Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) cruised to a dominant 9-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2026 clash at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday (April 27), overhauling a meagre target of 75 inside just 7 overs.
DC imploded spectacularly while batting first, crumbling to 75 all out. Debutant Sahil Parakh's misery began on the second ball as Bhuvneshwar Kumar shattered his stumps. Captain KL Rahul, riding high from a 152 in the prior match, managed only 1 before a horror collapse ensued: Tristan Stubbs (5), Sameer Rizvi (0), Axar Patel (0), and Nitish Rana (1) tumbled in a flash, leaving DC teetering at 8/6.
Impact Player Abishek Porel mounted a rescue act with David Miller, but the pair's stand ended prematurely. Miller fell for 19, Kyle Jamieson
fought gamely for 12, yet the innings folded. Porel's resolute 30 stood as the highest score. Bhuvneshwar Kumar snared 3 wickets, but Josh Hazlewood dominated with 4 wickets to his name.
Chasing, RCB made light work. Devdutt Padikkal blazed 34 off 13 balls (3 fours, 3 sixes), while Virat Kohli anchored with an unbeaten 23. The emphatic victory vaults RCB to a solid 2nd on the points table.
DC vs RCB Award Winners
Check out the full list of award winners here-
Super Striker of the Match: Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) - SR: 261.54
Most Fours in the Match: Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) - 3 fours
Most Sixes in the Match: Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) - 3 sixes
Most Dot Balls in the Match: Suyash Sharma (RCB) - 20 Dot Balls
Player of the Match: Josh Hazlewood (RCB) - 4 Wickets
DC vs RCB Records and Milestones
Virat Kohli 9000 IPL Runs
Virat Kohli became the first player to complete 9000 IPL Runs. The RCB stalwart is now 106 runs away from 14,000 T20 runs.
Most runs against an opponent in IPL
1174 - Virat Kohli vs CSK
1172 - Virat Kohli vs DC*
1161 - Rohit Sharma vs KKR
1159 - Virat Kohli vs PBKS
1134 - David Warner vs PBKS
Quickest to Chase
RCB completed the 2nd fastest win in IPL in terms of balls to spare as they won with 81 deliveries still to spare.
DC's Powerplay Howler
Delhi Capitals registered the lowest ever powerplay score as they were stuck at 13 for 6 in the first six overs. This was also the second time a team had lost six wickets before the end of the powerplay, with the other being Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2010.
