In a stunning display by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel A breath-taking knock helped his side chase down Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) 201/8 by two wickets to spare at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. The a six-wicket win extended RR’s unbeaten streak to four matches while handing defending champions RCB their first defeat in IPL 2026.
RCB innings: Rescue move after Rajat Patidar’s top-order collapse
Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, Rajasthan’s new bowlers struck early. Jofra Archer removed Phil Salt for a golden duck in the first ball of the innings. Virat Kohli (32 off 16) counter-attacked with seven fours, with Devdutt Padikkal (14) adding 45 runs. However, Ravi Bishnoi turned the game around by dismissing Kohli and Krunal Pandya (1) in quick succession.
RCB slipped to 76/5 when Jitesh Sharma (5) fell and soon Tim David (13) left them at 94/6. Captain Rajat Patidar then played a captain’s knock, hitting 63 (4 fours, 4 sixes) off 40 balls. He added 41 runs in the last three overs with Romario Shepherd (22 off 11) and Venkatesh Iyer (29 off 15) to push RCB to 201/8. Bishnoi (2/32), Archer (2/33) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) were the pick of the bowlers for RR.
Also WATCH: Rajat Patidar’s counter-attacking knock took RCB past 200 against Rajasthan Royals.
Chase: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel blitz
Chasing 202, Rajasthan lost Yashasvi Jaiswal (13) early. But then came India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi who came up with a bare-knuckle strike. He smashed 78 runs off just 26 deliveries, including 8 fours and 7 sixes, in an amazing knock of 300. He tore apart RCB’s pace attack, especially Abhinandan Singh, who conceded 18 runs in his only over, and Romario Shepherd, who scored 18 runs.
Sooryavanshi added 108 runs off just 37 balls for the second wicket with Dhruv Jurel acting as the perfect anchor. Jurel remained unbeaten on 81 off 43 balls (8 fours, 3 sixes), spinning and finding boundaries at will. Then Sooryavanshi fell Krunal Pandyaand Shimron Hetmyer (0) and Riyan Parag (3) departed cheaply, Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja (24 not out off 25) chased home in 12 balls.
Here’s how the fans reacted:
COMPLETE VAYBHAV SURYAVANSHI.
– 78 (26) with 8 fours and 7 sixes chasing 202 against RCB in Guwahati. Breathtaking shot from Vaibhav, he is at the box office at 15. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9vT0uaHZYv
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 10, 2026
Another day, another brilliant performance by 15 year old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi#cricket #RRvRCB #IPL2026 pic.twitter.com/2Qf1826qyF
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 10, 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in IPL
1st ball Bumrah – 6
1st ball by Bhuvi – 4
1st ball – Shardul – 6
1st ball Washington-6
1st ball Arshdeep – 4
1st ball – Hazlewood – 4Unreal talent, unreal shot pic.twitter.com/XGQT8SnR4u
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) April 10, 2026
Watch Josh Hazlewood and Virat Kohli’s reaction when Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hits him for two back sixes !!😭❤🔥
Bro is a real nightmare for RCB !!😅💯
— Gillfied⁷ (@Gill_Iss) April 10, 2026
“In 15 years I will score a fifty in 15 balls” – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 2026
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 10, 2026
15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi & Dhruv Jurel Cooked RCB.🥶 pic.twitter.com/BSscQhs3na
— Cricket Central (@CricketCentrl) April 10, 2026
Dhruv Jurel scores the winning runs for RR 🔥#cricket #IPL2026 #RRvRCB #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/KvpWYVO353
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 10, 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi single-handedly destroyed Mighty RCB. He faced Josh Hazlewood first and smashed him for 19 runs off just 5 balls 🔥
After Vaibhav’s dismissal, Dhruv Jurel thrashed RCB and chased down 202 in just 18 overs 👏#RRvsRCB pic.twitter.com/RfBgeElnFp
— Ajay Jadeja (@AjayJadeja171) April 10, 2026
Fifty vs GT.
Fifty vs RCB.Dhruv Jurel is the best position to get and making it count shows why selectors always trust him 👌#IPL2026#KOHLI #VAİBHAV#RCBVSRR pic.twitter.com/MmuchyHRss
— Harshit Vats (@Class9Scholar) April 10, 2026
Dhruv Jurel Ruined Newcomer’s Career 😭😂
Bowler is very excited to join Dinda Academy 🤪 pic.twitter.com/1E7ZZdtNfZ
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) April 10, 2026
Rajasthan Royals beat RCB in Guwahati
Dhruv Jurel scored an unbeaten 81 off 43 balls
One of the best knocks of his IPL career#RRvsRCB #VaibhavSuryaVanshi #VaibhavSooryavanshi#DhurvJurel pic.twitter.com/FW4mgt1lyb
— MK Sharma ✍️ (@EmediaManoj) April 10, 2026
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