RCB vs SRH Highlights | Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal lead RCB to six wicket win over SRH

Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma(w), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Mangesh Yadav, Vihaan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Swapnil Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal

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

. RCB and SRH have faced off 25 times in the IPL, with the Hyderabad based franchise having a slight edge with 13 wins, while RCB have won 11. One match had no result.

. The Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru has not hosted a single match in 10 months. It will be a fresh surface and we will have to wait to see how it behaves. Historically, the pitch has been a belter and a paradise for batters. With short boundaries and dew settling in later in the evening, teams have preferred batting second. It provides good bounce and carry, helping the pacers at the start of the innings.

The stadium normally has a par score of 200-210 so we can expect a run fest, especially with the two teams missing key bowlers.

. The toss is scheduled at 7 pm and the match will begin at 7:30 pm.

. "65 meters on one side, 64 on the other. 73 meters down the ground. Weather conditions are good. Set for a lovely, lovely, lovely batting display. The surface has got a beautiful covering of grass. Yes there are a few of bare patches. Do I think they will make too much of an impact - I'm not so sure. You see the size of these players, the muscles of these players, the sizes of their bats - these boundaries aren't big enough. You walk out to bat on a wicket like this, you stand, take guard and you say to yourself - runs. Having said that, win the toss, chase," the two former cricketers said.

. Kishan will lead SRH in the absence of Pat Cummins. The wicketkeeper led India in the Under-19 World Cup in 2016 and has regularly captained Jharkhand in the domestic circuit.

. RCB players will be wearing black armbands in their opening encounter in remembrance of the tragic stampede that took place near the M Chinnaswamy Stadium last year, during RCB's IPL 2025 title celebrations in Bengaluru, which saw 11 people killed.

. Rajat Patidar choses to bowl first.

. "It is a season opener, so let's see how the wicket behaves. There are a lot of positives from last season. We are not defending anything, we will win in IPL 2026 as well. [Injuries] There are a lot of good players in the side and the backup players are great as well. All players are fit and the medical staff is looking after the players. [Message to fans] Thank You so much for supporting. We will try and win this again," Patidar said.

. "Feeling good, and we wanted to field first as well. We want to back our instincts. [How to go about the season?] You don't have to start some thing new just because it is IPL. We just want to execute our plans. Obviously Pat is one of the best bowlers, but everyone looks in good touch and I feel we will be on the winning side. [New faces] Salil [Arora] is there, and just want him to keep things simple and trust his instincts," Kishan said.

. Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga

. Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma

. Shivang Kumar, Liam Livingstone, David Payne, Smaran Ravichandran, Sakib Hussain

. Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer

. 200 - Ravindra Jadeja 153 - Manish Pandey 148 - Axar Patel 137 - Kieron Pollard 126 - Suryakumar Yadav 119 - Ishan Kishan*

. The teams are out for the Indian national anthem and the live action will begin soon.

. Jacob Duffy with the new ball for RCB. Interesting that Bhuvneshwar Kumar is not opening the bowling.

. An inswinger out side off and Head plays it to point.

. Another inswinger and Duffy and Head is wrapped on the pad as he misses the flick. The batters run as it rolls to fine leg.

. Abhishek Sharma is beaten on the cut and Jitesh appeals even as the bowler is not interested. There is no bat.

. Heinrich Klaasen departs and Romario Shephard strikes! A big slog from the batter and Phil Salt takes a good tumbling catch at the mid wicket boundary. They check if it's a six but Salt has done well.

. A short ball from Romario Shephard and the pull takes the top edge for a six over fine leg.

. A short of length googly and Arora goes for the pull but he has hit it straight to deep mid wicket. A good catch diving forward by Padikkal.

. He gets off the mark with a good punch past point for four.

. 72* (34) - Ishan Kishan vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2026* 69* (41) - Manish Pandey vs MI, Abu Dhabi, 2021 53 (42) - David Warner vs CSK, Chennai, 2015

. The debutant has been taken for 25 runs in 2 overs.

. A short ball from Abhinandan and Aniket has sent that soaring over the mid wicket fence for a six.

. How has that gone for a six? A length ball outside off stump and Kishan drives hard, gets a thick edge and the ball goes the distance over third man.

. That has to be the catch of the season already. Kishan slashed the wide full toss and Salt has run from deep point and put in a one handed dive to his right pluck that from thin air. Superb catch to end a superb innings.

