Formula to win IPL 2026: Win the toss, chase, win the match… For now, this has become the mantra in IPL 2026. Till now a total of 5 matches have been played in this IPL season, every time the chasing team is winning. i.e Boss = Boss! Bowl first, and victory is 100% guaranteed.
A simple trend has emerged in only five special matches of the real IPL, the team which is chasing is winning the match. Every captain who won the toss bowled first and led her team to victory. Be it a score of 200+ or 140, the chasing side has achieved success every time.
In the first match, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) created the record of fastest 200+ chase in IPL history by chasing 202 batsmen of Sunrisers Resident Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 15.4 overs. This was also the second highest successful chase against SRH, before which KXIP had scored 206 runs in Hyderabad in 2014.
Successful chase of 200 runs for RCB in IPL
228 vs LSG, Lucknow, 2025
204 vs KXIP, Bangalore, 2010
202 vs SRH, Bangalore, 2026
201 vs GT, Lucknow, 2024
After this, Mumbai Indians (MI) chased Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)’s 221 runs and won by 6 wickets. First, Rajasthan Royals (RR) easily defeated CSK by bowling out 128 runs. Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Clinton Capitals (DC) also completed the chase in the last overs to win against Gujarat Titans (GT) and National Super Giants (LSG) respectively.
IPL 2026 matches so far
Match 1: RCB vs SRH (28 March, Bangalore)
- Toss: RCB won, Challengers bowling first (SRH batting first)
- Score: SRH 201/9 (20 overs), RCB 203/4 (15.4 overs)
- Result: RCB won by 6 wickets (Chase)
Match 2: MI vs KKR (29 March, Mumbai)
- Toss: MI won, bowled first (KKR batting first)
- Score: KKR 220/4 (20 overs), MI 224/4 (19.1 overs)
- Result: MI won by 6 wickets (Chase)
Match 3: RR vs CSK (30 March, Bengaluru)
- Toss: RR won, bowled first (CSK batted first)
- Score: CSK 127 (20 overs), RR 128/2 (12.1 overs)
- Result: RR won by 8 wickets (Chase)
Match 4: PBKS vs GT (31 March, New Chandigarh)
- Toss: PBKS won, bowling challenge first (GT batting first)
- Score: GT 162/6 (20 overs), PBKS 165/7 (19.1 overs)
- Result: PBKS won by 3 wickets (Chase)
Match 5: LSG vs DC (April 1, Lucknow)
- Toss: DC won, bowled first (LSG batting first)
- Score: LSG 141 (18.4 overs), DC 145/4 (17.1 overs)
- Result: DC won by 6 wickets (Chase)
What the changing trend of IPL 2026 says: The team that chased 5 times in 5 matches, each team bowled first and also won the match.
Well, if seen, aggressive batting on small grounds, dew factor and power-play is becoming the reason for this trend. Till now 100% changing sex rate remains the thrill of IPL 2026. Will this trend continue or will batting first be the rating? It will be interesting to see this in the next match. If the trend continues, IPL 2026 could become the season of chasing. And this can also become the Wynn filing formula.
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