Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are taking on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match 11 of IPL 2026 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. This is the evening match of the double-header. RCB began their campaign with a six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at home. As for CSK, they have played two matches so far in the tournament and have lost both.
Bowling first against SRH, RCB conceded 201-9 even as Jacob Duffy delivered a brilliant spell of 3-22 on debut. In the chase, the hosts cruised home in 15.4 overs. Virat Kohli again anchored a chase with 69* off 38, while Devdutt Padikkal slammed 61 off 26 and captain Rajat Patidar 31 off 12. RCB will be favorites in the game against CSK.
CSK went down to Punjab Kings (PBKS) by five wickets in their previous match. Batting first, they posted 209-5 as Ayush Mhatre top-scored with 73 off 43. Shivam Dube and Sarfaraz Khan also played crucial knocks. CSK’s bowlers, however, struggled as PBKS got home in 18.4 overs.
Today’s RCB vs CSK toss result
CSK have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. Ruturaj Gaikwad said:
“Obviously, high scoring ground. Looks like a good pitch, there’s going to be some runs. We’ll look to restrict them as much as possible.”
Both teams are going in with the same side.
RCB vs CSK – Today’s match playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy
RCB Impact subs: Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed
CSK Impact subs: Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapneet Singh
Today’s RCB vs CSK pitch report
The pitch looks like a good one for batting. Fans can expect another high-scoring contest. Team batting first should score in excess of 200.
Today’s RCB vs CSK match players list
Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (w), Rajat Patidar (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Jacob Duffy, Satvik Deswal, Rasikh Salam, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Venkatesh Iyer, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Abhinandan Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox
Chennai Super Kings squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (w), Ayush Mhatre, Matthew Short, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matt Henry, Sarfaraz Khan, MS Dhoni, Dewald Brevis, Anshul Kamboj, Akeal Hosein, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Urvil Patel, Mukesh Choudhary, Aman Khan, Gurjapneet Singh, Zakary Foulkes, Ramakrishna Ghosh
RCB vs CSK – Today’s match umpires
On-field umpires: Akshay Totre, KN Ananthapadmanabhan
TV umpire: Adrian Holdstock
Match Referee: Prakash Bhatt
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Edited by Renin Wilben Albert
