IPL 2026: RCB opt to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in season opener

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening match of the Indian Premier League 2026 Saturday.

Representing SRH, 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Salil Arora is making his IPL debut, while Jacob Duffy and Abhinandan Singh are the two new faces in the RCB lineup.

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Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 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.

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