The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, match no.16, was between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). RR gained the toss and opted to discipline first; each groups made one change to their facet, respectively. RCB, whereas batting first, had a collapse, however Rajat Patidar scored an excellent half-century and helped his crew to attain 201/8.
Coming out to chase the goal of 202, RR’s wicket-keeper batter Dhurv Jurel took cost in the final over of the powerplay, scoring 24 runs off the ultimate powerplay over towards Abhinandan Singh, as he smacked three boundaries and two sixes in the over to complete off the powerplay.
(*24*)RR are on a roll
RR scored 97/1 in the facility play, and it was their highest ever rating in the primary six overs of the sport. They additionally introduced up the highest-ever rating in the facility play of this 12 months’s IPL. Dhruv Jurel was the watcher on the non-striker finish with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi taking the cost. After that, the previous joined the occasion.
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The two batters introduced up the 100 partnership in no time, as they have been 129/1 after the top of 8 overs. However, in the 8.1 over, Krunal Pandya took the massive fish as Sooryavanshi was again in the pavilion after scoring 78 off 26 balls and put the Royals in the driving force’s seat. In the following ball, Shimron Hetmyer was again after a first-ball duck.
RCB making a comeback
RR have been lowered from 129/1 to 129/3 in the span of two deliveries. But Dhruv Jurel was there on the crease, and Riyan Parag, the captain, got here into bat and confronted the hat-trick ball towards Krunal Pandya, and Parag guided the hat-trick ball to a single. The Royals want 70 of 66 on the level when Hetmyer obtained out.
The match was delayed on account of rain; nevertheless, no overs have been misplaced because it was a full 20-over contest. RCB have been off to the worst attainable begin after being invited to bat first as they misplaced Phil Salt in the primary ball of the innings. Then Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal took cost, and the previous was dismissed on the rating of 32.
Rajat Patidar performed a captain’s knock
The runs have been flowing for the reigning champions, however wickets fell at common intervals. As they’d a small collapse as they have been 94/6 at one stage, nevertheless, Rajat Patidar had different concepts as he led the facet with the bat, scoring an excellent half-century and was dismissed on the rating of 63.
RCB, on account of early wickets, needed to deliver in Venkatesh Iyer as an influence participant, and the Southpaw on his debut sport for the champions didn’t disappoint, taking part in a finisher’s function on the finish of the innings, scoring 29 off 15 balls, as RCB scored 201. RR openers have been on fireplace popping out to chase and in fast time Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reached his fifty in 15 balls.
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