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Delhi Capitals Win Thriller Against RCB

Delhi Capitals 179 for 4 (Stubbs 60*, Rahul 57, Bhuvneshwar 3-26) beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru 175 for 8 (Salt 63, Axar 2-18, Kuldeep 2-32) by six wickets

Kohli, Salt Quick Off The Blocks

Virat Kohli and Phil Salt gave RCB a swift start on a slower-than-usual Chinnaswamy pitch after they were asked to bat first. Kohli nicked the second ball he faced from Auqib Nabi, between slip and short third, and Mukesh also found swing in his opening over.

Spinners Trigger RCB Slowdown

Kuldeep and his captain Axar Patel combined to slow RCB down even further. Axar, who had delayed his introduction into the attack until the tenth over, possibly because of the presence of Devdutt Padikkal, managed to have the left-hand batter caught at long-on, though he had erred too full.

Bhuvneshwar’s Opening Burst

The first two overs from Bhuvneshwar Kumar in RCB’s defence was a passage of play straight out of Test-match cricket. With two slips in place, Bhuvneshwar got the new ball to swing both ways and tore through DC’s top order.

Rahul, Stubbs Counter Early Blows

KL Rahul and Stubbs brought DC back into the contest with contrasting half-centuries. By the end of the powerplay, DC were 50 for 3, with Rahul contributing 31 off 18 balls.

Miller FTW

Stubbs briefly diffused the tension in the 18th over when he latched onto a slower bouncer from Bhuvneshwar and launched it over square leg for six. Despite that six, Bhuvneshwar conceded only 12 off the over, and Rasikh followed it up with a tight penultimate over, giving away ten runs.

With 14 to defend off the last over, Patidar called up Shepherd, who got away with his first ball when he missed his length. Stubbs then pinched another single off the next ball. Shepherd then cracked under pressure and kept missing the yorker as Miller crashed him for 6, 6, 4.

• Miller’s stunning finish gave DC a thrilling win in IPL 2026
• Delhi Capitals pulled off a six-wicket victory against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
• Tristan Stubbs and KL Rahul played crucial half-centuries for DC