DC vs RCB, IPL 2026: Hazlewood-Bhuvneshwar star as Bengaluru humiliate Delhi

RCB remained 2nd but they bettered their net run rate to 1.919. DC slipped to 7th with 6 points and an NRR of -1.060.

Team	P	W	L	NR	PTS	NRR
PBKS	7	6	0	1	13	1.333
RCB	8	6	2	0	12	1.919
SRH	8	5	3	0	10	0.815
RR	8	5	3	0	10	0.602
GT	8	4	4	0	8	-0.475
CSK	8	3	5	0	6	-0.121
DC	8	3	5	0	6	-1.060
KKR	8	2	5	1	5	-0.751
MI	7	2	5	0	4	-0.736
LSG	8	2	6	0	4	-1.106

Royal Challengers Bengaluru chase the 76-run target down in just 6.3 overs. Virat Kohli smashed two sixes against T Natarajan to complete the formalities.

Largest IPL wins for RCB (by balls remaining)

• 81 balls vs DC at Delhi, 2026*
• 71 balls vs PBKS at Indore, 2018
• 60 balls vs PBKS at Mullanpur, 2025
• 57 balls vs DC at Delhi, 2015
• 56 balls vs RR at Bengaluru, 2010

Virat Kohli becomes first batter in IPL to score 9000 runs.

Devdutt Padikkal is in a hurry and he takes on Kyle Jamieson for 6, 4, 4 and a 6 to score 21 runs off his over. With one over to go in the powerplay, RCB need 16 runs to win.

Devdutt Padikkal has wasted no time since he came on. He has taken on Dushmantha Chameera for a six and a four to score 12 runs from his over. RCB need just 37 runs more.

Jacob Bethell takes on Kyle Jamieson in the third over with two sixes. But as Bethell tried to go for the third one, T Natarajan took an excellent catch and managed to stay off the boundary line. RCB lose their 1st wicket for 26.

After two overs, Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli have managed 13/0 from the overs of Kyle Jamieson and Dushamantha Chameera.

Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli begin 76-run chase for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. While the match is in their pocket, they will be wary of Dushamantha Chameera and Kyle Jamieson's pace attack in the powerplay, apart from T Natarajan.

Josh Hazlewood comes back and completes the formalities with a yorker to clean up Abhishek Porel, who just hit him for a 4. Porel departs for 30 off 33 and Delhi Capitals are bowled out for 75, the lowest total of IPL 2026. Hazlewood finishes with 4/12.

Lowest all-out totals for DC in IPL

• 66 vs MI, Delhi, 2017 (2nd inng)
• 67 vs KXIP, Mohali, 2017 (1st inng)
• 75 vs RCB, Delhi, 2026 (1st inng)*
• 80 vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2013 (1st inng)
• 82 vs CSK, Delhi, 2013 (2nd inng)

Suyash Sharma strikes with a worng-un and Kuldeep Yadav had no clue. It was a fast-turning delivery and Kuldeep was too late to react. DC are 9 down now for 71.

15 overs have been bowled and Delhi Capitals have only managed 71/8. Abhishek Porel is on the crease with 26 off 30 balls, while Kuldeep Yadav is giving him company on the crease. Abhishek has to hit some shots now as he cannot afford to build partnerships anymore.

Delhi Capitals lose their 8th wicket as Krunal Pandya strikes. Kyle Jamieson misses Krunal's delivery as it strikes on the pad. He took the review after the on-field decision was out. But the review returned as umpire's call on the impact. The replays showed that the ball was just clipping the top of the stumps.

Kyle Jamieson takes on Romario Shepherd for a six to save the humiliation of lowest total of 49 RCB scored in 2017.

Halfway through the match and spinner has been introduced with Suyash Sharma bowling his first over. But the batters are unsettled with the dust storm still in effect. After 10 overs, Delhi Capitals have managed 46/7.

There is a delay because of a dust storm at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Just when it seemed Delhi would recover from those early blows, they have lost David Miller. The South African was stitching a good partnership with Abhishek Porel but he has given it away. Miller tried to hammer a short ball but miscued it completely, and the ball hit the toe-end of the bat for an easy catch. Miller falls for 18. Delhi 7 down.

The wave of wickets is over and after the powerplay, David Miller and Abhishek Porel have taken charge. Runs have started flowing with 21 runs coming in the last two overs.

After six 26 deliveries, Delhi Capitals have their first boundary. Abhishek Porel took Rasikh Dar on a short ball to smash him for a four on the leg side.

Delhi Capitals post the lowest total of the powerplay in IPL history with 13/6. Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagged three-fers as DC found no way to respond.

Lowest Powerplay totals in the IPL

• 13/6 - DC vs RCB, Delhi, 2026*
• 14/2 - RR vs RCB, Cape Town, 2009
• 14/3 - SRH vs RR, Pune, 2022
• 15/2 - CSK vs KKR, Kolkata, 2011
• 16/1 - CSK vs DD, Raipur, 2015
• 16/1 - CSK vs RCB, Chennai, 2019

Delhi Capitals play their first over without a wicket as David Miller plays out Bhuvneshwar Kumar's over with just 2 runs. But, Bhuvneshwar now has the most wickets in the powerplay since 2023.

Most wickets in powerplay in IPL since 2023

• 32 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar*
• 32 - Trent Boult
• 28 - Mohammed Siraj
• 28 - Mohammed Shami
• 24 - Deepak Chahar
• 24 - Arshdeep Singh

Josh Hazlewood also gets his 3rd wicket after Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Nitish Rana is the latest to depart as he top-edges a short delivery. There was a steep bounce and Rana was stunned. With that, DC are 6 down for 8 runs.

