Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) started IPL 2026 with a 6-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). This victory at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was very special for RCB and it managed to end a wait that had been going on for 16 years. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match by chasing the target of 202 runs. Let us tell you, this is only the second time when RCB chased the target of 200+ runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Earlier, RCB had achieved this feat against Punjab in the year 2010. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
Royal Challengers Bangalore achieved the target of 202 runs in just 15.4 overs. Let us tell you, this is a new record for the fastest target chase of 200+ runs in IPL. Earlier, Rajasthan team had done this feat in 15.5 overs against Gujarat in 2025. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
Devdutt Padikkal was the hero of this historic victory of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Devdutt Padikkal scored 61 runs facing 26 balls, which included 7 fours and 4 sixes. At the same time, Virat Kohli also scored unbeaten 69 runs in 38 balls. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
Jacob Duffy was most successful in bowling. He performed amazingly on his IPL debut and took 3 wickets for just 22 runs in 4 overs. He made star players like Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy his victims. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)