IPL 2026: Opening match Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
The BCCI has officially announced that IPL season 2026 will begin on 28th March. The 74 league-stage matches for the 19 th season of the Indian Premier League are slated to take place across 61 days at 12 locations.
The 2026 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 19, is the ninteen season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The IPL is the T20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The Tata Group is the title sponsor for IPL seasons 2026. For the spaceship reason, IPL19 is also called “TATA IPL 2026.”
| Date and day | Venue | Time |
| 28 March, Saturday | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Local time : 7.30 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) : 1.00 P.M. Eastern Time (ET): 8.00 P.M. Indian Standard Time (IST): 7.30 P.M. |
About Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Location: Bengaluru Airport (BLR) to M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is around 30 min and covers a distance of around 34 kms
Capactiy: 33,677
RCB vs SRH Head to Head Records & Stats
| RCB | SRH | |
| 25 | Matches Played | 25 |
| 11 | Won | 13 |
| 13 | Loss | 11 |
| 01 | No Result | 01 |
| 262 | Highest Score | 287 |
| 68 | Lowest Score | 125 |
Performance in last 1 Year
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Win% |
| RCB | 14 | 10 | 04 | 71.43 |
| SRH | 12 | 05 | 06 | 41.67 |
Top Performers in last 1 Year
| Team | Batsman | Bowler |
| RCB | Virat Kohli (598) | Josh Hazlewood(20) |
| SRH | Heinrich Klaasen (427) | Pat Cummins(14) |
RCB 2026 Full Squad:
- Captain: Rajat Patidar
- Retained & Auction Picks:
- Batters: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal
- WK-Batters: Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox
- All-Rounders: Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Venkatesh Iyer, Swapnil Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan
- Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Yash Dayal
SRH 2026 Full Squad Players List:
- Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan (C), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora
- Batters: Travis Head, Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran
- All-Rounders: Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Liam Livingstone, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Harsh Dubey, Jack Edwards
- Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Shivam Mavi, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari, Brydon Carse, David Payne, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Krains Fuletra
FAQ:
Where Can I Watch Free Opening Match Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Online IPL Streams?
IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free on JioCinema in 12 languages. Following are the details of the IPL 2026 Live Telecast Channel List for various locations across the world:
TV Channel
| Location | Broadcaster |
| India | Star Sports, Jio Cinema |
| United Kingdom | DAZN, Sky Sports |
| United States | Willow TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| Middle East | Times Internet |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| Pakistan | Yupp TV |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport |
| Caribbean | Flow Sports (Flow Sports 2) |
| Canada | Willow TV |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV |
| Afghanistan | Ariana Television Network |
| Nepal | Star Sports, Yupp TV |
| Sri Lanka | Star Sports, Yupp TV |
| Maldives | Star Sports, Yupp TV |
| Singapore | StarHub |
| Guyana | ENet |
Where Can I Watch Free Opening Match Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Free IPL 2026 Live Telecast App?
IPL 2026 Live Telecast: The following Live TV app claimed to provide IPL 2026 Live Telecast. However, these, are not official app but work in some countries. Following are the details of App that allows to watch IPL 2026 Live Telecast for free:
- Jio Cinema
- OreoTV Live
- Thop Live Cricket
- Live NetTV
- PikaShow
- HD Streamz APK
- AOS TV
How to watch IPL 2026 matches live online?
The IPL live-streaming game has completely changed after Jio Cinema’s announcement that the IPL 2026 will be live-streamed for free. This year, cricket fans won’t have to spend money on an OTT subscription to access the live stream of IPL 2026 as all the matches will be available in 4K Resolution (Ultra HD) for free in 12 languages including English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Bhojpuri, across all telecom operators. The Jio Cinema also claims to provide a multi-cam feature for free this season.
How to watch IPL 2026 matches live on Television?
Star Sports Network will broadcast the IPL 2026 games on Television. So, like previous editions, Star Sports Network will broadcast IPL matches this year as well.Viacom18 and Times Internet together won the Package D. While Viacom18 has Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Caribbean, South Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, UK, Ireland and Continental Europe rights; Times Internet got Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as the United States region in their kitty.
