Guwahati, April 10 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar credited Rajasthan Royals' (RR) batters, especially Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, for taking the game away from the defending champions in the powerplay itself in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match on Friday.

Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets.

With RR chasing 202 runs, RR were led by a blazing 78 off 26 balls from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and an unbeaten 81 from Dhruv Jurel. Notably, both the batters unleashed an assault on RCB bowlers as RR stood 97/1 in just 6 overs.

RCB captain Rajat Patidar said RR's batting, especially Vaibhav Sooryavnashi's impact, made the difference in the match.

"The way their batters, especially Vai...