RR vs RCB Head-to-Head: Battle of invincible warriors in Guwahati, will Bengaluru have the upper hand or Rajasthan will attack? Know head-to-head statistics

News India Live, Digital Desk: The 16th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 will be played today at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. This match is between this season’s two most successful and so far unbeaten giants Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). While Rajasthan has won its first three matches under the captaincy of Riyan Parag, the Bengaluru team under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar is also riding on the victory chariot by winning two out of two matches. In today’s tough match, any one team’s dream of remaining invincible will definitely be broken. Head-to-head record: Who is superior to whom in statistics? Whenever these two teams have come face to face in IPL history, the competition has always been equal. Till now, a total of 34 matches have been played between the two, in which the mathematics of statistics is as follows: Total matches: 34 RCB won: 17 RR won: 14 Result: 03 In terms of statistics, Bengaluru certainly seems to have the upper hand, but Rajasthan Royals prove to be very dangerous in their ‘secondary home’ Guwahati. Rajasthan’s recent record on this ground has been excellent, which can increase the concern of Bengaluru. Pitch Report: Will the batsmen win silver or will the bowlers do their magic? The pitch of Barsapara Cricket Stadium is generally considered a paradise for batsmen. The boundaries here are small and the ball hits the bat well, due to which there is every possibility of making big scores. However, the new ball may provide some help to the fast bowlers in the initial overs. Due to it being an evening match, dew can play a big role, given that the team winning the toss will prefer to bowl first. All eyes will be on these stalwarts. From Rajasthan side, all eyes will be on the opening pair of young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi and experienced Yashasvi Jaiswal, who have thoroughly defeated the bowlers so far this season. At the same time, in the Bengaluru camp, the form of Virat Kohli and Phil Salt is the biggest strength for the team. In bowling, the battle between Joffra Archer (RR) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB) will be worth watching. Probable Playing 11 of both the teams Rajasthan Royals (RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (wk), Ryan Parag (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Tushar. Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma. (Impact Player: Ravi Bishnoi)Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Mohammed Siraj.