Bengaluru, March 28 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) kicked off the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season in grand style as the defending champions defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets at the M Chinnaswamy on Saturday. Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal were at the centre of RCB's masterclass, the fastest 200-plus chase in the tournament's history.

Chasing a formidable target of 202, RCB reached the finish line with 26 balls to spare, fueled by vintage brilliance from Virat Kohli and a destructive knock from Devdutt Padikkal.

RCB's chase began with a couple of boundaries in the first over off the bat of Phil Salt, but he fell early, in the very next over, for eight runs. However, Kohli looked in sublime touch from the first b...