RR vs RCB Impact Players Today: Toss Report, Playing XIs, Latest Updates IPL 2026 Match 16

The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL), 2026, will be staying at the eastern part of India as the Rajasthan Royals (RR) face the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, with the match scheduled to take place from 7:30 PM IST. Both teams are unbeaten and today the streak will be broken.

Rajasthan Royals came out as a shocker for everyone as the team have been performing sensationally, under their new captain Riyan Parag, they outplayed their opponents in nearly every game, except Gujarat Titans, where the match went till the last ball of the game. The Royals, in their last game against Mumbai Indians, were phenomenal with the bat in an 11-over rain-curtailed match.

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The two openers of RR, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, have been in sensational form as they are dismantling the bowling attack with their batting display. The former is the leading run getter in the tournament as of now, and Sooryavanshi have been striking over 200; these two are the most discussed batters among the opposition.

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RCB will be looking to get the wickets of the two openers quickly, as if any of the one stays longer in the RR vs RCB clash, they will yet again become a pain for the bowlers of the reigning champions. RCB also have some amazing batting line-up and every batter has been in form in the league so far.

The RR vs RCB clash will see a brilliant batting display tonight as there will be raining sixes in Guwahati. The two teams have met each other 34 times, and RCB is leading the battle by 17 matches, and RR have won 14, with three matches ending in no result. The last time RR vs RCB happened, it was RCB winning by 9 wickets.

The pitch for the RR vs RCB match will generally favour the batters. However, the new ball swings around during the first few overs, making early wickets critical for the bowling team. However, because of the rain in the last few days in Guwahati, teams would like to bowl first as there may be moisture in the pitch.

RR vs RCB Toss Result Today IPL 2026 Match 16

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field first. Riyan Parag said, "We're going to be bowling. It was supposed to be a dry wicket, but it has been raining for the last couple of days and rained a bit today as well. So there's going to be a little moisture. We're trying to extract it, but seems like a really good wicket. Feels great. I think we've been very clinical before the start of the tournament."

RR Playing XI vs RCB Today IPL 2026 Match 16

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger

RCB Playing XI vs RR Today IPL 2026 Match 16

Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Abhinandan Singh

RR vs RCB Impact Players Today IPL 2026 Match 16

Rajasthan Royals Impact Players: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ravi Singh, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Players: Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Dhar, Venkatesh Iyer, Kanishk Chouhan

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