Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 16th Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (Rajasthan Royals 202/4, Royal Challengers Bengaluru 201/8).
- Rajasthan Royals: 202/4 (18 ov)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201/8 (20 ov)
Match report
Rajasthan Royals (RR) faced Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 16th Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Play began on Friday, 10 April 2026 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Kannur Swaroopanand and Kumar Dharmasena, with Narayanan Kutty as match referee.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru made 201/8 in 20 overs, with Rajat Patidar top-scoring on 63 from 40 balls. Ravi Bishnoi was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 32. Rajasthan Royals made 202/4 in 18 overs, with Dhruv Jurel top-scoring on 81 not out from 43 balls. Krunal Pandya was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 30.
Result: Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining). Vaibhav Suryavanshi was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru · 1st innings: 201/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Dhruv Jurel b Jofra Archer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | b Ravi Bishnoi | 32 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 200 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | c Shimron Hetmyer b Jofra Archer | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 200 |
| Rajat Patidar | c Donovan Ferreira b Sandeep Sharma | 63 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 157.5 |
| Krunal Pandya | c Shimron Hetmyer b Ravi Bishnoi | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Jitesh Sharma | lbw b Brijesh Sharma | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Tim David | c Shimron Hetmyer b Brijesh Sharma | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 144.44 |
| Romario Shepherd | c Brijesh Sharma b Ravindra Jadeja | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 200 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | not out | 29 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 193.33 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | not out | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 11 |
| Nandre Burger | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| Brijesh Sharma | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
Rajasthan Royals · 1st innings: 202/4 (18 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Jitesh Sharma b Josh Hazlewood | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 162.5 |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | c Virat Kohli b Krunal Pandya | 78 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 300 |
| Dhruv Jurel | not out | 81 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 188.37 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | c Josh Hazlewood b Krunal Pandya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riyan Parag | c Krunal Pandya b Josh Hazlewood | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | not out | 24 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 96 |
Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 11 |
| Abhinandan Singh | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 18 |
| Krunal Pandya | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Tim David | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Romario Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
Latest overs
- Over 18 (RR, Romario Shepherd): 11 runs, 201/4 – 1 6 1 1 1 1
- Over 17 (RR, Bhuvneshwar Kumar): 7 runs, 190/4 – 1 • 2 1 1 2
- Over 16 (RR, Romario Shepherd): 7 runs, 183/4 – 1 2 1 1 1 1
- Over 15 (RR, Abhinandan Singh): 14 runs, 176/4 – 1 1 wd 1 4 wd 4 1
- Over 14 (RR, Josh Hazlewood): 8 runs, 162/4 – 1 1 1 1 4 0lb
- Over 13 (RR, Krunal Pandya): 9 runs, 154/4 – 1 • 1 2 1 4