RCB vs CSK IPL 2026 Full Scorecard – Royal Challengers Bengaluru Beat Chennai Super Kings by 43 Runs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in Match 11 of IPL 2026 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on April 5, 2026. In the royal challengers Bengaluru vs chennai super kings match scorecard, RCB posted a massive 250/3 in 20 overs, powered by Tim David’s unbeaten 70 off 25 balls. Chennai Super Kings were bowled out for 207 in 19.4 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of RCB’s bowlers with 3 wickets for 41 runs. This was RCB’s fourth consecutive win against CSK – the first time in IPL history one side has achieved that in this fixture.

Match Information

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2026 Match 11 – quick facts for instant reference.

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Detail	Info
Match	IPL 2026, Match 11
Date	April 5, 2026, 7:30 PM IST
Venue	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Toss	CSK won, elected to bowl
Result	RCB won by 43 runs
Player of the Match	Tim David – 70* off 25 balls

Key Match Stats at a Glance

A quick summary of the standout numbers from the royal challengers bengaluru vs chennai super kings match scorecard.

Stat	Detail
Highest Scorer	Tim David – 70* (25b, 3×4, 8×6, SR: 280.00)
Best Bowling	Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 3/41 (4 overs)
Most Sixes	Tim David – 8
Largest Partnership (RCB)	Patidar–David – 99* off 38 balls (4th wicket)
Largest Partnership (CSK)	Veer–Overton – 57 off 32 balls (7th wicket)
Top Scorer for CSK	Sarfaraz Khan – 50 off 25 balls
RCB Run Rate	12.50
CSK Run Rate	10.53

Boundary Summary

Boundaries tell the real story of power-hitting in any T20 innings.

Team	Fours	Sixes	Total Boundaries
RCB	14	19	33
CSK	21	11	32

RCB hit 19 sixes to CSK’s 11. That difference of 8 additional sixes accounts for 48 extra runs from maximums alone – nearly half the final 43-run winning margin. CSK hit more fours, but RCB dominated the boundary count where it matters most in a 250-run total: clearances over the rope.

Run Rate Comparison by Phase

Phase-wise run rate breakdown from the royal challengers bengaluru vs chennai super kings match scorecard reveals exactly where the match was won and lost.

Phase	RCB	CSK
Powerplay (Ov 1–6)	68/1 – RR: 11.33	30/3 – RR: 5.00
Middle Overs (Ov 7–15)	100 runs off 9 overs	108 runs off 9 overs
Death Overs (Ov 16–20)	82 runs off 5 overs	69 runs off 5 overs
Full Innings	12.50	10.53

The powerplay was the match. RCB lost only 1 wicket and scored 68 runs in the powerplay. CSK lost 3 wickets for just 30 runs. By the time the first six overs ended, CSK needed 221 off 84 balls – a required rate of 15.79 per over from that point. The middle overs were more even, but CSK had already spent too many wickets to accelerate at the death.

RCB Full Batting Scorecard – IPL 2026 Match 11

Complete royal challengers bengaluru vs chennai super kings match scorecard – RCB first innings batting.

RCB Innings: 250/3 in 20 Overs

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Phil Salt (wk)	c Noor Ahmad b Shivam Dube	46	30	3	2	153.33
Virat Kohli	c Shivam Dube b Anshul Kamboj	28	18	2	1	155.56
Devdutt Padikkal	b Jamie Overton	50	29	5	2	172.41
Rajat Patidar (c)	not out	48	19	1	6	252.63
Tim David	not out	70	25	3	8	280.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 3)	7	–	–	–	–
Total	3 wkts, 20 overs	250	–	–	–	12.50

Jitesh Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma, Abhinandan Singh

Fall of Wickets – RCB

Wicket	Score	Over	Batsman Out
1st	37	4.3	Virat Kohli
2nd	93	10.4	Phil Salt
3rd	151	14.1	Devdutt Padikkal

RCB Batting Partnerships

Partnership	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st wicket	Salt + Kohli	37	25
2nd wicket	Salt + Padikkal	56	37
3rd wicket	Padikkal + Patidar	58	28
4th wicket (unbroken)	Patidar + David	99*	38

The Patidar–David partnership of 99 not out off just 38 balls in the final 5.2 overs is the most important passage of play in this match. RCB were 151/3 in over 14.1 – a score pointing toward a total of 210–215. The two batsmen combined to score 99 runs in 38 balls, lifting RCB from a competitive total to an unreachable one. Patidar struck at 252.63, David at 280.00. Two batsmen simultaneously clearing the ropes at that rate in the same partnership explains why CSK’s total conceded jumped nearly 40 runs beyond expectations.

