Tristan Stubbs has been one of the best finds for Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League, and he showed his worth with an excellent knock for them in their close win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on April 18, 2026.

When asked to bat first, RCB only managed 175/8 in 20 overs, with Phil Salt (63 off 38) being the only notable contributor with wickets, while Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel all took two wickets for DC.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar's outstanding opening spell reduced DC to 18/3. However, Miller's brilliant finishing (22* off 10 balls), coupled with Rahul's (57) and Stubbs' (60*) half-centuries, helped DC win the game by 6 wickets.

Tristan Stubbs had joined Rahul when DC was in need of a partnership, and the duo added 69 runs in 44 balls for the 4th wicket. Stubbs remained unbeaten as David Miller finished off the game, with DC coming out as victors. Stubbs received the Player of the Match for his unbeaten fifty and talked about his knock and DC's innings.

“I wasn't quite ready in the changing room. I just thought of watching the ball and going from there. Came in really early, and in the last two overs of the powerplay, I thought I could have a go. KL ended up having most of the strike and played great shots and kept up our momentum. I thought he was going well, so I was just giving him the strike. The pitch wasn't spinning or anything, but just a little slow and low. Pretty much what I play on back at home,” Stubbs said at the post-match presentation.

Stubbs also revealed that despite the asking rate going up in the last few overs, he had not given up.

“Kept thinking three sixes, and we're straight back in it. I always thought the worst case: in the last over, we can get whatever we need. But I didn't want to take it into the last over. I knew we were going to do it, but I didn't know how. But thankfully, Miller was at the other end. It's his bread and butter," he said.