RCB vs SRH Dream11 Prediction: Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru will square off against Ishan Kishan-led Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 1st match of the IPL 2026 on March 28 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

RCB vs SRH Squad

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

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

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Amit Kumar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Unavailable Players

• Injury: NIL
• Others: NIL

Sunrisers Hyderabad Unavailable Players

• Injury: NIL
• Others: NIL

RCB vs SRH Probable Playing 11

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, Tim David, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Travis Head, Aniket Verma, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Liam Livingstone, Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari

RCB vs SRH Pitch Report

The pitch at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is a batting friendly with short boundaries. The fast bowlers have some assistance with the ball compared to the spinners.

Toss will play a crucial role in the game, as chasing will be easier, as dew will play a massive role in the second innings.

RCB vs SRH Dream11 Prediction

• Batters: A Sharma, V Kohli, J Bethell, T David
• All-rounders: K Pandya, R Shepherd
• Bowlers: B Kumar, B Carse, S Sharma
• Wicketkeeper: In Kishan, H Klaasen
• Captain: H Klaasen
• Vice-Captain: In Kohli