Summary of this article
Rajasthan Royals thrashed Royal Challengers by 6 wickets in Guwahati
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was adjudged 'Player of the Match' for his blistering 78 off 26 balls
RR climbed to the top spot in the points table with this win, while RCB are at the 3rd spot
Rajasthan Royals (RR) thumped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 6 wickets with 12 balls to spare in match 16 of the Indian Premier League at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Friday, April 11, 2026.
With this win, RR have moved to the top of the points table with 8 points after winning all four matches played so far; meanwhile, RCB are still sitting comfortably at the 3rd spot with 6 points in three matches.
The match got delayed by 45 minutes due to rain, however, no overs were deducted. RR won the toss and asked RCB to bat first, with the hope of getting some help for their bowlers from the wicket.
RCB got off to a poor start as they lost Phil Salt on the first ball of the match to Jofra Archer. Virat Kohli looked in decent form and played a quick-fire knock of 32 runs off just 16 balls.
RCB lost a flurry of wickets after that and were reeling at 94/6 at one stage, but Rajat Patidar's sensational 63-run knock off 40 balls and Venkatesh Iyer's (29 runs off 15 balls) late flourish took them to a decent total of 201/8.
Jofra Archer, Brijesh Sharma, and Ravi Bishnoi picked two wickets for RR to restrict RCB to a chasable total on a placid wicket.
In response, RR made light work of the chase with 2 overs to spare courtesy of a sensational 78-run knock off just 26 balls, who set aside the match in the powerplay itself, where RR posted 96/1 on board.
RR lost the wickets of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Shimron Hetmyer on consecutive balls, followed by Riyan Parag's dismissal, which brought an artificial excitement in the match, but Dhruv Jurel's sensational knock of 81 not out guided RR home comfortably along with Ravindra Jadeja (24*).
RR Vs RCB, IPL 2026: Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma
RR Impact Subs: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood
RCB Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer
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Who won the match between RCB and RR in IPL 2026?
RR routed RCB by 6 wickets with 12 balls to spare in match 16 of IPL 2026.
Who was the 'Player of the Match' in RCB vs RR match?
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was announced the 'Player of the Match' for his sensational knock of 78 off just 26 balls.
How many runs did Virat Kohli scored against RR?
Virat Kohli scored a brisk 16-ball 32 against RR in match 16 of IPL 2026.