In 2.4 overs, Delhi Capitals have been forced to call in Abhishek Porel as the impact sub, replacing Sahil Parakh. They are in a dire situation now.

Lowest score at the fall of the 5th wicket in IPL

6 - KTK vs Deccan, Kochi, 2011
7 - DC vs RCB, Delhi, 2026*
9 - RR vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2026

Bhuvneshwar Kumar had an unsuccessful review, but this time Axar Patel had no chance. He edged it to the keeper to make it 7/2 for Delhi Capitals.

Delhi Capitals are in all sorts of problems as Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes again. This time, he gets some outswing and Tristan Stubbs poked it to the first slip. Delhi are 7/4.

Josh Hazlewood has two in two as he forces a thin edge off Sameer Rizvi and Delhi are 3 down for just 2 runs. Rizvi departs for a golden duck.

Both openers gone in the first two overs for Delhi Capitals. Josh Hazlewood bowls a deceptive short ball and KL Rahul top-edges it for an easy catch. Rahul was late to react to that short ball and with that, DC are two down for 2.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls an excellent first over with just 2 runs for a wicket. Nitish Rana has joined KL Rahul in the middle.

Most wickets in the first over in IPL

• 32 - Trent Boult
• 29 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar*
• 16 - Deepak Chahar
• 15 - Praveen Kumar

Sahil Parakh's debut lasts just two balls. The first ball went for an edge and on the second, Bhuvneshwar Kumar cleaned him up with an inswinging yorker.

KL Rahul has a new opening partner in Sahil Parakh, who was part of India U19 squad. They begin against RCB.

Delhi Capitals have made three changes, including one due to combination issues. Lungi Ngidi is out due to the injury, while DC have dropped Mukesh Kumar. Kyle Jamieson makes his debut along with Sahil Parakh. Pathum Nissanka goes out as Dushmantha Chameera comes in as well. 

Sahil Parakh, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel(c), Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan

Impact sub options: Auqib Nabi Dar, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Tripurana Vijay, Abishek Porel

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are going unchanged. With Phil Salt still injured, Jacob Bethell takes his place. 

Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar

Impact sub options: Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel's toss-winning streak of 10 matches comes to an end. Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar wins the toss and opts to bowl first.

KL Rahul dominated at his home ground in Bengaluru, smashing 34-ball 57. But now, Virat Kohli is back at his home ground and he will be looking for revenge. Last season, Kohli smashed a match-winning 51 on a slow Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch, in response to KL Rahul's unbeaten 93 in a winning cause. That rivalry will dominate today's game as well. 

In IPL, KL Rahul averages 42.92 at Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB's home ground, while Kohli averages 66.75 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, DC's home ground.

RCB couldn't be in a more different headspace. Five wins from seven and second on the table, with Virat Kohli's consistent run-scoring complemented by Rajat Patidar's explosive strike rate. They've capped off the Bengaluru leg of their season with four wins in five, and Devdutt Padikkal's return to form has added another layer of stability to a top order that was already humming.

However, with Phil Salt out injured, they will have to depend on Jacob Bethell. Rasikh Salam is also likely to miss the game with an injury.

You don't need to look much further than the last DC game to understand where this side is right now. Delhi posted a mammoth 264 against Punjab Kings, with KL Rahul scoring an unbeaten 152 off 67, a knock that should have won any cricket match anywhere. Still, DC lost by six wickets, with the bowlers comprehensively dismantled in a record chase. They'll also be without Lungi Ngidi, who was subbed out in the third over of that game with a concussion. Three wins from seven, sixth on the table, and a death-overs unit that looks shaky every time it gets pressure.

The one bit of comfort for DC: they've already beaten this RCB once this season. Delhi won the first meeting at the Chinnaswamy by six wickets, making this a "revenge mission" for the defending champions. Doing the double over RCB at home is exactly the kind of result that could rescue Delhi's season. The question is whether the bowling holds up long enough to give them a chance.

The Arun Jaitley Stadium has well and truly become a batter's paradise this season. The last game here was a stark, almost absurd, illustration of just how much.

In the most recent IPL 2026 game at the venue on April 25, an aggregate of 529 runs was scored. DC's 264 was chased down by Punjab Kings without much fuss. That tells you everything. The boundaries are short, the outfield is rapid, and the wicket has flattened out considerably from its older spin-and-grip reputation. Bowlers can still find a touch of lateral movement and turn, but you're talking about 200-plus first-innings totals being the par benchmark, with anything under 210 looking vulnerable on a night like Monday.

For DC, this is both an opportunity and a problem. The opportunity is obvious. KL Rahul has just shown what he can do at this venue. The problem is they've also just shown they can't defend any total here. RCB chasing 220-something on a flat track with dew kicking in is a frightening prospect, and Patidar, Kohli, Salt and Tim David are exactly the kind of batting line-up built to chase down anything.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru hold a slim historical edge in this fixture. Across 33 IPL meetings between Delhi Capitals and RCB, the Bengaluru side has typically had the upper hand, though recent contests have been competitive.

DC's home record at the venue this season has been mixed. They've batted brilliantly here but defended poorly, and the surface hasn't always rewarded their bowling plans. RCB, meanwhile, have only just started their three-game away run, which means there's no recent groundwork to build off either way.

• Matches Played: 33
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru won: 19
• Delhi Capitals won: 13
• No Result: 1