Today’s IPL 2026 T20 cricket match is between the Rajasthan Royals and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. It is the 16th match of the season. This match features a bowling match of Josh Hazlewood vs Ravi Bishnoi.
While RCB and RR are not the New York Yankees or the LA Lakers, they are still exciting teams to watch. Both squads have bowlers who take wickets for breakfast and batters with strong strike rates.
Here are live updates of the match, predictions, and other important information.
UPDATE: The IPL posted an update on today’s match. Following the coin toss and announcement of the playing XIs, the game play has been delayed.
LIVE Score: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (April 10, 2026)
*Rajasthan Royals win by 6 wickets.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201/8 in 20 overs.
Rajasthan Royals: 202/4 in 18 overs.
As predicted, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the impact sub for the Rajasthan Royals. Suryavanshi is currently batting.
Suryavanshi Run Counter: 78 runs off 26 balls.
*RR won the toss and will field first.
Ravi Bishnoi: What You Need to Know
Ravi Bishnoi is currently averaging one wicket per IPL match. In 81 matches, he has 81 wickets, while only surrendering 2317 runs. The best figures of his career came this year, with a 4/41 spell earlier in the tournament.
Ravi Bishnoi maintains his grip on the Purple Cap, collecting his eighth & ninth wickets of the tournament.
Playing XI Changes: Josh Hazlewood Returns?
Sportskeeda reports that RCB bowler Josh Hazlewood has been warming up ahead of today’s match and could be part of the playing XI.
These are the confirmed playing XIs for the two teams.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru XI
- V. Kohli, P. Salt, D. Padikkal, R. Patidar (c), J. Sharma (wk), T. David, R. Shepherd, K. Pandya, B. Kumar, A. Singh, J.Hazlewood.
Rajasthan Royals XI
One fascinating change is the removal of Suryavanshi, though he could still be the impact player for RR in the match.
- Y. Jaiswal, D. Jurel (wk), R. Parag (c), S. Hetmyer, D. Ferreira, R. Jadeja, J. Archer, N. Burger, S. Sharma, R. Bishnoi, B. Sharma.
T20 Cricket Match Squads: RR vs RCB
Here are the full squads for the match between the Rajasthan Royals and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Rajasthan Royals Squad
- Batters: Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-Dre Pretorious, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao Perala, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, & Dhruv Jurel.
- All-Rounders: Riyan Parag, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravindra Jadeja, & Dasun Shanaka.
- Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Yash Raj Punja, Vignesh Puthur, Brijesh Sharma, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, & Nandre Burger.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad
- Batters: Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, & Jordan Cox.
- All-Rounders: Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Venkatesh Iyer, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, & Kanishk Chouhan
- Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Abinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, & Yash Dayal.
Match Predictions For Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Here are some predictions for today’s match between two undefeated IPL teams.
- CricTracker is predicting that Virat Kohli will be the best batter of the match. Additionally, they predict Sandeep Sharma will be the best bowler.
- CT also predicts that the team batting first will win the match.
- ChatGPT predicts that RCB has a 55 % chance of winning today’s match.
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