DC vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2026: Royal Challengers blow Capitals away on their home turf

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: KL RAHUL GOES!!!! WHAT A WICKET!!! Josh Hazlewood strikes off his first delivery. The Capitals are in all sorts of trouble here.

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: Only two runs and a wicket in the first over. Brilliant start for the visitors here.

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: BOWLED HIM!!!! Not a great debut for Parakh. Yorker at the off and middle, swinging into the batter. Parakh's bat does not come down in time and the stumps have been uprooted. WHAT A DELIVERY!!!!

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: So, it is time for the live action to begin. KL Rahul and Sahil Parakh, the debutant for Capitals, will start the innings for the Capitals. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar will start the proceedings with the ball for the Royal Challengers.

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Delhi Capitals: Sahil Parakh, Dushmantha Chameera and Kyle Jamieson are in. Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi and Mukesh Kumar are out.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Same XI

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Impact Subs:

Delhi Capitals: Auqib Nabi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Tripurana Vijay, Abishek Porel

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: The playing XI of the two teams are here -

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma

Delhi Capitals Playing XI : Sahil Parakh, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Kyle Jamieson

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss, and they have opted to field first.

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: RCB’s biggest threat today is KL Rahul’s control at the top. He has been Delhi Capitals’ most reliable run source this season, and if he bats deep, DC get the structure they have often lacked. Bengaluru need to deny him the easy tempo: no soft singles after dots, no free width outside off, and no release balls once spin comes on. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s new-ball spell becomes important, but RCB also need Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma to attack through the middle. If Rahul is forced to take risks early, DC’s batting can become easier to squeeze.

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: Delhi Capitals’ biggest threat today is RCB’s top-order control. Virat Kohli gives Bengaluru stability, while Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal can keep the scoring rate high without letting the innings drift. DC’s first job is to break that rhythm early. They cannot allow Salt to attack freely in the powerplay or Kohli to settle into his tempo of boundaries followed by easy singles. Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav also become crucial through the middle overs, where RCB often look to build control before launching at the death. For DC, early wickets are the cleanest way to stop RCB.

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: The Arun Jaitley Stadium has not played like a low, slow Delhi surface this season. The clearest evidence came in DC’s last home game, when they made 264/2 and still lost to Punjab Kings, who chased 265/4 in 19.2 overs. That result underlined how little margin bowlers can have here once batters settle. The square boundaries remain inviting, and even a strong total may not feel safe if the dew and pace-on hitting come into play. For DC vs RCB, that makes powerplay control and death bowling execution critical. This venue has already warned both sides: par can disappear very quickly.

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: Royal Challengers Bengaluru have the stronger overall record in this rivalry. DC and RCB have met 34 times in IPL history, with RCB winning 20 matches and Delhi Capitals winning 13. One match ended without a result. That gives Bengaluru the long-term head-to-head advantage, but tonight’s contest comes with a more immediate twist. Delhi won the reverse fixture earlier this season, so RCB arrive at the Arun Jaitley Stadium not just defending their historical dominance, but trying to correct a recent defeat. For DC, that last result is the proof point. For RCB, the larger rivalry record is a reminder that this is a matchup they have usually controlled.

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: Delhi Capitals enter tonight with seven league games left, including the home clash against RCB, and the equation is already tighter than they would have wanted. With three wins from seven matches, DC are on six points and need a strong second-half surge to stay in the playoff race. Four wins from here would take them to 14 points, but that may leave them dependent on net run rate and other results. Five wins would push them to 16, the safer qualification zone. Their remaining run includes RCB, RR, CSK, KKR, PBKS, RR and KKR, which means DC still have enough direct mid-table games to repair the damage. Tonight is where that repair job has to begin

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: Royal Challengers Bengaluru enter tonight’s clash with seven league matches still left in their IPL 2026 campaign, starting with Delhi Capitals away. They are second on the table with five wins from seven matches, 10 points and a strong net run rate of +1.101, which gives them one of the cleanest routes to the playoffs. Two more wins would take them to 14 points, usually enough to stay alive; three more would push them to 16, the safer qualification mark. Their remaining run includes DC, GT, LSG, MI, KKR, PBKS and SRH, so RCB still have enough direct top-half tests to either seal control or reopen the race.

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: The wickets angle in DC vs RCB is led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He is the highest wicket-taker from either squad going into this match, with 11 wickets in seven games for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and sits inside the tournament’s top 10. RCB also have Krunal Pandya on eight wickets and Jacob Duffy on six, giving them a clearer wicket-taking hierarchy than Delhi. DC’s chart is tighter but less explosive, with Axar Patel, Lungi Ngidi and Kuldeep Yadav all on seven wickets each. That makes tonight important for Delhi’s bowling group. RCB already have one bowler pushing the Purple Cap race; DC need one of their three seven-wicket men to break away.

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: The DC vs RCB contest also carries a strong batting leaderboard angle. KL Rahul enters the match as the highest run-scorer involved in this fixture, with 357 runs in seven innings for Delhi Capitals. Virat Kohli is not far behind in the same frame, leading RCB’s batting chart with 328 runs in seven innings. That gives tonight’s game a direct Orange Cap subplot, with two senior top-order batters carrying both form and responsibility. For Delhi, Rahul’s runs have been central to their batting stability. For Bengaluru, Kohli’s consistency remains one of the clearest reasons behind their strong start.

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: Delhi Capitals won the reverse fixture against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, giving tonight's match its revenge edge. RCB had the setting and the momentum then, DC found a way to turn the contest in their favour and walk away. That result now sits at the center of this rematch because Bengaluru are not only trying to strengthen their position near the top of the table, they are also trying to correct one of the early dents in their campaign.

For Delhi, that earlier win is proof that they can trouble RCB if they execute cleanly. For Bengaluru, it is the loose thread they will want to burn tonight.

DC vs RCB IPL 2026 Live Score: Royal Challengers Bengaluru arrive in Delhi with a clear score to settle. The reverse fixture went DC's way, making tonight's match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium a revenge game for Rajat Patidar's side as much as points-table opportunity. RCB have built one of the stronger starts of IPL 2026, but this is also the kind of contest that tests whether a top-half team can correct an earlier defeat and impose itself away from home. For Delhi Capitals, the equation is more urgent. They need home comfort to become resistance after an uneven run. One side is chasing payback, the other is chasing stability.