DC vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru crush Delhi Capitals by 9 wickets

Romario Shepherd to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR! Nicely played! On a hard length this time, on middle, not much movement on the delivery. Kyle Jamieson stays on his back foot and just rolls his wrists to flick it from the toe end of the bat, through mid-wicket for four runs.

Romario Shepherd to Kyle Jamieson, This is on a length and on off. Jamieson punches it nicely to mid off.

Romario Shepherd to Kyle Jamieson, SIX! KABOOM! Romario Shepherd bangs this one hard on the deck to offer a shorter delivery, on middle. Kyle Jamieson hangs back and pulls it up and over deep square leg for half a dozen. DC bring up their 50 and have avoided the unwanted record of the lowest total in IPL history, which still belongs to RCB - 49 all out in 2017 against KKR.

Romario Shepherd to Abishek Porel, Full-length delivery, on leg, Abishek Porel flicks it through square leg and gets a single.

Halfway reached. DC are 46/7, searching for some kind of momentum to get back on track. Romario Shepherd is brought back on. Went for 9 runs in his only over so far.

Suyash Sharma to Abishek Porel, Dropped short by Suyash, on middle and leg. Abishek Porel presses on the back foot quickly and whips it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket, where Devdutt Padikkal mops it up. Porel keeps the strike with a single.

Another stoppage, this time for Porel, who appears to have gotten something in his left eye, likely some dust particles, given the conditions. Jitesh comes to his aid, with Venkatesh Iyer also joining in to help. Porel gets sorted and is good to go.

Suyash Sharma to Abishek Porel, Beaten! At 88.1 kph, it is the wrong'un again, bowled with a flatter trajectory, on off. Abishek Porel flashes at it, but the ball zips through and the batter fails to connect.

Suyash Sharma to Kyle Jamieson, Serves the googly but this is on the shorter side, on middle. Kyle Jamieson picks it from the hand and clips it through square leg. They cross.

Suyash Sharma to Abishek Porel, Floated up, on off. Abishek Porel lunges and plays it with a straight bat to long off for a single.

Halt again. The on-field umpires converge again to have a chat. There is still a fair bit of wind gusting across the ground, but the decision is made to continue.

Suyash Sharma to Abishek Porel, A bit of a mix-up but no harm done. Flighted delivery, full and on off, Abishek gets on the front and eases it to the right of cover. Porel is keen for a single but is sent back by Jamieson.

Suyash Sharma to Abishek Porel, Beats the bat straight away! Suyash begins with a googly, on a length, landing outside the line of the leg stump. Porel pushes out in front and looks to play it with the turn with a closed bat face, expecting it to be a leg break. The ball beats him on the outside edge and misses the off stump by a whisker.

STRATEGIC BREAK! Just when the recovery was well and truly on for DC, they lose Miller. With him gone, only Porel remains as their established batter on the crease. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood first unleashed the finest new-ball spell by blowing DC's top and middle order, which put the hosts on the mat. What a contrast it has been from the previous game, when runs were being smashed for fun. Kyle Jamieson is the new batter in for the Capitals. Oh, suddenly a dust storm has started blowing across the ground, and there is a bit of a halt for things to settle. It's gone hazy out there as well. Rajat Patidar is in talks with both the on-field umpires, with Jitesh Sharma also joining the conversation. Not quite sure what that is about, though. Seems like we are good to go now. Suyash Sharma is introduced into the attack now, replacing Romario Shepherd.

Rasikh Salam to David Miller, OUT! CAUGHT! The commentator's curse strikes. Sunil Gavaskar just said on air after the previous ball that a recovery is in effect for DC, and the very next ball, David Miller falls. Salam stays around the wicket and bangs it into the wicket, over off. Miller swivels and looks to play more of a short-arm jab off the back foot. He is slightly early into the shot, and it is skied off the top edge of the bat beside the strip on the off side. The keeper, Jitesh Sharma calls for it as he runs in and does the rest. The 35-run stand has been broken. DC are 43/7 with one end up now open for RCB as they are into the tail.

Rasikh Salam to David Miller, FOUR! Change of pace once again, but it didn't go according to Salam's plan. Slower one again, pitching it up, on middle. David Miller gently lofts it over the head of the bowler and gets four more runs.

Rasikh Salam to David Miller, Takes pace off and angles it into the left-hander, on a length. Miller clips it to mid-wicket.

Rasikh Salam to David Miller, On a good length, pitching outside off, David Miller nudges it to the short mid-wicket fielder.

Rasikh Salam to David Miller, FOUR! Short and punished! Salam attempts the bumper, but this sits up to be hit, just outside the off stump. David Miller stays on his back foot and pulls it across the line towards the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder for four runs.

Rasikh Salam to Abishek Porel, Rasikh Salam starts with a slower one, pitching on middle and angling in. Abishek Porel clips it uppishly toward the left of mid on and gets a single.

