Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals, 26th Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (Royal Challengers Bengaluru 175/8, Delhi Capitals 179/4).
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 175/8 (20 ov)
- Delhi Capitals: 179/4 (19.5 ov)
Match report
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) faced Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 26th Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Play began on Saturday, 18 April 2026 at 10:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Delhi Capitals won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Abhijit Bhattacharya and Bhavesh Patel, with Prakash Bhatt as match referee.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru made 175/8 in 20 overs, with Philip Salt top-scoring on 63 from 38 balls. Axar Patel was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 18. Delhi Capitals made 179/4 in 19.5 overs, with Tristan Stubbs top-scoring on 60 not out from 47 balls. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 26.
Result: Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining). Tristan Stubbs was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru · 1st innings: 175/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Tristan Stubbs b Kuldeep Yadav | 63 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 165.79 |
| Virat Kohli | c Pathum Nissanka b Lungi Ngidi | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 146.15 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | c David Miller b Axar Patel | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 138.46 |
| Rajat Patidar | c Lokesh Rahul b Mukesh Kumar | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
| Tim David | c Thangarasu Natarajan b Axar Patel | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 152.94 |
| Jitesh Sharma | c David Miller b Lungi Ngidi | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| Romario Shepherd | lbw b Kuldeep Yadav | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Krunal Pandya | run out (Lungi Ngidi) | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| Rasikh Salam Dar | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auqib Nabi | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Thangarasu Natarajan | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Axar Patel | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
Delhi Capitals · 1st innings: 179/4 (19.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | lbw b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Lokesh Rahul | c Virat Kohli b Krunal Pandya | 57 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 167.65 |
| Karun Nair | c Philip Salt b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Sameer Rizvi | c Jitesh Sharma b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Tristan Stubbs | not out | 60 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 127.66 |
| Axar Patel | not out | 26 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 136.84 |
| David Miller | not out | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 220 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Auqib Nabi, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, Thangarasu Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Rasikh Salam Dar | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| Krunal Pandya | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Suyash Sharma | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
| Romario Shepherd | 0.5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 20.4 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (DC, Romario Shepherd): 17 runs, 177/4 – 4 6 6 1 0lb
- Over 19 (DC, Rasikh Salam Dar): 10 runs, 160/4 – 1 1 2 1 1 4
- Over 18 (DC, Bhuvneshwar Kumar): 12 runs, 150/4 – 1 2 6 1 1 1
- Over 17 (DC, Josh Hazlewood): 4 runs, 138/4 – • • 1 1 1 1
- Over 16 (DC, Bhuvneshwar Kumar): 5 runs, 134/4 – 1 1 1 1 • 1
- Over 15 (DC, Krunal Pandya): 5 runs, 129/4 – • 1 1 1 1 1