IPL 2026, RCB vs RR Today Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru left out New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy from their playing XI for Match 16 of the Indian Premier League 2026 against Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Friday, April 10, 2026.
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The decision came despite Duffy’s impressive start to the season, where he picked up five wickets in two matches and is currently the team’s leading wicket-taker.
The right-arm pacer delivered a match-winning spell in the opening game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, returning figures of 3 for 22 and earning the Player of the Match award in a six-wicket win.
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He followed it up with another impactful performance against Chennai Super Kings, dismissing top-order batters Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson in the Powerplay, although he conceded 48 runs in that match.
RCB captain Rajat Patidar explained at the toss that the team had to adjust its combination to accommodate the return of senior pacer Josh Hazlewood, who has regained fitness after recovering from injury.
“Unfortunately, Duffy misses out in this game. Josh in the place of Duffy. Duffy also bowled brilliantly in the last game. But everyone knows Josh is an experienced player, specialist. But I think his presence will definitely put us in a good frame of mind, I think,” he said as quoted by Cricbuzz.
The match experienced an early delay due to rain after the toss, where Rajasthan elected to bowl first.
Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Brijesh Sharma
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood
Impact Substitutes
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer
Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande
