IPL 2026 opening day live score guide: RCB vs SRH starts Match 1 thread
If you want the IPL 2026 opening day live score guide, keep this page open for Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sat Mar 28 at 7:30 PM IST at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. This is a live score guide, not a preview or prediction piece.
Use this mobile thread for opening-day updates as Match 1 unfolds. The opening fixture is scheduled, not completed, so no result or score is included here.
What the opening-day live thread will show during play
As Match 1 progresses, readers can expect live score updates, ball-by-ball commentary, real-time scorecard changes, highlights, stats, news, and videos in one place. The corpus describes IPL 2026 live coverage as: “Get live scores, news, schedules, highlights, commentary, points table, videos, stats” and “ball-by-ball commentary”.
That means this thread is set up for delivery-by-delivery updates, wicket alerts, scorecard refreshes, match clips, and stats as they are available. It is built for quick checking on mobile during the opening day fixture.
Live coverage box
| What readers get | Format | Update type |
|---|---|---|
| Live scores | Real-time score updates | Runs, wickets, overs |
| Ball-by-ball commentary | Live text feed | Delivery-by-delivery updates |
| Scorecard | Live scorecard | Batting, bowling, fall of wickets |
| Highlights | Match clips | Key moments after play |
| Stats | Stats panel | Player and team numbers |
| News | Live updates | Match notes and alerts |
| Videos | Video clips | Key moments and recaps |
First 20 confirmed fixtures
IPL 2026 begins with Match 1 on Mar 28, and Match 2 follows on Sun Mar 29. The schedule below lays out the first 20 confirmed fixtures in the opening block.
| Match No. | Date | Time IST | Teams | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | Sat Mar 28 | 7:30 PM IST | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
| Match 2 | Sun Mar 29 | 7:30 PM IST | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
| Match 3 | Mon Mar 30 | 7:30 PM IST | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur |
| Match 4 | Tue Mar 31 | 7:30 PM IST | Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans | IS Bindra Stadium | Mohali |
| Match 5 | Wed Apr 1 | 7:30 PM IST | Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals | Ekana Cricket Stadium | Lucknow |
| Match 6 | Thu Apr 2 | 7:30 PM IST | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
| Match 7 | Fri Apr 3 | 7:30 PM IST | Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
| Match 8 | Sat Apr 4 | 3:30 PM IST | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians | Arun Jaitley Stadium | Delhi |
| Match 9 | Sat Apr 4 | 7:30 PM IST | Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals | Narendra Modi Stadium | Ahmedabad |
| Match 10 | Sun Apr 5 | 3:30 PM IST | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | Hyderabad |
| Match 11 | Sun Apr 5 | 7:30 PM IST | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
| Match 12 | Mon Apr 6 | 7:30 PM IST | Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
| Match 13 | Tue Apr 7 | 7:30 PM IST | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
| Match 14 | Wed Apr 8 | 7:30 PM IST | Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur |
| Match 15 | Thu Apr 9 | 7:30 PM IST | Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
| Match 16 | Fri Apr 10 | 7:30 PM IST | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | Hyderabad |
| Match 17 | Sat Apr 11 | 3:30 PM IST | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Arun Jaitley Stadium | Delhi |
| Match 18 | Sat Apr 11 | 7:30 PM IST | Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians | Narendra Modi Stadium | Ahmedabad |
| Match 19 | Sun Apr 12 | 3:30 PM IST | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur |
| Match 20 | Sun Apr 12 | 7:30 PM IST | Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings | Ekana Cricket Stadium | Lucknow |
The first Saturday double-header comes on Apr 4 with Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians in Delhi, followed by Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad. The next double-header is on Apr 5, with Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants in Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings in Bengaluru.
How to follow the opening-day updates
During Match 1, this thread will surface the live score, ball-by-ball commentary, scorecard updates, highlights, stats, news, and videos as they come in. That keeps the opening-day action in one place from the first ball onward.
If you are checking on mobile, this is the quickest way to track the scheduled opening fixture without switching between pages.