New Delhi, April 6: The 11th match of IPL 2026 took place on Sunday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) triumphed over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 43 runs. This victory propelled RCB to the top of the points table. Let’s take a closer look at the standings and the leading batsmen and bowlers following the RCB-CSK match.
RCB is currently in first place with two wins from two matches. Rajasthan Royals (RR) follows in second place, also with two wins from two matches. Delhi Capitals are in third place, having won both of their matches, while Punjab Kings are in fourth, with the same record.
Sunrisers Hyderabad sits fifth with one win from three matches, while Mumbai Indians are sixth with one win from two matches. Lucknow Super Giants are in seventh place, also with one win from two matches. Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders are at eighth and ninth, respectively, having lost both of their initial matches. Chennai Super Kings find themselves at the bottom in tenth place, having lost all three of their matches.
The rankings of the teams are determined by their net run rate, despite having equal points.
Looking at the top five run-scorers, Samir Rizvi from Delhi Capitals leads with 160 runs in two matches, earning him the Orange Cap. He is followed by Heinrich Klaasen from Sunrisers Hyderabad, who has scored 145 runs in three matches. Rohit Sharma from Mumbai Indians ranks third with 113 runs in two matches. RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal is fourth with 111 runs, while Cooper Conolly from Punjab Kings rounds out the top five with 108 runs.
In the bowling department, Ravi Bishnoi from Rajasthan Royals, Vijay Kumar Vaishak from Punjab Kings, Jacob Duffy from RCB, and Anshul Kamboj from CSK each have taken five wickets in two or three matches, placing them in the top four. Bishnoi leads with the lowest economy rate, securing the Purple Cap.
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