- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 middle stump out of the ground, and Bhuvneshwar has cleaned up the debutant with a corker! Very full and this starts on middle stump before swerving back in devilishly. Parakh has no clue about it (and he is not the first to meet this fate either), and he cannot jam his bat down in time. Bat hits the ground, ball sneaks past the blade and middle stump is left in a mess. RCB on the board very early! 0/11.1 goes straight up, and Rahul is outta here too! Banged in short just outside off and this climbs through at 141.4kph. Rahul looks for the pull but the ball is onto him much, much quicker than he expects. Plinks off the splice and Jitesh calls early to complete the catch. RCB over the moon; DC, still trying to figure out what has hit them! 2/23.5 an absolute snorter, and Rana has to trudge off for an early shower too! Back of a length on off and this nips back in, while also rearing up. Rana does not know where to go and he hangs up his bat like a periscope. Takes his eyes off the ball too, and it pops up off the glove. Padikkal moves to his left, takes the catch, and piles further misery on the Capitals! 8/61.2 nicked and gone! Hazlewood has two in two, and DC have lost three across eight balls! This is a proper tempter. Full, wide and inviting the drive. Rizvi, though, does not show the necessary conviction. A bit of a loose waft and the ball grazes the outside edge on its way through to the keeper. Hazlewood on a hat-trick, and DC in all sorts! 2/32.1 another edge, and another wicket! Bhuvneshwar has the ball on a string, and DC are in freefall! Length ball outside off and this leaves the batter very, very late. Stubbs goes feeling for it without any footwork and the ball kisses the outside edge. Padikkal gobbles it up at wide slip, and DC are four down inside three overs! 7/42.4 no need for DRS this time, and DC are being ripped to absolute shreds here! Back of a length in the channel just outside off. Angles in and then snakes away. Axar is all at sea and he prods at it in hope. The ball skims the bottom edge and Jitesh lunges forward to send the DC skipper on his way. DC are five down for seven runs and no - this is not a drill! 7/516.3 zing bails go flying, and DC have been rolled over for 75! Hazlewood has four, and he fittingly lands the final blow. Searing yorker on middle and leg. Porel looks to jam it out into the off side but is too late on it. Ball sneaks past his blade and crashes into the furniture. Third lowest-score in the IPL for the Delhi-based franchise, and RCB have run rampant across an hour and a half in the capital! 75/108.6 a massive shank, and Miller has to go too! DC seven down! Pace-on now and this is a touch shorter just outside off. Miller has a massive mow across the line and gets it all wrong. The ball pops up off the toe-end and Jitesh does the rest. Miller throws the bat away in disgust, and this partnership has been broken. RCB with another body blow before the time-out! 43/712.3 pinned on the back leg, and the finger goes up! Jamieson is not inclined to review initially but then opts for it reluctantly! Back of a length on middle, and this straightens after pitching. Jamieson plays for the angle and plays all around it. Seemed pretty straight but was it bouncing over? Nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking comes up and...it shows the ball to be clipping the top of middle. Umpire's Call, and Jamieson has to go! 62/815.3 hot knife through butter, and DC are nine down now! Leg-spinner on a back of a length outside off. Kuldeep does not pick it off the hand and tries to play it off the pitch. The ball, though, has lots of fizz on it and bursts through his attempted flick. Stumps rattled, and Suyash is finally on the board! 71/9Extras4 (w 4)TOTAL75 all out (16.3 Overs, RR: 4.54)Did not bat: T NatarajanFall of wickets: 1-0 (Sahil Parakh, 0.2 ov), 2-2 (KL Rahul, 1.1 ov), 3-2 (Sameer Rizvi, 1.2 ov), 4-7 (Tristan Stubbs, 2.1 ov), 5-7 (Axar Patel, 2.4 ov), 6-8 (Nitish Rana, 3.5 ov), 7-43 (David Miller, 8.6 ov), 8-62 (Kyle Jamieson, 12.3 ov), 9-71 (Kuldeep Yadav, 15.3 ov), 10-75 (Abishek Porel, 16.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Kumar 3 0 5 3 1.66 15 0 0 1 0 JR Hazlewood 3.3 0 12 4 3.42 15 2 0 0 0 Rasikh Salam 2 0 21 1 10.5 3 4 0 0 0 R Shepherd 2 0 21 0 10.5 3 2 1 0 0 Suyash Sharma 4 1 7 1 1.75 20 0 0 3 0 KH Pandya 2 0 9 1 4.5 4 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.5 in the air, and taken superbly by Natarajan! Back of a length outside off. Bethell hares down the track and swipes at it. Clinks it off the toe-end and the ball goes straight up. Natarajan runs back from mid on, takes it over his shoulder and then shows nifty footwork to tiptoe around the rope without stepping onto the cushion. Brilliant work by the pacer, and Bethell has to go! 26/1Extras0TOTAL77/1 (6.3 Overs, RR: 11.84)Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Jacob Bethell, 2.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KA Jamieson 3 0 42 1 14 6 3 4 0 0 PVD Chameera 2 0 18 0 9 5 2 1 0 0 AR Patel 1 0 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 T Natarajan 0.3 0 12 0 24 1 0 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Royal Challengers Bengaluru , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.45
Match days
27 April 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2, Delhi Capitals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 13 runs, 6 wickets)
- Delhi Capitals Impact Player Subs: Auqib Nabi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, T Vijay, Abishek Porel
- RCB Impact Player Subs: Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer
- Delhi Capitals Impact Player Sub: Abishek Porel for Sahil Parakh (Delhi Capitals innings, 2.4 ov)
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 43/7 in 9.0 overs (Abishek Porel 16)
- Match Delayed: Delhi Capitals - 43/7 in 9.0 overs (Abishek Porel 16)
- Delhi Capitals: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 1
- Over 12.3: Review by Delhi Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AK Argal, Batter - KA Jamieson (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 71/9 in 15.3 overs (Abishek Porel 26)
- Innings Break: Delhi Capitals - 75/10 in 16.3 overs (PVD Chameera 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 1 wicket)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Player Sub: Jacob Bethell for Suyash Sharma (Delhi Capitals innings, 16.3 ov)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (V Kohli 17, D Padikkal 34, Ex 0)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsChawla: DC should 'forget everything and move on'
DC folded for 75 against RCB and their NRR took a beating
Bhuvneshwar leads Purple Cap race; Kohli climbs up Orange Cap list
RCB quick grabbed 3 for 5 against DC, before Kohli moved up to No. 4 among run-getters
Patidar: 'Even I'm surprised the way the wicket played'
"There was a little bit there in the first six overs, which we maximised," Hazlewood said
DC set unwanted records by crumbling to 8 for 6 against RCB
Virat Kohli also became the first batter to pass the 9000-run milestone in the IPL
DC make three changes; RCB bowl first in Delhi
RCB are second in the points table, while DC are down at sixth place




