 May - 07:30 PMRaipurMumbai IndiansMIRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB166/7 (20.0)167/8 (20.0) RCB won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
13 May - 08:45 PMRaipurKolkata Knight RidersKKRRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB192/4 (20.0)194/4 (19.1) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
17 May - 03:30 PMDharamsalaRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBPunjab KingsPBKS222/4 (20.0)199/8 (20.0) RCB won by 23 runs
22 May - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB255/4 (20.0)200/4 (20.0) SRH won by 55 runs
26 May - 07:30 PMDharamsalaRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBGujarat TitansGT254/5 (20.0)162/10 (19.3) RCB won by 92 runs
31 May - 07:30 PMAhmedabadGujarat TitansGTRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB155/8 (20.0)161/5 (18.0) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Completed matches at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
28 Mar - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB201/9 (20.0)203/4 (15.4) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
05 Apr - 07:30 PMRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBChennai Super KingsCSK250/3 (20.0)207/10 (19.4) RCB won by 43 runs
15 Apr - 07:30 PMLucknow Super GiantsLSGRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB146/10 (20.0)149/5 (15.1) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
18 Apr - 03:30 PMRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBDelhi CapitalsDC175/8 (20.0)179/4 (19.5) DC won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
24 Apr - 07:30 PMGujarat TitansGTRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB205/3 (20.0)206/5 (18.5) RCB won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
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