The TATA IPL 2026 kicks off with a blockbuster! Virat Kohli’s RCB takes on Pat Cummins’ SRH. All eyes will be on the battle between RCB’s new signing Venkatesh Iyer and the express pace of SRH’s bowling attack. With Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen in the ranks, SRH brings the firepower, while RCB relies on the local expertise of Bhuvneshwar Kumar to stem the flow of runs.
RCB Probable Playing XI
- Virat Kohli
- Phil Salt (wk) ✈️
- Rajat Patidar
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Tim David ✈️
- Jitesh Sharma
- Krunal Pandya
- Swapnil Singh
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Josh Hazlewood ✈️
- Yash Dayal
SRH Probable Playing XI
- Travis Head ✈️
- Abhishek Sharma
- Ishan Kishan (wk)
- Heinrich Klaasen ✈️
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Liam Livingstone ✈️
- Harshal Patel
- Pat Cummins (c) ✈️
- Jaydev Unadkat
- Shivam Mavi
- David Payne ✈️