Delhi Capitals (DC) hosted Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on April 27, 2026. Capitals were coming off a humiliating loss to the Punjab Kings, while the RCB were on a winning roll. RCB’s Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to bowl first.
The decision proved to be a masterstroke as Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood reduced the DC team to 8/6 in 3.5 overs. Last game’s hero KL Rahul fell for 1 run, and Nitish Rana made 1 run as well. It was only because of 30 by Abishek Porel, 19 by David Miller, and 12 by Kyle Jamieson that DC managed 75 runs in 16.3 overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked 3/5, and Josh Hazlewood took 4/12 for RCB.
In response, while Jacob Bethell was dismissed for 20 runs, Virat Kohli (23*) and Devdutt Padikkal (34*) ensured that RCB won the game by 9 wickets in only 6.3 overs. With this win, RCB solidified their second spot on the IPL 2026 points table with 6 wins in 8 games and 12 points to their name and a net run rate of 1.919.
DC has slipped to the 7th spot with 3 wins from 8 games and 6 points to their name, but their net run rate took a hit (-1.060).
The cricket fraternity was left in awe by RCB, who completely dominated DC, with both bat and ball, and shared their reactions on social media.
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