Millions of fans searching for a free live stream of RCB vs SRH today assume they need to pay for JioHotstar. Most of them already have free access and don’t know it. Here is exactly how to watch the IPL 2026 opener — Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium — live today for free.
SRH come in built for chaos. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma give them arguably the most destructive opening pair in the tournament, backed by a middle order of Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Liam Livingstone and Nitish Reddy that can dismantle any bowling attack inside the powerplay. RCB’s counter rests on Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar providing stability up top, with Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar expected to manage the Hyderabad batting in the death. With the points tally starting from zero, both teams have every reason to come out hard.
When is the RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 match?
The IPL 2026 opener takes place on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
What time does the RCB vs SRH match start?
The match starts at 7:30 PM IST. The toss is scheduled for 7:00 PM IST.
Where is the RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 match being played?
The match is at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, RCB’s home ground.
How to watch RCB vs SRH live on TV in India?
The match is live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD (English). Regional language coverage is available on Star Sports in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.
How to live stream RCB vs SRH IPL 2026?
JioHotstar is streaming the match live in India. A paid subscription is required — free streaming is not available for IPL 2026.
RCB vs SRH IPL 2026 head-to-head record
RCB and SRH have met 22 times in IPL history. SRH lead the head-to-head 13–9. However, RCB won both meetings in IPL 2025 en route to their title
RCB vs SRH IPL 2026: Squads
RCB Squad: Rajat Patidar (c), Tim David, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Philip Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Abhinandan Singh, Vicky Ostwal, Satvik Deswal
SRH Squad: Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Smaran Ravichandran, Abhishek Sharma, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Harshal Patel, Salil Arora, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards, Brydon Carse, Sakib Hussain, Zeeshan Ansari, Aniket Verma, Amit Kumar, Krains Fuletra