Rajasthan Royals (RR) continued their clinical run in IPL 2026, securing an exciting 6-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on the ACA Stadium in Guwahati. Chasing a formidable goal of 202, the Royals showcased incredible batting depth to cross the finish line with 12 balls to spare.
This win further solidifies Rajasthan’s position at the highest of the table, while RCB is left to rue missed opportunities in a high-scoring encounter that kept fans on the sting of their seats. The match began with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru being put into bat, they usually recovered well after an early blitz from Virat Kohli, who struck a brisk 32 off 16 balls.
The innings was anchored by captain Rajat Patidar, whose composed 63 off 40 deliveries provided the needed platform for a giant total. Despite disciplined spells from RR’s Ravi Bishnoi and Jofra Archer, who each claimed two wickets apiece, a late surge from the RCB lower order propelled them to a powerful total of 201/8.
Nonetheless, the chase belonged entirely to the Royals’ young sensation, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The 15-year-old phenom dismantled the RCB bowling attack with a wide ranging 78 off just 26 balls, striking at an enormous rate of 300. His innings, which included seven towering sixes, effectively broke the back of the chase throughout the Powerplay.
Although Sooryavanshi fell shortly after, the momentum he provided allowed Dhruv Jurel to play a masterful knock of 81 off 43 balls*, guiding the team home with calm authority.
Listed below are some reactions:
🚨 RESULT 🔥
RR CHASE DOWN 202 💥
RCB: 201/8
RR: 202/4RAJASTHAN ROYALS WIN BY 6 WICKETS 🏏
JUREL FINISHES IT IN STYLE 🔥
RCB WINNING STREAK… GONE 💔#IPL2026 #RRvsRCB #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/AskiNjkGNF— X News INDIA (@XBreakingNewsIN) April 10, 2026
🚨 MY REVIEW ON RR VS RCB MATCH 🚨
– RR unbeaten in IPL 26.
– Vaibhav Suryavanshi destroyed RCB in powerplay.
– Great comeback by RCB in batting.
– Rajat Patidar played a captain knock & V Iyer cameo innings.
– Dhruv Jurel played a mature Innings.
– Poor bowling by RCB in… pic.twitter.com/RGf7Hv24YP— VIKAS (@Vikas662005) April 10, 2026
RR win vs RCB because of great contribution from the next:
– Sooryavanshi 78 – 7 sixes n 8 fours
– Jurel 61 – 2 sixes n 8 fours
– Bishnoi, Archer n Brijesh – 2 wkts each
– Capt Riyan Parag – 4 runs 😜#RRvsRCBI #RCBvsRR #RRvRCB #RCBvRR #ViratKohli #Vaibhav #ipl #RiyanParag pic.twitter.com/7mwCt0ax42— Cric_Lover 🏏 (@ankit_bhattar) April 10, 2026
Rajasthan vs Bengaluru sixteenth Match IPL 2026 | RR vs RCB
Remember the name Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
15 yr old #VaibhavSooryavanshi is in tremendous form 🔥
78 runs in only 26 balls
7 sixes
8 fours
Strike Rate 300
74 runs – boundaries#RRvsRCB #IPL2026 #IPLpic.twitter.com/Bqp5J7i6ui— Vikas Kohli (@imvikaskohli) April 10, 2026
75(42) Vs GT.
81*(43) Vs RCBBro is proving why selectors have trust on him, RR goes hard this season they do not care which team they’re playing against they’re here to dominate pic.twitter.com/FniDziG8Uj
— Tejas Agarwal (@tejasagarwal197) April 10, 2026
खामोश… लेकिन खतरनाक 👑🔥
Dhruv Jurel:
75 (42) vs GT 💥
81* (43) vs RCB 🚀ना ज्यादा शोर, ना दिखावा… बस मैच जिताने का काम 👀
RR का असली साइलेंट हीरो 💪#DhruvJurel #RR #IPL2026 #SilentHero #MatchWinner #CricketFire pic.twitter.com/gsqF2iNa5a
— Pratik Maheta (@maheta_pra70945) April 10, 2026
RR vs RCB 😂 pic.twitter.com/o97dmkKXai
— Gagan🇮🇳 (@1no_aalsi_) April 10, 2026
Rajasthan Royals Secure Top Spot with Strong Team Mix
This victory highlights the Rajasthan Royals’ status because the team to beat this season, successfully mixing youthful aggression with the experienced ending of players like Jurel and Jadeja. For RCB, the performance of Patidar and Kohli stays a positive, but their bowling unit struggled to contain the Royals’ onslaught under the Guwahati lights.
Because the tournament progresses, RR looks like a well-oiled machine, while RCB will need to search out more consistency of their defense of high totals.
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