Bengaluru, March 28 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and opted to field against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 opener at the iconic M Chinnaswamy stadium here on Saturday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad announced their Playing XI, featuring Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper/captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat and Eshan Malinga.
Speaking after the toss, Ishan Kishan said the team is focused on keeping things simple and backing their instincts on a fresh surface.
"Feeling good because it's our first game. We would have bowled first after winning the toss, but it looks like a fresh wicket. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter wh...