Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets in Match 16 of the Indian Premier League 2026. RR completed the chase of 202 in 18 overs, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel scoring fifty-plus scores on April 10. Sooryavanshi was unstoppable, amassing 78 runs off 26 balls, including 8 fours and 7 sixes. Jurel remained unbeaten on 81 runs in 43 deliveries, with the help of 8 boundaries and 3 maximums. Ravindra Jadeja contributed 24 not out. For Bengaluru, Josh Hazlewood and Krunal Pandya picked up two scalps each.
Earlier, Rajat Patidar's team reached 201/8 in their 20 overs. Patidar led the batting charts, accumulating 63 runs off 40 deliveries, packed with 4 boundaries and 4 sixes.
Virat Kohli (32 off 16), Venkatesh Iyer (29 off 15), and Romario Shepherd (22 off 11) were also impressive with the bat.
Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi and Jofra Archer got rid of two batters each.
RR 202/4 (Jurel 81*, Sooryavanshi 78, Pandya 2 wickets) beat RCB 201/8 (Patidar 63, Bishnoi 2 wickets) by 6 wickets.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's onslaught was the turning point of the match. He took the game away from RCB's reach in just 6 overs. The visiting team failed to recover from hammering, and despite RR losing a few wickets in quick succession, the defending champions couldn't stop the rival franchise.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was named the Player of the Match for his knock of 78 runs.
Rajasthan Royals have retained their No.1 position with their fourth consecutive win in IPL 2026. RCB are third after two wins and one defeat.
A1: RR defeated RCB by 6 wickets in Guwahati.
A2: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was adjudged the Player of the Match.
A3: RR vs RCB
RR 202/4 (Jurel 81*, Sooryavanshi 78, Pandya 2 wickets)
RCB 201/8 (Patidar 63, Bishnoi 2 wickets) by 6 wickets.
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