CSK Bowling vs RCB – IPL 2026 Match 11

How CSK’s bowlers performed trying to contain Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Anshul Kamboj	4	0	51	1	12.75
Matt Henry	4	0	55	0	13.75
Khaleel Ahmed	4	0	48	0	12.00
Jamie Overton	4	0	42	1	10.50
Shivam Dube	2	0	30	1	15.00
Noor Ahmad	2	0	17	0	8.50

Noor Ahmad’s 8.50 economy was CSK’s best figure in the innings – and even that is a losing number when defending against a 250+ chase. Every CSK bowler conceded above 10 runs per over except Noor Ahmad, who bowled only 2 overs. The death overs from overs 16 to 20 were the most damaging period, with CSK’s pacers unable to restrict Patidar and David.

CSK Full Batting Scorecard – IPL 2026 Match 11

Complete royal challengers bengaluru vs chennai super kings match scorecard – CSK second innings batting.

CSK Innings: 207/10 in 19.4 Overs

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sanju Samson (wk)	c Padikkal b Jacob Duffy	9	5	0	1	180.00
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)	c Padikkal b Jacob Duffy	7	3	0	1	233.33
Ayush Mhatre	c Patidar b Bhuvneshwar Kumar	1	3	0	0	33.33
Sarfaraz Khan	c Jitesh Sharma b Krunal Pandya	50	25	8	2	200.00
Kartik Sharma	c Abhinandan Singh b Krunal Pandya	6	3	0	1	200.00
Shivam Dube	c Jitesh Sharma b Abhinandan Singh	18	13	2	1	138.46
Prashant Veer	c Patidar b Bhuvneshwar Kumar	43	29	6	1	148.28
Jamie Overton	c Bethell b Suyash Sharma	37	16	4	2	231.25
Anshul Kamboj	not out	19	12	1	1	158.33
Noor Ahmad	c Virat Kohli b Bhuvneshwar Kumar	8	8	0	1	100.00
Matt Henry	c Phil Salt b Abhinandan Singh	2	3	0	0	66.67
Extras	(lb 2, w 3)	5	–	–	–	–
Total	10 wkts, 19.4 overs	207	–	–	–	10.53

Fall of Wickets – CSK

Wicket	Score	Over	Batsman Out
1st	9	0.5	Ruturaj Gaikwad
2nd	10	1.2	Ayush Mhatre
3rd	30	2.5	Sanju Samson
4th	77	6.1	Sarfaraz Khan
5th	84	6.5	Kartik Sharma
6th	108	9.5	Shivam Dube
7th	165	15.1	Prashant Veer
8th	178	16.1	Jamie Overton
9th	190	17.6	Noor Ahmad
10th	207	19.4	Matt Henry

CSK Batting Partnerships

Partnership	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st wicket	Gaikwad + Samson	9	5
2nd wicket	Samson + Mhatre	1	3
3rd wicket	Samson + Sarfaraz	20	12
4th wicket	Sarfaraz + Kartik	47	21
5th wicket	Kartik + Dube	7	4
6th wicket	Dube + Veer	24	18
7th wicket	Veer + Overton	57	32
8th wicket	Overton + Kamboj	13	7
9th wicket	Kamboj + Noor Ahmad	12	11
10th wicket	Kamboj + Henry	17	10

The Veer–Overton 7th wicket partnership of 57 off 32 balls was CSK’s last genuine resistance – taking the score from 108/6 to 165/7. Every other partnership lasted fewer than 22 balls. Without that stand, CSK would have finished well below 180.

RCB Bowling vs CSK – IPL 2026 Match 11

How RCB’s bowlers dismantled CSK’s batting lineup in the T20 run chase.

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Jacob Duffy	4	0	58	2	14.50
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4	0	41	3	10.25
Abhinandan Singh	3.4	0	30	2	8.18
Krunal Pandya	3	0	36	2	12.00
Suyash Sharma	4	0	21	1	5.25
Romario Shepherd	1	0	19	0	19.00

Suyash Sharma’s 4-over spell of 1/21 at economy 5.25 was the most economical bowling performance of the match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s 3/41 was the most impactful – his three wickets included the key dismissals of Mhatre early and Veer and Noor Ahmad in the critical phase between overs 15 and 18. Krunal Pandya’s back-to-back wickets – Sarfaraz Khan at 77 in over 6.1 and Kartik Sharma at 84 in over 6.5 – effectively ended the chase as a genuine contest inside the first ten overs.

Playing XIs – RCB vs CSK IPL 2026

Official playing eleven for both sides in Match 11 of the royal challengers bengaluru vs chennai super kings fixture.

Position	RCB	CSK
1	Phil Salt (wk)	Sanju Samson (wk)
2	Virat Kohli	Ruturaj Gaikwad (c)
3	Devdutt Padikkal	Ayush Mhatre
4	Rajat Patidar (c)	Sarfaraz Khan
5	Tim David	Kartik Sharma
6	Jitesh Sharma	Shivam Dube
7	Romario Shepherd	Prashant Veer
8	Krunal Pandya	Jamie Overton
9	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Noor Ahmad
10	Jacob Duffy	Anshul Kamboj
11	Suyash Sharma	Matt Henry
12th Man	Abhinandan Singh	Khaleel Ahmed

Powerplay Analysis – RCB vs CSK

The powerplay comparison from the royal challengers bengaluru vs chennai super kings match scorecard is the single most important phase breakdown of this game.

