IPL 2026: RR vs RCB, Match 16: Stats preview of players’ records and approaching milestones

Unbeaten sides Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will lock horns in Match 16 of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Friday, April 10.

RR play their second consecutive game in Guwahati, having previously beaten the Mumbai Indians by 27 runs in a rain-affected game. The hosts put 150 on the board in an 11-over game, thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal’s unbeaten 77 and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 39. Meanwhile, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi all took two wickets each to restrict the five-time champions to just 123.

RCB, on the other hand, are set to play their first away game of the 2026 season. The defending champions got the better of the Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in their previous fixture. Tim David stole the show on that occasion, scoring 70 not out of just 25 balls after hitting three fours and eight sixes.

Both RR and RCB have some of the best T20 players in their ranks, with a plethora of experience playing in the shortest format of the game. T20 cricket has widely become the most played format of the game in modern times, following the rapid development of franchise leagues all over the world. These eventually result in players being agonisingly close to achieving a personal milestone in the 20-over format. 

Here are the important upcoming milestones for players of both teams:

RR Players’ Upcoming Milestones

• Dhruv Jurel: Needs 2 sixes for 50 T20 sixes
• Dhruv Jurel: Needs 7 sixes for 50 IPL sixes
• Riyan Parag: Needs 8 sixes for 200 T20 sixes
• Riyan Parag: Needs 9 sixes for 100 IPL sixes
• Riyan Parag: Needs 5 catches for 50 IPL catches
• Shimron Hetmyer: Needs 5 fours for 450 T20 fours
• Shimron Hetmyer: Needs 6 fours for 100 IPL fours
• Shimron Hetmyer: Needs 5 sixes for 100 IPL sixes
• Shimron Hetmyer: Needs 3 catches for 50 IPL catches
• Ravindra Jadeja: Needs 8 runs for 4,000 T20 runs
• Ravindra Jadeja: Needs 3 fours for 300 T20 fours
• Ravindra Jadeja: Needs 9 fours for 250 IPL fours
• Sandeep Sharma: Needs 1 wicket for 150 IPL wickets

RCB Players’ Upcoming Milestones

• Phil Salt: Needs 1 six for 350 T20 sixes
• Virat Kohli: Needs 9 sixes for 450 T20 sixes
• Virat Kohli: Needs 3 sixes for 300 IPL sixes
• Devdutt Padikkal: Needs 83 runs for 2,000 IPL runs
• Rajat Patidar: Needs 33 runs for 3,000 T20 runs
• Rajat Patidar: Needs 1 catch for 50 T20 catches
• Rajat Patidar: Needs 1 fifty for 10 IPL fifties
• Tim David: Needs 68 runs for 1,000 IPL runs
• Jitesh Sharma: Needs 9 runs for 1,000 IPL runs
• Jitesh Sharma: Needs 4 catches for 50 IPL catches
• Krunal Pandya: Needs 5 wickets for 100 IPL wickets