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 |