Powerplay Comparison (Overs 1–6)

Team	Score	Wickets	Run Rate
RCB	68	1	11.33
CSK	30	3	5.00

CSK lost three wickets in their powerplay for just 30 runs, including captain Ruturaj Gaikwad dismissed off the very first over of the chase. Jacob Duffy removed both Gaikwad and Samson inside the first three overs. With three wickets down for 30 runs after 6 overs, CSK needed 221 runs from the remaining 84 balls at a required rate of 15.79 per over. Gaikwad was dismissed in over 0.5 – before CSK had scored a single run in their second over. Losing your captain and best T20 batter before the field restrictions even lift is the kind of start from which no team has recovered against a 250-run target in this format.

Three Match-Turning Moments

The royal challengers bengaluru vs chennai super kings match scorecard tells the final story – but these three phases explain how it happened.

Turning Point 1 – Patidar and David Redefine the Target (Overs 14–20)

RCB were 151/3 in over 14.1, tracking toward a total in the 210–215 range. The Patidar–David partnership of 99 off 38 balls changed everything. Patidar hit 6 sixes off 19 balls, David hit 8 sixes off 25 balls. CSK’s bowling unit conceded 99 runs in the final 38 deliveries of the innings. The final total of 250 was 35–40 runs above what the match context suggested before that partnership began.

Turning Point 2 – CSK’s Top Order Collapses in Three Overs

Gaikwad (over 0.5), Mhatre (over 1.2), and Samson (over 2.5) were all dismissed inside the first three overs of the chase. Three wickets for 30 runs in 15 deliveries put CSK in a position where the required run rate exceeded 15 per over for the remaining 84 balls. Jacob Duffy’s twin strikes in the opening overs were the most critical bowling contribution of the match despite his economy reading 14.50 – because the wickets came at the exact moment they could do maximum structural damage.

Turning Point 3 – Krunal Pandya Removes Sarfaraz in Over 6

Sarfaraz Khan’s 50 off 25 balls (8 fours, 2 sixes, SR: 200) was the one innings that temporarily brought the chase back into conversation. His dismissal by Krunal Pandya at 77/3 in over 6.1, followed immediately by Kartik Sharma at 84/5 in over 6.5, ended any realistic prospect. CSK lost 5 wickets between scores of 77 and 108 – a collapse of 5 wickets for 31 runs in 3.4 overs. From that point, the match was settled.

RCB vs CSK Head-to-Head Record (Updated After IPL 2026)

Full head-to-head stats between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings in IPL history.

Metric	RCB	CSK
Total Wins (36 matches)	14	21
No Results	1	–
Highest Score	250/3 (IPL 2026, Match 11)	216/4
Biggest Win by Runs	43 runs (IPL 2026)	69 runs
Current Consecutive Wins	4 (ongoing)	0

CSK still lead the all-time head-to-head 21–14. However, RCB’s current four-match winning streak against CSK is the longest by either side across the entire history of this fixture. All four of those consecutive wins came while RCB were defending totals of 190 or above.

Last 5 RCB vs CSK Results in IPL

Season	Winner	Margin	Venue
IPL 2026 Match 11	RCB	43 runs	Bengaluru
IPL 2025 Match 52	RCB	2 runs	Bengaluru
IPL 2024 Match 68	RCB	7 wickets	Bengaluru
IPL 2023 Match 46	CSK	8 runs	Chennai
IPL 2023 Match 11	CSK	8 wickets	Bengaluru

IPL 2026 Points Table After RCB vs CSK Match 11

Updated standings immediately after Match 11 – before further matches in the tournament.

Pos	Team	M	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	RCB	2	2	0	4	+2.501
2	RR	2	2	0	4	+2.233
3	DC	2	2	0	4	+1.170
4	PBKS	2	2	0	4	+0.637
10	CSK	3	0	3	0	−2.517

RCB moved to the top of IPL 2026 with an NRR of +2.501 – the strongest net run rate among all teams at that stage of the competition. CSK, winless in three matches with an NRR of −2.517, entered a position where every subsequent result carried added weight. In a 10-team league where the top four qualify for playoffs, an 0-3 start with a deeply negative NRR means a team must win the majority of remaining matches while also improving their run margin in victories.

Player of the Match – Tim David

Tim David’s 70 not out off 25 balls (3 fours, 8 sixes, SR: 280.00) was the defining innings of the royal challengers bengaluru vs chennai super kings match. What separates this knock from a standard end-overs assault is the context. RCB entered the final six overs at 151/3. A total of 215 was within reach, 250 required something extraordinary. David hit 8 sixes off 25 balls against a bowling attack that included both pace and spin options. His 99-run partnership with Rajat Patidar off 38 balls reshaped the entire match. Tim David was officially named Player of the Match for this performance – the third time in IPL 2026 he had won the award by that stage of the competition.

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