RR beat RCB by six wickets! Jurel sealed the deal with a six and a single. RR chased down 202 with two overs to spare. They remain unbeaten and stay top of the table. For RCB, it's back to the drawing board. They finally lost away from home after going unbeaten on the road last season. They have another away game coming up against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday.

Drama in Guwahati as Jurel goes down with cramps!! They were about to take a double but Jurel went down at the striker's end. He is now receiving treatment from the physio.
RR: 188/4 (16.3)

Jurel and Jadeja are rotating the strike at the moment! Sensible batting from the two. Just 18 runs needed off the last 24. 
RR: 184/4 (16)

Another expensive over from Abhinandan! This pretty much seals the deal for RR. Just 25 needed off the last five. Something crazy needs to happen for RCB to win this from here!

RR: 177/4 (15)

Fifty up for Jurel! His second of the season. Back of a length ball from Hazlewood and Jurel crashes this through the leg side for a boundary. 

RR: 159/4 (13.2)

Huge shout for LBW! Hazlewood looks incredibly confident, but the umpire shakes his head. RCB opt for the review, but the replays quickly show the ball was pitching outside leg. Jadeja survives! RCB waste a review
RR: 155/4 (13.4)

Sensible batting from Jurel and Jadeja! Just rotating the strike. Just four off that over from Bhuvi. RR need just 57 off 48 balls. The required rate is just over seven.

RR: 145/4 (12)

Another one bites the dust! Parag holes out too! The RR captain miscues it off the toe-end and that brings long on into play. Hazlewood gets the wicket and it Krunal who takes the catch this time.

Riyan Parag c Pandya b Hazlewood 3 (5)

RR: 134/4 (9.4)

Krunal will be on a hattrick! What a bizarre way to get out! Hetmyer makes an absolute meal of it. His reaction sums it up. Catching practice for Hazlewood at short third. Banged in short from Krunal and he dangles his bat at the last moment.

RR: 129/3 (8.2)

Sooryavanshi's carnage comes to an end! He holes out to long on. Virat Kohli takes a stunning catch in the deep. Krunal Pandya strikes for RCB. Massive wicket for RCB! Sooryavanshi gets a standing ovation from the crowd!

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi c Kohli b Pandya 78 (26)
RR: 129/2 (8.1)

What a shot! Another six for Sooryavanshi! He claims the Orange Cap, surpassing Jaiswal in the list. Just 79 needed off 73 balls. Almost run-a-ball from here!

RR: 122/1 (7.4)

More poor bowling, this time from Krunal Pandya! Jurel rocks back instantly and slams a short delivery over mid-wicket for four. There is simply no relief for RCB right now. The equation has become incredibly simple: RR need just 100 runs off 82 balls with nine wickets in hand!

24 runs off the over as Jurel tears into Abhinandan! It has been an abject display of bowling, and this chase is rapidly becoming a mere formality. At the end of the Powerplay, RR are 97/1-just three runs shy of the hundred mark! We are witnessing insane power-hitting from both Sooryavanshi and Jurel!
RR: 97/1 (6)

Half-century for Sooryavanshi! It's taken just 15 balls to reach the milestone in an absolute blitzkrieg! The Rajasthan Royals are running away with this chase, and Sooryavanshi is once again the architect of their dominance.
RR: 69/1 (4.3)

4, 4, 6 - Sooryavanshi is on the charge! What a sensational start for the Rajasthan Royals, despite the early loss of Jaiswal. This is simply outstanding batting from the young Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Poor bowling from Abhinandan!
RR: 37/1 (3)

EDGED AND GONE! Hazlewood is back with a bang! It was a classic back-of-a-length delivery just outside off that climbed on Jaiswal; he could only manage a tentative poke, sending a thick edge through to the keeper. Jitesh Sharma makes no mistake behind the stumps. Breakthrough for RCB!

Yashasvi Jaiswal c Sharma b Hazlewood 13 (8)
RR: 21/1 (2)

What a start for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi! A yorker from Bhuvneshwar Kumar was guided brilliantly to the boundary and the youngster slammed a second four off a short-pitched ball. Game on!

RR: 9/0 (1 over)

The chase is on! The familiar opening pair of Sooryavanshi and Jaiswal is out in the middle for the Royals. Bhuvneshwar Kumar takes the new ball and will start the proceedings, with Jaiswal set to face the first delivery. Expect plenty of swing in these humid Guwahati conditions!

Venkatesh Iyer went berserk in the final over! A sensational sequence of 4, 6, 6 off the last few balls propels RCB to a mammoth 201/8. It's a miraculous recovery, and while Iyer provided the finishing touch, Captain Rajat Patidar deserves immense credit for his blistering 63 off 40 balls. From the depths of a collapse, RCB have set a target that makes this game anyone's for the taking!

