IPL 2026: RR vs RCB, Match 16 - Top player battles to watch out for
RR and RCB have strong teams on paper, with both sides of batters and bowlers in very good form.
2. Rajat Patidar vs Ravi Bishnoi
This player battle is expected to dominate the middle orders on Friday. Rajat Patidar has made an outstanding start to the 2026 IPL, scoring at a strike rate of 254.83. Bishnoi, meanwhile, is currently the Purple Cap holder with seven scalps to his name.
Patidar and Bishnoi have faced off against one another three times in the history of the IPL, with the right-handed batter scoring 45 runs, striking at a rate of 225.00 without being dismissed ever.
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