Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Cricket Scorecard, Match 26 – IPL 2026

Result
Match 26, IPL 2026 - M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
RCB
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BENGALURU175/8
DC
DELHI CAPITALS179/4
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets (CRR: 9.03)
Player of the Match
Tristan Stubbs
Batting: RCB Inning
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Philip Saltc Tristan Stubbs b Kuldeep Yadav633843165.79
Virat Kohlic Pathum Nissanka b Lungi Ngidi191330146.15
Devdutt Padikkalc David Miller b Axar Patel181311138.46
Rajat Patidar (c)c Lokesh Rahul b Mukesh Kumar8401200.00
Tim Davidc T Natarajan b Axar Patel261731152.94
Jitesh Sharma (wk)c David Miller b Lungi Ngidi14201070.00
Romario Shepherdlbw b Kuldeep Yadav140025.00
Krunal PandyaRun out (Lokesh Rahul)121001120.00
Rasikh Salamnot out0000-
Bhuvneshwar Kumarnot out3200150.00
Extras11 (lb 2, w 8, nb 1)
Total175/8 (20.0 ov)
Bowling: Delhi Capitals
BowlerOMRWECON
Auqib Nabi3.0036012.00
Mukesh Kumar4.003218.00
Lungi Ngidi4.003929.75
Kuldeep Yadav4.003228.00
T Natarajan2.001608.00
Axar Patel3.001826.00
Batting: DC Inning
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Pathum Nissankalbw b Bhuvneshwar Kumar120050.00
Lokesh Rahul (wk)c Virat Kohli b Krunal Pandya573462167.65
Karun Nairc Phil Salt b Bhuvneshwar Kumar5510100.00
Sameer Rizvic Jitesh Sharma b Bhuvneshwar Kumar230066.67
Tristan Stubbsnot out604741127.66
Axar Patel (c)Retired Hurt261930136.84
David Millernot out221012220.00
Extras6 (lb 3, w 2, nb 1)
Total179/4 (19.5 ov)
Bowling: RCB
BowlerOMRWECON
Bhuvneshwar Kumar4.002636.50
Josh Hazlewood4.003809.50
Rasikh Salam4.0040010.00
Krunal Pandya4.002416.00
Suyash Sharma3.0031010.33
Romario Shepherd0.5017020.40
Match Information & Lineups
SeriesIPL 2026
DateApr 18 2026, Sat
VenueM.Chinnaswamy Stadium
TossDC (Bowl)
Time03:30 PM IST
CityBengaluru, India
RCB Playing XI
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam
DC Playing XI
Pathum Nissanka, Lokesh Rahul (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Karun Nair
Head to Head Records
RCB VS DC
34 Matches Played 34
20 Won 13
13 Lost 20
1 No Result 1
215 Highest Score 196
137 Lowest Score 95

Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – IPL Match 26 Highlight – 18 Apr, 2026

Honestly, this game had that weird energy… like you couldn’t quite tell who was in control at any point. Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru and yeah, it turned into one of those unpredictable nights.

Delhi started off with decent intent. Not explosive, but they were ticking along, picking gaps, rotating strike. Then suddenly… a mini collapse. A couple of quick wickets and things got messy. Still, a late push from the lower order gave them something to defend. Not huge, but not easy either.

RCB’s chase? Bit of a rollercoaster. Some beautiful shots early on, proper timing, you’d think they were cruising. But cricket being cricket… wickets fell at the worst moments. Pressure started building, and you could actually feel it through the screen.

There was a phase where it could’ve gone either way. One good over, one mistake that’s all it needed. In the end, RCB just held it together slightly better, finishing the job with a mix of calm and chaos.

Delhi fought hard though… just fell short.