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Defending Champions Royal Challnegers Bengaluru gave Delhi Capitals a defeat to remember by routing them by nine-wickets in Tata IPl 2026 encounter at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Earlier RCB won the toss and opted to bowl first.
And RCB bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar ripped through the DC batting line- up with wonderful exhibition of aggressive swing bowling . DC were left embarassed with their power play score – a shocking 8-6, 3.5 overs . Opener Sahil Parakh 0 , KL Rahul 1, Nitish Rana 1, Sameer Rizvi 0, Tristan Stubbs 5, Axar Patel 0, Kuldeep Yadav 3 . Only three batsmen reached double figures – Abishek Porel 30 ( 33 balls , 3 fours), David Miller 19 ( 18 balls 3 fours), Kyle Jamieson 12 ( 13 balls, 1 four 1 six), Kyle Jamieson not out 0. DC bowled out for 75/10 in 16. 3 overs.
Bhuvi’s swing 🤝 Hazlewood’s heat! 🔥#DC are 8/5 in 3 overs.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 27, 2026
RCB Bowling : Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/5 ( 3 overs), Josh Hazlewood 4/12 ( 3. 3 overs), Rasikh Salam Dar 1/21 ( 2 overs), Romario Shepherd 0/21 ( 2 overs), Suyash Sharma 1/7 ( 4 overs), Krunal Pandya 1/9 ( 2 overs)
Absolutely 𝙃𝙤𝙛𝙛 the charts! 📈
Josh Hazlewood walks away with the POTM award after a lethal 4/12 👏
Watch his spell ▶️ https://t.co/LpvN8M1tHD#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #DCvRCB | @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/de5sHKOPuz
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 27, 2026
In reply RCB were in a hurry and raced away to win in style . Opener Jacob Bethell was only man out for 20 ( 11 balls , 1 four 2 sixes). Virat Kohli not out 23 ( 15 balls 1 four, 2 sixes) and Devdutt Padikkal not out 34 ( 13 balls , 3 fours, 3 sixes) . RCB reaching 77/1 in just 6.3 overs
DC bowlers : Kyle Jamieson 1/42 ( 3 overs), Dushmantha Chameera 0/18 ( 2 overs), Axar Patel 0/5 ( 1 over), T Natarajan 0/12 ( 0.3 overs)
Match: IPL 2026, 39th Match
Venue: Delhi | Date: April 27, 2026
