Travis Head smashed 46 off 21 balls, hitting six boundaries and three sixes. At the other end, Abhishek Sharma scored 48 off 21, with four boundaries and four sixes, but fell just two runs short of a well-deserved half-century

The first match of the IPL 2026 is set to be played between the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru