In the 16th match of the Indian Premier League 2026, Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Rajasthan Royals’ performance has been excellent so far, and they have won all three matches played, with which they are at the top in the points table. In the last match too, Rajasthan batted brilliantly and won by 27 runs against the Mumbai Indians. 

Batting first, Rajasthan scored 150 runs in 11 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant innings of 77, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 39 runs. While Ravi Bishnoi, Sandeep Sharma and Nandre Burger are the standout performers with the ball, as they took two wickets each. While Jofra Archer and Tushar Deshpande also took one wicket each.

On the other hand, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru also performed well in the previous game as they won by 43 runs against the Chennai Super Kings. Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted a total of 250 runs batting first, while CSK managed to score only 207. Moreover, Tim David batted well and scored 70 runs, while Devdutt Padikkal played a crucial knock of 50 runs. In the bowling department for RCB, Bhuvneshwar Kumar performed well as he took three wickets while Jacob Duffy, Abhinandan Singh, and Krunal Pandya took two wickets each.

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The pitch at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati is widely regarded as a batting-friendly surface that promotes high-scoring encounters. It offers consistent and true bounce, allowing batters to play their shots with confidence and freedom. Although fast bowlers may find some assistance in the early stages, the conditions predominantly favour stroke play. Moreover, it also provides easy batting conditions under lights and provides a significant advantage to teams chasing. The average first-innings score is approximately 167 runs.

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