Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE Updates, IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma slammed a half-century off just 20 balls to power Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to a fast start against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), in their crucial IPL 2026 clash in Hyderabad on Friday. SRH have reached 103/2 after 9 overs, with Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen at the crease. Both teams have secured their playoff berths, but are battling for the final top two spot in the points table. RCB are favourites for it, and are welcoming back skipper Rajat Patidar. Pat Cummins-led SRH need a huge victory to overcome the NRR difference and beat RCB in the standings. All eyes are on RCB talisman Virat Kohli, who is on the verge of a massive IPL record. (LIVE SCORECARD)
SRH XI vs RCB: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain.
RCB XI vs SRH: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar.