IPL 2026 Points Table After RR Vs CSK Match: Indian Premier League The excitement of 2026 has started and three matches have also been played in the league. In these three matches, veterans like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and young stars like Vaibhav Suryavanshi have shown tremendous performance. Fans wanted these three stars to show their mettle in the very first match and all three did so very well. He not only scored runs in the match, but also led the team to victory on the basis of his strong innings. The most special person in this was Vaibhav Suryavanshi, due to whose explosive innings Rajasthan Royals won and also managed to reach the first position in the points table.

Rajasthan Royals won the third match

After the victory of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match of IPL 2026 and Mumbai Indians in the second match, Rajasthan Royals have achieved a big victory in the third match. In this match played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Rajasthan bowled out Chennai Super Kings for just 127 runs on the basis of strong bowling by Nandre Berger, Joffra Archer and Ravindra Jadeja. After this, 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a half-century in just 15 balls. Due to which Rajasthan achieved this target at the loss of 2 wickets in just 12.1 overs. Rajasthan started the season with an 8-wicket win against CSK.

Rajasthan Royals snatched the number 1 seat of RCB

With the victory against CSK, Rajasthan Royals opened their account by scoring 2 points. His two points are equal to those of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, who have also won their first match. Rajasthan’s victory is special because by achieving their target quickly, they have taken a huge lead in the race of Net Run Rate (NRR). With this win, Rajasthan’s NRR directly increased to 4.171 and they have overtaken RCB to take first place in the points table. Bengaluru now occupies the second position with an NRR of 2.907 and Mumbai (0.687) at the third position.

Rajasthan Royals gave deep wound to CSK

As much as Rajasthan Royals have benefited from the third match of this season, Chennai Super Kings have suffered an equally big loss. CSK not only lost the match but also suffered a deep wound in terms of NRR. With this defeat, CSK’s net run rate went down to -4.171, which may take the entire season to improve. At present, Chennai is at the sixth position, but once the other 4 teams also play their matches, then there is a possibility that CSK will directly reach the last position.