Romario Shepherd to David Miller, Decent finish after being hit for a four on the first ball. Straight on the stumps, full in length, Miller watchfully blocks back. 9 runs from Shepherd's first.

Romario Shepherd to Abishek Porel, Slanted in and around off, full in length. Abishek Porel works it down to long on for a single.

Romario Shepherd to Abishek Porel, Length ball, around the leg stump line. Abishek Porel pulls it aerially and on the bounce and to the right of Bhuvneshwar Kumar at deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Romario Shepherd to David Miller, Length ball, on middle and leg, Miller nudges it to deep mid-wicket for another run. And with this, David Miller completes 12,000 T20 runs.

Romario Shepherd to Abishek Porel, A skiddy delivery, on a length, on middle. Porel pulls it to deep square leg for a run. Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets across to his right and stops it.

A double change from Rajat Patidar as he brings on Romario Shepherd.

Romario Shepherd to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Nicely done! Shepherd starts with a bit of loosener, short of a length, on middle and leg. Porel hangs back and uses his wrists to pull it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Rasikh Salam to Abishek Porel, Skids through from a length, on off. Abishek Porel is hurried on the back foot and heaves it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single. With 12 runs coming off the over, this is the most expensive over of the evening so far.

Rasikh Salam to David Miller, Pulls the length back, on middle, Miller plays off the back foot and steers it to deep square leg for a single.

Rasikh Salam to David Miller, FOUR! Lovely shot! Didn't try to overhit it. Scrambled-seam, full and just around off. David Miller leans on it and times the drive between cover and mid off for a crisp boundary.

Rasikh Salam to Abishek Porel, Hard length, at 132.9 kph, on off. Porel looks to punch it off the back foot to the off side, but inside edges past the leg stump and the ball keeps rolling away to fine leg for a single.

Rasikh Salam to Abishek Porel, FOUR! Crisp hit! Hard length, on middle and nipping back in a bit. Porel stands tall, swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary.

Rasikh Salam to David Miller, Angled at the pads from around the stump. David Miller whips the full ball to deep mid-wicket's left for a single.

Complete dominance from RCB in the Powerplay. One would have expected Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl four on the trot, but he has been replaced by Rasikh Salam.

Josh Hazlewood to Abishek Porel, Smidge fuller, on middle. Porel bunts it back to the bowler. And Danny Morrison on air informs a stat which DC fans won't like. With just 13/6 on the board after 6 overs, this is the lowest Powerplay score in the history of the IPL.

Josh Hazlewood to Abishek Porel, A projectile from Hazlewood! Slams the deck really hard, on middle, slanting back in. Abishek Porel arches back and drops his wrists to leave.

Josh Hazlewood to Abishek Porel, Much closer to the off pole, on a back of a length. Porel opens the bat face and steers it to backward point.

Josh Hazlewood to Abishek Porel, BEATEN! A peach. Just outside off, on a good length, and it rears up to beat Abishek's attempted back foot square cut by a whisker.

Josh Hazlewood to David Miller, Bangs it at 144.8 kph, a touch short and angling in from off. David Miller hops in the crease and dinks it through square leg for a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Abishek Porel, Hits the hard length, around off. Porel rises on the toes and dabs it wide of backward point for a single.

49 all out -  That's the lowest IPL score, an unwanted record against Royal Challengers Bengaluru's name since 2017, and they will want to happily gift it away to Delhi Capitals this evening. Can they?

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, Nice and full, on middle, nipping away. David closes the bat face early to flick but gets a leading edge to the off side as the ball rolls to cover.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, And now, nearly a run out! It's all happening out there. Back of a length, at the pads. David Miller tucks it to deep backward square leg and calls for two. The fielder picks and throws at the bowling end, but misses and Abishek Porel is forced to dive to get in. A direct hit would have been close.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, Touch fuller, on off, kicks up a bit as well. David Miller fends it down the pitch.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, At 133.4 kph, this is on a length, on leg. Miller turns it to mid-wicket.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, Around the stump. On a length, on off. Miller blocks it off the back foot.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, Oh, almost carried! Around the off stump, nipping away on a fuller length. David Miller prods forward to block, but the ball leaves him and takes the outside edge. It drops short of Devdutt Padikkal at first slip.

Josh Hazlewood to David Miller, Josh bashes the hard length, on off. Miller gets on his toes and rides the bounce to dab it behind point for a single.

A belter for batters? Nah. This one's proving to be a landmine for the ones with the bat. Absolutely phenomenal stuff from the new-ball duo of RCB. David Miller is the next batter in at number 8.

Josh Hazlewood to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT! Nitish Rana bites the dust now. Hazlewood bends his back and goes short this time, under the left armpit. Rana fails to react quickly and leaves his bat hanging around his chest as he tries to fend it off. He takes his eyes off the ball, and it climbs onto him. It balloons off the gloves behind the wicket on the off side, where Devdutt Padikkal moves to his left from slip and snaffles it with ease.