Patidar holes out! A magnificent resistance finally comes to an end as Sandeep Sharma strikes. Patidar was through the shot too early and miscued. He didn't get the elevation required, and Donovan Ferreira did the rest at the boundary. Sandeep points to the sky in celebration-huge wicket!

Rajat Patidar c Ferreira b Sandeep Sharma 63 (40)

RCB: 166/8 (17.1)

Back-to-back sixes for Patidar! He targets the spin of Bishnoi and clears the ropes with ease. With three overs to go, RCB are suddenly threatening the 200-mark! Can Venkatesh Iyer provide the support Patidar needs from the other end to finish with a flourish?

RCB: 163/7 (16.3)

Patidar slams a half-century! It took just 35 balls for the RCB captain to reach the milestone, and he is truly leading from the front. He is well and truly on the charge now, and suddenly, RCB have found some hope in Guwahati!

RCB: 150/7 (15.5)

Venkatesh Iyer enters the fray as the Impact Sub! It's a calculated move by the RCB management, as Iyer can also provide a handy bowling option if needed. It's a massive moment in the match as he joins his Madhya Pradesh teammate, Rajat Patidar, with RCB in desperate need of some late-innings impetus.

Shepherd's knock comes to an end! He makes an absolute meal of the pull shot, sending the ball straight up off the top edge. It popped out of Brijesh Sharma's hands initially, but he clutched it on the second attempt! RCB are seven down and in serious trouble again.
RCB: 125/7 (14)

Massive over for RCB - 15 runs coming off it! Patidar and Shepherd are playing smart cricket at the moment, rotating the strike and finding the fence. If they can push the total beyond 170, RCB will certainly back themselves to defend this at Barsapara.
RCB: 119/6 (13)

First six of the match! Hits it straight over the bowler's head! The long-off was up and he plants his front foot and launches it over the boundary for a massive six.

RCB: 101/6 (11.3)

A few spots of rain are falling, but play continues! Meanwhile, Brijesh Sharma strikes again! It was a half-tracker that Tim David should have dispatched, but he hit it flat and straight to long-on. Shimron Hetmyer pouches his third catch of the match to send the big man packing!

Tim David c Hetmyer b Brijesh Sharma 13 (9)
RCB: 94/6

Archer bangs it in short, and Tim David punishes him! He stands tall and muscles the ball deep over mid-wicket for four. These are vital runs for RCB as they look to salvage this innings!

RCB: 89/5 (9.5)

Virat Kohli vs Ravi Bishnoi in IPL:

7 innings

44 balls

37 runs

Two dismissals

SR: 84.1

That looks plumb! The umpire raises the finger immediately. It's a maiden IPL wicket for Brijesh, and RCB have now lost half their side! The ball kept a tad low and struck him straight on the pads; Jitesh Sharma consulted with Patidar but wisely opted against the review. RCB are in freefall!

RCB: 76/5 (8.4)

Patidar goes inside-out and connects! He gives himself room and lofts the ball beautifully over extra cover; it lands just inside the rope for four. A defiant start as Patidar welcomes Jadeja to the attack with a boundary!

RCB: 70/4 (7.2)

ANOTHER ONE! Bishnoi strikes again! RCB's gamble to promote Krunal Pandya has backfired spectacularly, leaving them four down and reeling. Krunal sliced a lofted shot toward long-off, where Shimron Hetmyer produced another brilliant dive to pouch the ball. A total disaster for the visitors!

Krunal Pandya c Hetmyer b Ravi Bishnoi 1 (6)
RCB: 62/4 (6.2)

BISHNOI HAS CLEANED HIM UP! The big fish is gone as Virat Kohli fails to read a beautifully disguised googly. Kohli looked to go inside-out but was nowhere near the pitch of the ball, seeing his stumps rattled. A massive blow for RCB!
Virat Kohli b Ravi Bishnoi 32 (16)
RCB: 58/3 (4.5)

Archer strikes again! The ball sticks in the surface, and Devdutt Padikkal, looking to pick it up, only manages to sky it high. Shimron Hetmyer charges in from the deep and redeems himself with a sensational diving catch! RCB are in deep trouble now.

Devdutt Padikkal c Hetmyer b Archer 14 (7)
RCB: 45/2 (3)

Kohli on fire! He is on the charge for RCB! Three boundaries in four balls for the former RCB captain. Top start for Kohli and RCB!

