Defending champions RCB chase down 202-run target in 94 balls, defeat SRH in IPL 2026 opener

Defending champions RCB defeated SRH by six wickets in IPL 2026 opener at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB recorded their second-highest successful IPL run chase at Chinnaswamy Stadium, chasing down 202-run target in 15.4 overs. Virat Kohli slammed his 72nd fifty-plus score in IPL, top-scoring for RCB with 69*(38). SRH stand-in captain Ishan Kishan scored 80(38) in the match.