Royal Challengers Bengaluru smashed 250/3 and then defended it comfortably, beating Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in IPL 2026 Match 11 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on April 5, 2026.
Tim David was the destroyer. He walked in at 151/3 in the 15th over and hammered an unbeaten 70 off just 25 balls (3 fours, 8 sixes) at a strike rate of 280.00. CSK fought through Sarfaraz Khan (50 off 25) and Prashant Veer (43 off 29), but 250 was always too many. CSK were bowled out for 207 in 19.4 overs.
Match Summary: RCB vs CSK, IPL 2026 Match 11
| Aspect | Info |
|---|---|
| RCB Score | 250/3 (20 overs) |
| CSK Score | 207 all out (19.4 overs) |
| Result | RCB won by 43 runs |
| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Date | April 5, 2026 (Night Match) |
| Best Batter (RCB) | Tim David – 70* off 25 balls |
| Best Batter (CSK) | Sarfaraz Khan – 50 off 25 balls |
| Best Bowler (RCB) | Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 3/41 in 4 overs |
| Best Bowler (CSK) | Anshul Kamboj – 1/52 in 4 overs |
| Player of the Match | Tim David (RCB) |
RCB Innings: 250/3 in 20 Overs
Phil Salt and Virat Kohli gave RCB a strong start, putting on 37 in 4.3 overs. Kohli fell for 28 off 18 (2 fours, 1 six), caught by Dube off Anshul Kamboj.
Devdutt Padikkal took over from there. He and Salt added 56 for the second wicket in just 27 balls, racing RCB to 76/1 at the first strategic timeout. Salt fell for 46 off 30 (3 fours, 2 sixes) when Shivam Dube had him caught by Noor Ahmad at 93/2.
RCB reached 50 in 5.6 overs and 100 in 11.1 overs. Padikkal brought up his fifty off 28 balls (5 fours, 2 sixes) and was eventually bowled by Jamie Overton for 50 at 151/3 in the 15th over.
That brought Tim David to the crease. And from that point, the match was essentially a batting video game.
David and captain Rajat Patidar added 99 runs in the last 6 overs without being separated. The fourth-wicket stand crossed 50 in only 23 balls.
Tim David reached his fifty off just 21 deliveries (2 fours, 6 sixes) and went on to finish with an absurd 70* off 25 (3 fours, 8 sixes) at a strike rate of 280.00. Eight sixes in a 25-ball innings. Chinnaswamy loved every minute of it.
Patidar was equally destructive from the other end, smashing 48* off 19 (1 four, 6 sixes) at a strike rate of 252.63. RCB crossed 200 in 17.4 overs and finished at 250/3 in 19.6 overs (121 balls). The run rate for the innings was 12.50.
RCB Top Performers with the Bat
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s/6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim David | 70* | 25 | 3 / 8 | 280.00 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 50 | 29 | 5 / 2 | 172.41 |
| Rajat Patidar (c) | 48* | 19 | 1 / 6 | 252.63 |
| Phil Salt | 46 | 30 | 3 / 2 | 153.33 |
CSK Bowling: Figures
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anshul Kamboj | 4 | 52 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Jamie Overton | 3 | 42 | 1 | 14.00 |
| Shivam Dube | 2 | 30 | 1 | 15.00 |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 4 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 49 | 0 | 12.25 |
| Matt Henry | 3 | 36 | 0 | 12.00 |
Fall of Wickets: 1-37 (Kohli, 4.3), 2-93 (Salt, 10.4), 3-151 (Padikkal, 14.1)
CSK Chase: 207 All Out in 19.4 Overs
CSK’s top order crumbled under pressure despite needing 251. Ruturaj Gaikwad fell for 7 in the very first over, caught by Padikkal off Jacob Duffy. Ayush Mhatre followed for 1, and Sanju Samson went for 9. CSK were 30/3 after 2.5 overs.
Sarfaraz Khan, the impact sub, counter-attacked brilliantly. He smashed 50 off 25 balls (8 fours, 2 sixes) at a strike rate of 200.00, reaching his fifty off just 24 deliveries. CSK raced to 50 in 4.3 overs (27 balls) and 77/3 by the 7th over.
But Krunal Pandya dismissed Sarfaraz (st Sharma b Pandya) at 77/4, and Kartik Sharma fell two overs later for 6. CSK were 105/5 at the strategic timeout (9.0 overs).
