IPL 2026, RCB vs RR: In the 16th match of IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets. This match was played at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, where Rajasthan achieved the target of 202 runs by losing 4 wickets in just 17.5 overs. The start of the match was delayed due to rain, but the overs were not reduced. After this the fans got to see rain of fours and sixes. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the hero of Rajasthan’s victory in this match.
RCB put 201 runs on the board
After winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals decided to bowl first. But the start of RCB’s innings was very bad when Joffra Archer sent Phil Salt to the pavilion on the very first ball. Due to which RCB’s top order kept struggling, but captain Rajat Patidar played a useful inning of 63 runs in 40 balls. Virat Kohli scored 32 runs in 16 balls. Venkatesh Iyer, who came as an impact player, scored unbeaten 29 runs in 15 balls. Due to which RCB scored 201 runs after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs.
On the other hand, Joffra Archer took 2 wickets in the bowling of Rajasthan Royals. At the same time, Ravi Bishnoi and Brijesh Sharma also got 2-2 wickets. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja and Sandeep Sharma also got 1 success each.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi played the match one-sidedly
Chasing the target, Rajasthan Royals started with 13 runs from Yashasvi Jaiswal, but the real storm was created by Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The young batsman played an explosive inning of 78 runs in just 26 balls, which included 8 fours and 7 sixes. He scored these runs at a strike rate of 300, which made the match one-sided. Along with Dhruv Jurel, he added 108 runs for the second wicket. Then Dhruv Jurel also scored a half-century, he scored unbeaten 81 runs on 43 balls. Which included 8 fours and 3 sixes. At the same time, Jadeja led the team to victory by scoring unbeaten 24 runs in 25 balls.
This is the fourth consecutive win for Rajasthan Royals this season, with this they remain at the first position in the points table. At the same time, RCB has faced its first defeat of the season. Before this he had won 2 consecutive matches.