Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL 2026 opener at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Fast bowlers Jacob Duffy and Abhinandan Singh are making their debuts for RCB, while Ishan Kishan is making his captaincy debut for SRH.