In a one-sided contest, Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a dominant nine-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in Match 39 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, April 27.
After being put into bat, DC endured a dramatic collapse and were bundled out for just 75 in 16.3 overs. The top order crumbled inside the powerplay, managing only 13 runs, as Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood ran through the lineup.
Bhuvneshwar struck early, including the wicket of debutant Sahil
Parakh for a duck with an inswinging yorker, while Hazlewood’s four-wicket burst dismantled the middle order. Abishek Porel top-scored with 30, and a brief stand with David Miller offered some resistance, but the innings never recovered from the early damage.
In reply, RCB made light work of the chase, reaching 77/1 in just 6.3 overs. Jacob Bethell provided early momentum before falling, after which Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal stitched an unbeaten partnership to seal the match comfortably. The emphatic win also gave RCB a significant boost in net run rate.
Here are the most important stats and milestones from Match 39:
- David Miller completes 12,000 runs in T20s
- Josh Hazlewood completes 50 wickets for RCB
- DC was bowled-out below 75 in IPL for the 3rd time (second-most)
- Most 3-wicket hauls among fast bolwers in IPL - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (20 times, second-most)
- Third lowest all-out total for DC in IPL - 75 vs RCB, Delhi, 2026
- Lowest ever Powerplay (1-6 overs) total in IPL - 13/6 - DC vs RCB, Delhi, 2026
- Second-most wickets in the first over by a bowler in IPL - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (29 wickets)
- Virat Kohli completes 9000 runs in IPL history, becoming the first batter to reach the milestone
- Jitesh Sharma completes 50 IPL catches