. A slower short ball from Shephard and Aniket has pulled it away for six over mid wicket.

. Romario Shephard gets another wicket. Dubey goes for a slog flick but ends up scooping to deep fine leg as Padikkal takes one of the easier catches of the evening.

. A slower bouncer from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Aniket has played the upper cut over the keeper's head for four. He waited on it for ages.

. Can you believe it? Aniket has mistimed the slog and it goes miles in the air. Kohli reaches from long on and drops a simple catch for his standards.

. Bhuvi gets his first wicket. Harshal has slapped the length ball straight to long off.

. A slot ball from Shephard and Aniket has sent that 100 meters into the long on area. He follows it with another four to the third man region with a stunning helicopter upper cut.

. Another slot ball and Aniket has sent it over the bowler's head for a no-look six.

. Aniket goes for another big hit but holes it to long on.

. Kishan played an outstanding innings of 80 off just 38 balls. He smashed eight fours and five sixes.

. Aniket Verma played well with the tail, smashing 43 runs off just 18 balls. He thrashed four sixes and three fours in his cameo.

. Nitish Reddy with the new ball for SRH. A bit of a surprise there.

. Good hard line and length as Salt defends off the backfoot.

. Nitish bowls a length ball and Salt has punched it past point for four.

. Another length ball outside off and Salt has struck it through cover for four.

. Unadkat strikes first ball. A good catch from Klaasen and Salt has to depart. A length ball and Salt miscues the slog to mid off.

. Unadkat drifts on the pads and Padikkal has flicked it past square leg for a six.

. A length ball and Kohli has hammered the drive past the diving extra cover for four.

. Nitish Reddy drifts on the pads and Padikkal has flicked it away for four through fine leg.

. Nitish bowls length outside off and Padikkal has played the lofted cover drive to perfection. Four runs.

. He is a left-arm pacer.

. A wide ball from Pyne and Padikkal has sliced it over deep point for six. He follows it with a pull through square leg for four.

. The left-hander has walked down the wicket and just flicked his wrists and the ball sails over the long on boundary for six. Wow!

. He's taken on Unadkat here. Slog sweeps for a six off a fuller ball and follows it with a authoritative slap through the off side for four.

. Unadkat bowls the slower one and the ball bounces in front of Kishan as the keeper fumbles. It runs away for four.

. Spin inside the powerplay and Padikkal welcomes him with a four. Sweeps it past square leg.

. A short of length ball from Eshan Malinga and the batter has cut it past point for four.

. What a shot that is! Just a check drive and it has flown over the bowler's head into the sight screen for a six. All class.

. A tough catch to long on and the fielder pops it out diving forward.

. This has been an outstanding knock. He check drives over mid off for another four to reach the milestone in 22 balls.

. Padikkal cuts past third man as Dubey drops short, he follows it with a superb slog sweep for six over square leg.

. Devdutt Padikkal departs after whirlwind innings. He skies this wider ball to long off. Dubey gets a wicket.

. A length ball outside off and Kohli has whipped it over mid wicket for six. Stunning flick that.

. A back of length ball outside off from Harshal and Patidar has cut it hard behind point for four.

. Patidar almost hits the car there. Harsh Dubey bowls a length ball and Patidar nails the slog sweep over deep mid wicket.

. He has stepped out and slogged the slot ball over long on for a six.

. Patidar has smashed the straight drive over the bowler's head for four.

. That is a huge six. A slot ball and Patidar has smashed it over mid wicket.

. Another length ball from Malinga and another whack by Patidar. Same region, same result.

. The RCB skipper is beaten by the slower ball and is way early into the shot as Pyne keeps it away from his ark. The skier has been safely by Dubey at mid off.

. This is unnecessary from RCB. A shorter ball and Jitesh slams it straight to deep square leg.

. Another season, another run-chase, another half-century for Kohli. Gets there in 34 balls.

. He hammers a four past diving extra cover and then smashes a six in the same region.

. A slot ball from Harshal Patel and Kohli has smashed it over long on. Follows it with a pull past the keeper for four.

. Kohli steps forward and smashes the drive past cover for another boundary.

. Virat Kohli finishes it with a flurry of boundaries. A short ball and he upper cuts it past third man to end the match on a high.

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