IPL 2026 Live On March 28: RCB vs SRH Live Today, Tickets, Prediction, When & Where To Watch IPL's First Match

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is set to begin on March 28, with the first match of the season between last year's winner, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and the rival Sunrise Hyderabad (SRH). Cricket fans are all hyped up for the first match, as RCB against SRH tickets sold out in less than five minutes on the first day of the booking window. The two teams will have an intense face-off at Bengaluru's popular stadium, M.Chinnaswamy.

IPL 2026 RCB vs SRH Ticket Prices:

RCB has firmly advised its fans to purchase RCB matches tickets from the RCB website or application. This is specifically advised to matches at its home stadium, Chinnaswamy.

There is also a free metro ride available for RCB match ticket holders in Bengaluru. Fans can also pay and pre-book for limited parking slots during purchasing their tickets. Notably, a pick-up and drop shuttle is available at Cubbon Road.

As per the Royal Challengers Bengaluru website, the current ticket prices for RCB vs SRH matches range from Rs 3,750 to RS 47,000. These depend upon booth and seat sections.

IPL 2026 RCB Vs SRH Match Timing:

The match will start from 07:30 pm on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Accordingly, the toss is expected to take place at 07:00 PM IST.

IPL 2026 RCB vs SRH Stadium:

RCB and SRH will compete at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, making it the first venue of phase one of IPL 2026 season. This stadium is popular for short boundaries, consistent bounces and excellent pitch. As per reports, Chinnaswamy stadium is a batter's haven.

IPL 2026 RCB vs SRH: Historical Performances:

So far the two teams have played 26 matches against each other. However, SRH holds the lead in beating RCB, with 13 matches win out of the 26, while RCB has only won 11 matches. Meanwhile, they have tied only once.

IPL 2026 RCB vs SRH: Where To Watch The First IPL Match?

On the television, the match will be live telecast on the Star Sports Network, while it will be live streamed on JioHotstar app. Other sports media houses are likely to stream the match as well.

IPL 2026 RCB vs SRH: Prediction

Who will win?

As per Crictoday, Travis Head is expected to be a pivotal player for Sunrisers Hyderabad, after his strong performance in IPL 2025 season, where he scored 374 runs in 12 innings.

Among the bowlers, it is predicted that the veteran bowler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is likely to give high-profile performance against the opponents. In 2025, Kumar awestruck fans with 17 wickets in just 14 IPL matches.

Both Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad have plenty of firepower with the bat, but the effectiveness of their bowling could decide the outcome.RCB look a bit more settled and may have the advantage in this contest, as per Crictoday.

RCB IPL 2026 Squad:

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Venkatesh Iyer, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Satwik Deswal, Suyash Sharma, Vicky Ostwal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav, Abhinandan Singh. Jordan Cox, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell.

SRH IPL 2026 Squad:

Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Smaran Ravichandran, Abhishek Sharma, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Salil Arora, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards, Brydon Carse, Sakib Hussain, Zeeshan Ansari, Aniket Verma, Amit Kumar, Krains Fuletra, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat.

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