The 19th season of the Indian Premier League—IPL 2026—begins today, Saturday, March 28. The first match of this season will be played between the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Through this match, fans will get a chance to see the brilliant batting of Virat Kohli. Fans seem very excited to see ‘King Kohli’ on the field. If you are also desperate to see Kohli playing in this opening match and want to know when, where and how you can watch it live, then you will get all the information related to live streaming right here.
When will the match happen?
The first match of the 19th season, between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad, will be played on Saturday, March 28.
Where will the match be played?
This match between Bangalore and Hyderabad will be held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium located in Bangalore.
What time will the match start?
The opening match of IPL 2026 is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). The toss of the match will take place half an hour earlier – at 7:00 pm.
Where to watch live on TV?
In India, the match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network.
Where will live streaming be available?
Live streaming of the match will be available on JioHotstar, so you will be able to watch this match live on your mobile phone, laptop or smart TV.
RCB vs SRH: Head-to-head
Talking about the head-to-head record between RCB and Hyderabad, both the teams have faced each other in 25 matches so far. Hyderabad has the upper hand in these matches, having won 13 matches, while RCB has won 11 matches. There was no result in one match between the two teams. rcb team for the tournament
Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salaam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Mangesh Yadav, Vihaan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Bethel, Jordan Cox, Swapnil Singh, Kanishk Chauhan, Satvik Deswal.
Hyderabad team for the tournament
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk/captain), Liam Livingstone, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Harsh Dubey, Ishan Malinga, Shivam Mavi, Smaran Ravichandran, Zeeshan Ansari, Salil Arora, Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, David Payne, Prafulla Hinge, Saqib Hussain, Crane Phuletra, Amit Kumar. Omkar Tarmale, Shivang Kumar.
