Rajasthan Royals (RR) are going to face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match number 16. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on 10th April at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. RR have made a great start to the season and are currently on top of the points table with three consecutive wins. Meanwhile, RCB have also been impressive, remaining unbeaten with two wins and looking to continue their strong momentum.
toss update
Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag won the toss and decided to bowl first. He mentioned that there has been rain in the last few days, which could leave the pitch moist and his team will try to take advantage of those conditions from the start. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar said it was their first away game of the season and thanked the crowd for making it feel like a home venue despite being away.
Is Josh Hazlewood playing against RR?
RCB made a significant change in their playing eleven by bringing in Josh Hazlewood in place of Jacob Duffy. Hazlewood, returning from injury, will be keen to make an immediate impact and take advantage of favorable pitch conditions. On the other hand, RR also made one change and Brijesh Sharma was included in the team in place of Tushar Deshpande.
RR vs RCB: What did the captains say?
Riyan Parag, RR captain
We are going bowling. It was believed that this would be a dry wicket, but it has been raining for the last few days and even today it rained a little. Therefore there will be some moisture. We're trying to figure it out, but it looks like it's a really good wicket. Feeling very good. I think we have been very clinical before the tournament started. My message to the team was that we want to be a really pure team that plays really strategic cricket, really smart cricket. So hopefully we can continue to assess and adapt like we did in the first three games and hopefully get really good points. Tushar rests and Brijesh comes in. I think this is a new beginning. I told him that when we won against Mumbai, as soon as the sun came up, everything was past. And we need to forget about that. Sanga had said the same thing before we left the hotel. All three sports, that's a thing of the past. Today we have to demonstrate. If we don't do that, we lose two points and we don't want to do that. I mean, as long as they keep going, I'm happy. I am happy with this batting. I am happy with all this. So yes, hopefully they keep going.
Rajat Patidar, RCB captain
This is the first away game. Thanks everyone. You're making us feel like it's a home crowd. We all love you. Unfortunately, Duffy missed the game. Josh Hazlewood has been included in the team in place of Duffy. Duffy bowled brilliantly in the last two matches also. We know Josh is an experienced player. Their presence will definitely bring us in a good mental state.
RR vs RCB: Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals (RR):
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma.
Influential players: Shubham Dubey, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Tushar Deshpande, Ravi Singh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):
Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood.
Influential players: Jacob Bethel, Rasikh Salaam, Suyyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Kanishk Chauhan
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