IPL 2026 Points Table: RCB enters top-2 by defeating Gujarat, Rajasthan Royals suffer loss
IPL 2026 Points Table after RCB vs GT Match: In the 34th match of IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets. Batting first in this match played at Bengaluru’s home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Gujarat scored 205 runs for 3 wickets. In reply, RCB team won the match by scoring 206 runs for 5 wickets in 18.5 overs. This is RCB’s 5th win this season and with this the team has jumped in the points table and entered the top-2. At the same time, due to this victory of RCB, Rajasthan Royals suffered a loss and have slipped down.
RCB reached second place in the points table
With a spectacular 5-wicket win over Gujarat Titans, RCB has secured the second position in the points table of IPL 2026. Under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, RCB has collected 10 points from 7 matches with 5 wins and the team’s net run rate is 1.101. At the same time, Punjab Kings is currently at the top. Punjab has registered 5 wins in 6 matches, while one match was canceled due to rain, due to which they have a total of 11 points and the net run rate is 1.420.
With this victory of RCB, Rajasthan Royals have lost one place and the team has slipped from second to third position. Rajasthan has scored 10 points with 5 wins in 7 matches and its net run rate is 0.790. At fourth position is Sunrisers Hyderabad, which has 8 points in its account after 4 wins in 7 matches and the net run rate is 0.820. At the same time, Chennai Super Kings is at fifth position with 3 wins in 7 matches, while Delhi Capitals is at sixth position with 3 wins in 6 matches. Both the teams have 6-6 points in their account, but CSK is ahead with better net run rate.
Half-century for Virat. 👑
Half-century for DDP. 🌟
Half-century for the team at our Chinnaswamy too tonight. 🏟️🏡No better way to sign off from our final league stage game at Chinnaswamy. 🫶#PlayBold #নমমRCB #IPL2026 #RCBvGT pic.twitter.com/0vLfSjA06z
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) April 24, 2026
Gujarat Titans remain at number 7
At the same time, despite the defeat against RCB, Gujarat Titans remain at their position. Gujarat suffered its fourth defeat in its seventh match, after which the team is in 7th place with 6 points and -0.790 net run rate. After this, Mumbai Indians are at 8th position after 2 wins in 7 matches, while Lucknow Super Giants are also at 9th position with 2 wins in 7 matches. At the same time, Kolkata Knight Riders is at the bottom of the points table, which has registered only one win in 7 matches, while it has faced defeat in 5 matches. Kolkata team captained by Ajinkya Rahane is in 10th place with only 3 points.
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| rank | Team | match | Victory | Garland | score | net run rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | punjab kings | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1.42 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1.101 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0.79 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.82 |
| 5 | Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.118 |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -0.13 |
| 7 | Gujarat Titans | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -0.79 |
| 8 | Mumbai Indians | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -0.736 |
| 9 | Lucknow Super Giants | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1.277 |
| 10 | Kolkata Knight Riders) | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -0.879 |
Also read- RCB vs GT: Virat Kohli’s brilliant innings gave a spectacular victory to RCB, Gujarat lost by 5 wickets
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