Watch the highlights of RR vs RCB - The 16th match of the 2026 IPL (Indian Premier League) Twenty20 cricket tournament between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on April 10, 2026.
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| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi racked up 78 off 26 balls © BCCI / IPLT20 |
A brutal hitting display from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 26-ball 78 and Dhruv Jurel's career-best sparkling 43-ball 81* powers to Rajasthan Royals chased their record target of 202 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru by a comfortable 6-wicket win, despite Krunal Pandya's fightback in a high-scoring 16th match of a Indian Premier League.
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- This is the third time Rajasthan Royals won the first 4 matches of the IPL season (2015, 2024 and 2026).
- Rajasthan Royals chased 202 was their fifth highest successful run-chase in Indian Premier League and It is their highest chase against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL, previous highest chase was 191 at Bengaluru in the 2014 IPL edition.
- This is the seventh time Royal Challengers Bengaluru failed to defend a 200-plus total in the IPL - the joint most 200-plus total failed to defended by any team in IPL, jointly with Punjab Kings
- Phil Salt became the fourth Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener to fall for a first-ball duck against Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 61 for 3 was their fifth highest powerplay total against Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League.
- 41 : Venkatesh Iyer and Bhuvneshwar Kumar equalled a joint highest eighth-wicket partnership for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Rajasthan Royals in IPL, jointly 41-run stand held by between Praveen Kumar and Zaheer Khan at Bengaluru in the inaugural 2008 IPL edition.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 201 was their second highest score against Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League after their 205 at Bengaluru in the previous year and the second highest total by any team at Guwahati in IPL, before this match previous highest was 199 by Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals in the 2023 IPL season.
- Rajasthan Royals' 97 for 1 was their highest powerplay total in Indian Premier League, previous highest was 89 for 1 against Punjab Kings at Jaipur in the last year and the fifth highest powerplay-total in IPL.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi equalled a 15-ball his joint fastest fifty for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and the fastest fifty by an RR batsman against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL, surpassing the previous record of 19-ball half-century held by Owais Shah at Bengaluru in the 2012 IPL edition.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi equalled a 15-ball joint fastest fifty by any batsman against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL, jointly with 15-ball half-century held by Sunil Narine (15-ball 50) at Bengaluru in the 2017 IPL edition and Nicholas Pooran (15-ball 50) also at Bengaluru in the 2023 IPL season.
- Rajasthan Royals' 97 for 1 was their highest powerplay total in IPL, previous highest-powerplay was 87 for 0 against Gujarat Titans at Jaipur in previous year.
- 108 : Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel set up the third highest second-wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Indian Premier League and the RR's fourth highest any-wicket stand against RCB in IPL.
- The run-rate 17.51 of the 108-run stand between Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel, which came from just 6.1 overs. This is the second highest partnership by run-rate in IPL (partnership of 100-plus), The highest is 20.68 run-rate for the first-wicket between Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, who added 131 off 38-balls against Delhi Capitals at Delhi in the 2024 IPL edition.
- Rajasthan Royals' 137 for 4 was their second most runs after ten overs in IPL after their 144 for 0 against Gujarat Titans at Jaipur in previous season and It is their most runs after ten overs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL, Their previous most-runs-after-ten-over was 113 for 3 at Bengaluru in the last year.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit his second most sixes in an innings for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and the second most-sixes hit by an RR batsman against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in an innings in IPL after Sanju Samson's 10-sixes at Bengaluru in the 2018 IPL season.
- This is the second instance of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit a 15-ball fifty in this IPL season, previously Jake Fraser-McGurk - who achieved two 15-ball fifties in the 2024 IPL season.
- Dhruv Jurel hammered a 25-ball his fastest fifty for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and the fourth fastest fifty by an RR batsman against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL.
- Dhruv Jurel's unbeaten 81 was his highest score for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and the fifth highest-score by an RR batsman against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL.
- Rajasthan Royals' 202 was their second highest score against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Indian Premier League after their 217 at Bengaluru in the 2018 IPL edition and the highest total by any team at Guwahati in IPL, previous highest was 201 by Royal Challengers Bengaluru earlier in this match.
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RCB scored massive total of 201-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Rajat Patidar hammered a 63 off 40-balls including 4-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 157.50.
Virat Kohli blasted a 32 off 16-balls including 7-fours with strike rate of 200, Venkatesh Iyer hammered a unbeaten 29 off 15-balls included 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 193.33.
Romario Shepherd hit 22 off 11-balls including 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 200 and Devdutt Padikkal struck 14 off 7-balls contained 3-fours with strike rate of 200.
RR best bowler by Ravi Bishnoi, Jofra Archer, Brijesh Sharma each took 2-wickets and one for Ravindra Jadeja - Sandeep Sharma.
RR chase down the target of 202 for 4 in 18 overs with top scorer by Dhruv Jurel blasted a career-best unbeaten 81 off 43-balls including 8-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 188.37.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hammered a 78 off 26-balls, Ravindra Jadeja cracked a unbeaten 24 off 25-balls included a boundary and Yashaswi Jaiswal hit 13 off 8-balls included 2-sixes with strike rate of 162.50.
RCB best bowler by Krunal Pandya and Josh Hazlewood both took 2-wickets.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi named Player of the match for his brutal hitting batting performance to smashed a 78 off facing 26-balls including 8-fours & 7-sixes with strike rate of 300.
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