Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 1st Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player Highlights

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Jitesh Sharma!! Abhishek's poor run continues. He hasn't been at his best since a couple of months. This was a short ball by Jacob Duffy and Abhishek Sharma got hurried up due to the pace. He goes for a pull, losing his shape in the process. A thick top edge is induced and Jitesh calls for it and circles under the skier to complete a safe catch. A disappointing start for the destructive opener in IPL 2026. Abhishek Sharma c Jitesh Sharma b Jacob Duffy 7(8) [6s-1],

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, wide, yet another wide. They have bowled too many wides already. Another wayward ball down the leg-side

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abhishek Sharma, leg byes, 1 run, cramped up for room again, off the thigh pad towards the leg-side as they take a leg bye

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abhishek Sharma, wide, on the shorter side and down the leg-side, another loose delivery by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Jitesh Sharma had to move across by a long way to gather this, it was so wayward

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abhishek Sharma, no run, short and quick around leg, Abhishek Sharma gets cramped for room as he looks to swipe this away, gets hit on the thigh pad as the ball lobs towards the keeper

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abhishek Sharma, wide, fired down the leg-side by Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the shorter side, called a wide by the umpire

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, advances down the wicket and knocks the length delivery in front of cover-point for a quick run

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, no run, that's a juicy full toss outside off, Abhishek Sharma plays a well-timed cover drive, but straight to the fielder stationed at cover-point

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, no run, good length delivery outside off, Abhishek Sharma has a swing and a miss. Got beaten due to the movement

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, first maximum of IPL 2026! Full and wide outside off, Abhishek Sharma reaches out for it with a slice, gets enough elevation as the ball flies over the fielder at deep backward point. He's off the mark in style

Jacob Duffy to Abhishek Sharma, no run, not out! RCB lose a review in the first over of the match. A back of a length delivery outside off, shapes back away as Abhishek Sharma gets beaten on the outside edge. UltraEdge confirms the same as the bowler starts walking back to his run-up mark