Prashant Veer and Jamie Overton kept the fight alive. Their seventh-wicket partnership produced 57 runs in 26 balls. Veer made 43 off 29 (6 fours, 1 six), while Overton smashed 37 off 16 (4 fours, 2 sixes) at a strike rate of 231.25.
CSK reached 100 in 8.4 overs (53 balls) and 150 in 13.3 overs. But the required rate was always climbing, and once Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed Veer and then Abhinandan Singh struck, the lower order couldn’t sustain the onslaught.
CSK managed 200 in 18.5 overs (115 balls) but were eventually bowled out for 207 in 19.4 overs. Still a fighting total, but 43 runs short of the mammoth target.
CSK Top Performers with the Bat
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s/6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarfaraz Khan | 50 | 25 | 8 / 2 | 200.00 |
| Prashant Veer | 43 | 29 | 6 / 1 | 148.27 |
| Jamie Overton | 37 | 16 | 4 / 2 | 231.25 |
| Anshul Kamboj | 19* | 12 | 1 / 1 | 158.33 |
RCB Bowling: Best Figures
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 41 | 3 | 10.25 |
| Abhinandan Singh | 3.4 | 30 | 2 | 8.18 |
| Krunal Pandya | 3 | 36 | 2 | 12.00 |
| Jacob Duffy | 4 | 58 | 2 | 14.50 |
| Suyash Sharma | 4 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
Fall of Wickets: 1-9 (Gaikwad, 0.5), 2-10 (Mhatre, 1.2), 3-30 (Samson, 2.5), 4-77 (Sarfaraz, 6.1), 5-84 (Kartik Sharma, 6.5), 6-108 (Dube, 9.5), 7-165 (Veer, 15.1), 8-178 (Overton, 16.1), 9-190 (Noor Ahmad, 17.6), 10-207 (Henry, 19.4)
Key Highlights: RCB vs CSK IPL 2026 Match 11
- Tim David’s 8-six blitz: 70* off 25 balls at a strike rate of 280.00. He hit his fifty off just 21 balls (2 fours, 6 sixes) and smashed 8 sixes in total. Named POTM and Cricinfo MVP (79.52 points). This is comfortably the best individual innings of IPL 2026 so far.
- Patidar-David: 99 runs in 6 overs: The unbroken fourth-wicket partnership added 99 off just 38 balls. Patidar contributed 48* off 19 with 6 sixes of his own. That is 14 sixes between the two of them in the last 6 overs.
- 250/3 is a mammoth IPL total: RCB’s run rate of 12.50 per over tells the story. They scored 150 in 13.5 overs, 200 in 17.4 overs, and then added another 50 in the last 2.2 overs. CSK’s bowlers had nowhere to hide.
- CSK’s powerplay was oddly aggressive: 77 runs in the first 6 overs but at the cost of 3 wickets. Sarfaraz Khan’s 50 off 25 was spectacular, but losing Gaikwad, Mhatre, and Samson cheaply put too much pressure on the middle order.
- Veer-Overton stand kept CSK alive: 57 runs in 26 balls for the seventh wicket. Overton’s 37 off 16 (SR: 231.25) and Veer’s 43 off 29 gave CSK fans brief hope. But 250 was always going to be out of reach.
- Suyash Sharma was the outlier: While every other RCB bowler went at 10+ per over, Suyash Sharma returned 1/21 in 4 overs (economy 5.25). He was the only bowler who applied any sustained pressure.
- Impact subs: CSK brought in Kartik Sharma for Khaleel Ahmed at 15.6 overs of RCB innings. Kartik made 6 with the bat. RCB replaced Padikkal with Suyash Sharma at 9.6 overs of CSK innings. Suyash’s 1/21 justified the swap handsomely.
- 457 total runs in the match: The highest combined total in IPL 2026 so far. Chinnaswamy continues to be a ground where setting a target feels irrelevant unless it is above 230.
Verdict
Tim David and Rajat Patidar turned a good total into an unreachable one. CSK’s bowlers had no answer to the death-overs carnage, conceding 99 in the last 6 overs alone.
To CSK’s credit, they fought hard with Sarfaraz’s fifty and the Veer-Overton stand, but 250 was simply too many. RCB continue their perfect home record in IPL 2026, and CSK’s bowling crisis deepens with every match.