RCB: 45/1 (2.5) 

Huge let-off for Kohli and RCB! Archer is getting plenty of movement here, and Kohli finds himself in trouble as a thick outside edge flies just past a diving Dhruv Jurel. It races away to the fence for four-Kohli is off the mark, but only just!
RCB: 13/1 (0.6)

WICKET! First ball! Jofra Archer stuns Phil Salt with a vicious bouncer. The ball catches the handle of the bat and loops straight up; Dhruv Jurel makes no mistake with the easy catch. What a start for the Royals!

Phil Salt c Jurel b Archer 0 (1)

RCB: 0/1 (0.1)

The rain has stopped in Guwahati, and the Rajasthan Royals players are already out warming up! Provided there are no further interruptions, play is officially scheduled to begin at 8:40 PM IST.

The rain stopped for a brief moment, but the drizzle has already returned! The covers were about to be removed, but the ground staff had to quickly pivot as the weather turned again. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope we still get a full 40-over game!

The Super Soppers are back in action despite the light drizzle! The fourth umpire is chatting with a few members of the ground staff under an umbrella. It looks like we could be in for a stop-start match, as the forecast predicts intermittent showers for the next six hours.

Rain has returned to Guwahati right after the toss! The covers are being rushed back on, and the match will not start at 8:15 PM as scheduled. In the meantime, let's take a look at the Playing XIs and Impact subs! 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting-first XI: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (capt), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Abhinandan Singh

RCB bench: Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer

Rajasthan Royals bowling-first XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (capt), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi

RR bench: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande

Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Royals make one change, with Brijesh replacing Tushar Deshpande. Royal Challengers Bengaluru also make an alteration to their pace attack, as Josh Hazlewood replaces Jacob Duffy.

We are moments away from the toss. RR captain Riyan Parag is already out in the middle, practising his coin swing, while Rajat Patidar has also joined him at the square.

Toss will be at 8pm local time, with the first ball set to be bowled at 8:15pm local time. No overs have been lost due to the rain delay. Good news for RCB as Josh Hazlewood is warming up. He might play ahead of Romario Shepherd.

Amid the inspection, some RR players have made their way back out onto the field. We can confirm that the main pitch cover is now being removed by the ground staff.

Covers are being peeled off slowly! The officials are currently doing an inspection, which means that an official announcement for the updated toss and start time is not far away.

The latest news from the middle is that the rain has stopped in Guwahati. The Super Soppers are out in full force to dry the outfield, while the ground staff are removing the covers from the square. Official announcement is awaited!

The intensity of the downpour has eased. Broadcast visuals showed the RR players engaged in a football rondo, where Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was playfully pushed out by his teammates after failing to keep the ball in the air.

The ground staff have started covering the outfield; initially, only the pitch was under cover. The Super Soppers are already in action despite the heavy downpour.

The rain has intensified significantly, and the covers are firmly in place until the weather clears. What was a light drizzle just moments ago has turned into a steady downpour, delaying the start of toss at the Barsapara!

A light drizzle has started in Guwahati ahead of the toss. The ground staff have begun bringing the covers onto the pitch to keep the surface dry. Hopefully, this is just a passing shower and won't impact the start of play.

RR and RCB have met 34 times since the inception of the IPL. In those encounters, RCB hold a 17-14 lead over RR, with three matches ending in no result. In recent meetings, RCB also maintain a 3-2 edge, having swept both of their fixtures against the Royals last season.

It will be fascinating battle to watch out for between Virat Kohli and Sandeep Sharma. In fact, Sandeep Sharma has dismissed Virat Kohli 7 times- which is most by a bowler in IPL.

Jaiswal currently leads the Orange Cap race with 170 runs in three matches. Sooryavanshi, scoring at a higher strike rate, has managed 122 runs across those same fixtures. Kohli, on the other hand, has 97 runs so far; however, one can't rule out a player of his caliber claiming the Orange Cap by the end of tonight's clash.

RR have emerged as one of the most explosive batting units this season, driven largely by their openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The pair put on an 80-run stand during the rain-curtailed game against Mumbai Indians in their last match. RCB's bowling unit, which has leaked runs at an economy rate of over 10 so far this season, will be tested tonight.

This will be RCB's first away fixture of the season. They were the most successful team on the road last season, winning nine out of 10 matches away from the Chinnaswamy. The only loss came against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Lucknow-a match marked as a 'home' fixture that was moved from Bengaluru due to unseasonal thunderstorms last May.

Hello and welcome! It's 1st vs. 3rd in IPL 2026 as the Rajasthan Royals host Royal Challengers Bengaluru at their adopted home, Guwahati. Both teams come into the clash unbeaten so far. While RR sit top of the table with three wins out of three, RCB have also won both of their fixtures so far.