IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals thrash Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets

Delhi Capitals defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. After two consecutive defeats, the Axar Patel-led side enjoyed a small break and returned to action with a marquee win. They produced a complete show, but of course, there’s plenty of room for improvement, despite the win.

Meanwhile, Batting first, Bengaluru were off to a flyer on a rather sluggish wicket. Phil Salt dictated the play, scoring 63 runs off 38 balls, but he had little support from the other end. Many of the RCB batters found some momentum early on, but they



failed to capitalise on it and that bothered the team significantly. Jitesh Sharma, who wanted a bigger role ahead of the season, had the perfect opportunity to get going tonight. However, he could score only 14 runs off 20 balls as RCB posted 175 runs on the board in the first innings.

Delhi bowlers, in the meantime, have benefited from the surface. Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar claimed two wickets each as they sucked RCB’s momentum in the middle overs. It was high time for someone from the middle order to play as per the situation, but none could.