Here's what the IPL 2026 points table looks like after game one.
RCB thrash SRH in IPL 2026 season opener
RCB elected to field first in the season opener, and were rewarded almost instantly. New signing Jacob Duffy ripped through the SRH top-order to return figures of 3-22, bowling his four overs on the trot before being subbed out for Impact Player Devdutt Padikkal. Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan rebuilt the innings, the India opener going on to score 80 off 37 before a spectacular Phil Salt catch put paid to his time at the crease. Aniket Verma's late blitz (43 off 18) after he got a life thanks for Virat Kohli's drop ensured SRH posted 201-9.
Match 1, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Phil Salt was dismissed early in RCB's innings by Jaydev Unadkat, but Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal effectively broke the back of the chase, putting on 101 in 7.3 overs; Padikkal made a blistering 61 off 26. Skipper Rajat Patidar then came out and hit three sixes in a 12-ball 31 to bring the required rate under run-a-ball. Kohli and Tim David took them over the line with a staggering 26 balls to spare.
IPL 2026: Updated points table after RCB vs SRH
The defending champions are on top of the table after a comprehensive win.
| Rank | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.907 |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.907 |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Delhi Capitals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Gujarat Titans | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Mumbai Indians | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Punjab Kings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Rajasthan Royals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Lucknow Super Giants | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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