Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Report – IPL 2026 | Statz Cricket
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – IPL 2026, 3rd Match
Date: Saturday, 28 March 2026 | Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | Toss: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and chose to field
Result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
Sunrisers Hyderabad – Innings 1: 201/9 (20 overs)
Top Batters:
- Ishan Kishan – 80 (38) | 4s: 8, 6s: 5 | SR: 210.53
- Aniket Verma – 43 (18) | 4s: 3, 6s: 4 | SR: 238.89
- Heinrich Klaasen – 31 (22) | SR: 140.91
- Travis Head – 11 (9) | SR: 122.22
Key Bowling (Royal Challengers Bengaluru):
- Jacob Duffy – 4-0-22-3 | Econ: 5.5
- Romario Shepherd – 4-0-54-3 | Econ: 13.5
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 4-0-31-1 | Econ: 7.75
Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Innings 2: 203/4 (15.4 overs)
Top Batters:
- Virat Kohli – 69* (38) | 4s: 5, 6s: 5 | SR: 181.58
- Devdutt Padikkal – 61 (26) | 4s: 7, 6s: 4 | SR: 234.62
- Rajat Patidar – 31 (12) | SR: 258.33
Key Bowling (Sunrisers Hyderabad):
- David Payne – 3-0-35-2 | Econ: 11.67
- Jaydev Unadkat – 3-0-29-1 | Econ: 9.67
Match Verdict
RCB demolished a 202-run target with more than four overs in hand thanks to a stunning batting display. Devdutt Padikkal's 61 off 26 set a blazing tone before Virat Kohli (69* off 38) guided the chase home with authority. Jacob Duffy had earlier been outstanding with 3/22 off 4 overs to restrict SRH despite Ishan Kishan's brilliant 80 off 38.
Statz Ratings – Top 5
- Jacob Duffy (RCB) – 89.3
- Ishan Kishan (SRH) – 51.5
- Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) – 50.2
- Virat Kohli (RCB) – 39.1
- Rajat Patidar (RCB) – 36.3
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Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Duffy, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Romario Shepherd, Suyash Sharma, Tim David, Virat Kohli
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, David Payne, Eshan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan (c, wk), Jaydev Unadkat, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Travis Head
