IPL 2026, RCB vs SRH: 3 players debuted in the very first match, these stars did not get a place in the playing 11.

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IPL 2026, RCB vs SRH: The exciting start of IPL 2026 has started. The first match of the tournament is being played today between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The match is being held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where RCB has come to show its strength as the defending champion on the home ground. In this match, RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first. Both the teams have taken the field with a strong playing eleven, in which young talents have also got a chance.

IPL debut of three players

In this match, three new faces have got a chance to play their first IPL match. Salil Arora has made his debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad. This young wicketkeeper-batsman has been in excellent form in domestic cricket recently and is expected to provide the finishing touch to the team in the middle order.

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On the other hand, Abhinandan Singh and Jacob Duffy are debuting for RCB. Abhinandan Singh is a young Indian fast bowler. New Zealand’s experienced fast bowler Jacob Duffy has the ability to take wickets in the powerplay. RCB will expect good performance from these two players in the debut match.

Star players did not get place

Star players like Jacob Bethel, Venkatesh Iyer, Kamindu Mendis, Liam Livingston and Braydon Carse have not been selected in the playing 11 for this match. However, 2 of these players can be seen playing as impact players.

Playing eleven of both the teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (WK/Captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Malinga.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romerio Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Suyyash Sharma.

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