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#IPL #Bowlers #day #cost #Gujarat #Titans #Rajasthan #Royals #Matthew #Hayden">IPL 2026: Bowlers’ off day cost Gujarat Titans against Rajasthan Royals, says Matthew Hayden Even 45 dot balls couldn’t mask the lapses as many of Gujarat Titans’ bowlers “were just a little bit off their rhythm and lines in particular,” admitted batting coach Matthew Hayden after a six-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals in a boundary-laden IPL contest here on Saturday.
The Titans conceded 13 wides, which proved costly in a narrow defeat. “(Mohammed) Siraj had an off day. Simple as that. When we reviewed his pitch map, it was a little bit too short and a little bit too wide,” he said.
Hayden felt “the game was absolutely in the bag,” pointing to key decisions against an on-song Ravi Bishnoi (four for 41) and a costly run out of Shahrukh Khan. The 54-year-old called for a “little bit of cohesion” in the “entire batting line-up,” adding that there was a need for “that little attention to detail around winning a game amongst a partnership that does start.”
Hayden said Kagiso Rabada (23 n.o.) “was magnificent with the bat,” adding that he “showed, as a frontline bowler, that commitment to batting counts, especially in run chases.”
Player-of-the-Match Bishnoi revealed his most effective tactic of the night. “There was a big boundary on one side, and there were many left-handers in the opposition. So, I was trying to bowl googlies from middle and leg (stumps). The attempt was to make the left-handers hit the balls going away towards the longer end. Sai (Sudharsan) and Washi (Washington Sundar) both got out. So, that tactic I discussed with the captain (Riyan Parag) and Dhruv (Jurel) behind (the stumps) worked,” he said.
Published on Apr 05, 2026
Even 45 dot balls couldn’t mask the lapses as many of Gujarat Titans’ bowlers “were…
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#IPL #Points #Table #updated #RCB #CSK #Royal #Challengers #Bengaluru #top #win">IPL 2026 Points Table updated after RCB vs CSK: Royal Challengers Bengaluru on top after second win
Royal Challengers Bengaluru climbed to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 points table after registering its second consecutive win.
RCB beat Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday to take the top spot. Earlier in the day, Lucknow Super Giants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad to register its first win of the season and move to the seventh spot in the standings.
CSK, meanwhile, fell to its third defeat in a row and languishes at the bottom of the points table.
IPL 2026 POINTS TABLE
Team Mat Won Lost NR Points NRR 1. Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2 2 0 0 4 +2.501 2. Rajasthan Royals 2 2 0 0 4 +2.233 3. Delhi Capitals 2 2 0 0 4 +1.170 4. Punjab Kings 2 2 0 0 4 +0.637 5. Sunrisers Hyderabad 2 1 1 0 2 +0.469 6. Mumbai Indians 2 1 1 0 2 -0.206 7. Lucknow Super Giants 2 1 1 0 2 -0.542 8. Gujarat Titans 2 0 2 0 0 -0.424 9. Kolkata Knight Riders 2 0 2 0 0 -1.964 10. Chennai Super Kings 3 0 3 0 0 -2.517
(Updated after RCB vs CSK match on April 5)
Published on Apr 02, 2026
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | Points | NRR |
| 1. Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.501 |
| 2. Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.233 |
| 3. Delhi Capitals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.170 |
| 4. Punjab Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.637 |
| 5. Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.469 |
| 6. Mumbai Indians | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.206 |
| 7. Lucknow Super Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.542 |
| 8. Gujarat Titans | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.424 |
| 9. Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.964 |
| 10. Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.517 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru climbed to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 points table after registering its second consecutive win.
RCB beat Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday to take the top spot. Earlier in the day, Lucknow Super Giants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad to register its first win of the season and move to the seventh spot in the standings.
CSK, meanwhile, fell to its third defeat in a row and languishes at the bottom of the points table.
IPL 2026 POINTS TABLE
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | Points | NRR |
| 1. Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.501 |
| 2. Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.233 |
| 3. Delhi Capitals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.170 |
| 4. Punjab Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.637 |
| 5. Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.469 |
| 6. Mumbai Indians | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.206 |
| 7. Lucknow Super Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.542 |
| 8. Gujarat Titans | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.424 |
| 9. Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.964 |
| 10. Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.517 |
(Updated after RCB vs CSK match on April 5)
Published on Apr 02, 2026
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