Tata IPL 2026
#TATAIPL-2026-16 : Vaibhav Sooryavanshi , Dhruv Jurel Dazzle As Red Hot Rajasthan Royals Beat Defending Champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru By 6 wickets
15 year -old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was unstoppable . Along with Dhruv Jurel made the stiff chase look easy . RCB bowlers had no clue at all
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In the much awaited battle of the Royals , it was the Rajasthan Royals who came out on top as they beat defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets in Guwahati in a Tata IPL 2026 encounter . Earlier RR Skipper Riyan Parag won the toss and elected to bowl first .
RCB lost explosive opener Philip Salt for 0 , Virat Kohil looked good but fell for 32 ( 16 balls 7 fours) , Devdutt Padikkal 14 . Skipper Rajat Patidar added the momentum to the innings with fine 63 ( 40 balls, 4 fours, 4 sixes) , Krunal Pandya 1, Jitesh Sharma 13 . The dangerous Tim David 13 , Romario Shepherd 22 ( 11 balls , 2 fours, 1 six) , Venkatesh Iyer swung his bat round towards the end with an unbeaten 29 ( 15 balls , 1 four, 2 sixes) , Bhuvneshwar Kumar not out 9 as RCB finished with a competitive total of 201/8 in their 20 overs .
RR Bowling figures : Jofra Archer 2/33 ( 3 overs), Nandre Burger 0/32 ( 3 overs), Nandre Burger 1/47 ( 4 overs), Ravi Bishnoi 2/32 ( 4 overs), Ravindra Jadeja 1/14 ( 2 overs), Brijesh Sharma 2/37 ( 4 overs)
Chasing target of 202, RR were in control right through. The RR openers – Yashasvi Jaiswal did not last long out for 13 . But his felllow partner the 15 year -old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was unstoppable . Along with Dhruv Jurel made the stiff chase look easy . RCB bowlers had no clue at all . RR on course thanks to the partnership of 108 from only 37 balls between Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was out but not before scoring a majestic 78 ( 26 balls , 8 fours, 7 sixes), Jurel not to be left behind remained unbeaten with a fine 81 ( 43 balls , 8 fours, 3 sixes) . Shimron Hetmyer 0 and Riyan Parag fell cheaply for 3 . But seasoned Ravindra Jadeja not out 24 along with Jurel saw RR romp home in style by 6 wickets reaching 202/4 in 18 overs.
RCB Bowling : Back in the bowling line- up Josh Hazelwood had figures of 2 /44( 4 overs), Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0/37 ( 4 overs), Abhinandan Singh 0/54 ( 3 overs), Krunal Pandya 2/30 ( 4 overs), Tim David 0/18 ( 1 over), Romario Shepherd 0/18 ( 2 overs)
Match: IPL 2026, 16th Match
Venue: Guwahati | Date: April 10, 2026