IPL 2026 live score for DC vs RCB: Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar crush DC

Apr 27, 2026, 4:12 PM

Is Rahul able to dominate his preferred opponents once more?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is a favourite of KL Rahul. When they reached the final in 2016, he enjoyed his breakthrough season and made his IPL debut for them. More precisely, though, he enjoys playing against his home team.

Rahul has scored the most runs against any team since leaving RCB in 2018, with 789 against his old squad. His average of 69.91 versus RCB is his best against any team in his IPL career. And only his 164.89 strike rate versus Punjab Kings (PBKS), another former squad, surpasses his 145.65 against RCB.

Rahul also scored a half-century in the reverse fixture, helping Delhi Capitals (DC) pull off a tricky chase in Bengaluru, and is approaching this game in scintillating form. Rahul scored an amazing 152 not out off 67 deliveries against PBKS in DC's most recent game (the knock also caused his strike rate against PBKS to rise above his number against RCB). Prior to that, he had scored 57 and 92 in his four previous outings.

Rahul also has a stellar record against Josh Hazlewood, the bowling leader of the RCB. In addition to being the only batsman in the IPL to score over 100 against Hazlewood, Rahul has scored more runs against the Australian quick than any other player in all Twenty20 cricket.

Compared to the two other clubs on 10 points, RCB is comfortably in second place on the points table with five victories in seven games and one game remaining. DC, on the other hand, has lost four of their previous five games and needs to close the four-point deficit with the top four in order to qualify for the playoffs.

Apr 27, 2026, 4:30 PM

Virat Kohli and Pathum Nissanka are in the spotlight

Following an improvement in T20 results since the beginning of 2025, DC entered Pathum Nissanka in the auction. Nissanka averaged 34.18 and struck at 158.02 in all Twenty20 matches between the beginning of 2025 and the beginning of the IPL 2026. A month prior to the IPL, his incredible century against Australia in the T20 World Cup would have given DC the assurance that they had discovered Rahul's ideal top-order companion. Nissanka's IPL 2026 strike rate of 150 indicates that he has gotten off to fast starts, but he hasn't been able to convert them. DC will want him to start scoring huge runs soon because he has only scored 147 in seven games. If he doesn't, they might consider other choices like Abishek Porel, Prithvi Shaw, or possibly Rehan Ahmed at the top.

Another IPL season has begun, and Virat Kohli is once again Virat Kohli-ing. He is one of the leading run scorers and has won the Orange Cap a few occasions despite it frequently changing hands. He is heading into this match fresh off a game-winning 81 against GT, and his strike rate of 163.18 is his best in any IPL season. Like Rahul, Kohli has seven IPL fifties in Delhi and loves his hometown. Last season, he led RCB to win in a challenging chase at Arun Jaitley Stadium, and DC will be aware of the threat the RCB maestri presents.

Apr 27, 2026, 4:44 PM

Conditions and pitch

Pitch No. 5, where GT scored 210 earlier this season and DC lost by one run in a thrilling last-ball match, will host this match. You may anticipate another high-scoring game because the average first-innings score in the four games played on this mixed-soil field since IPL 2025 has been 197.

Apr 27, 2026, 5:32 PM

Trivia and statistics

In comparison to DC's top three, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has strong records. Rahul and Nitish Rana have only been removed twice apiece, although they have only hit him at 109 and 122, respectively. Additionally, he has defeated Nissanka three times in four innings while giving up just 22 runs in 24 balls.

Jitesh Sharma has only scored 15 runs against the left-arm spinner after being dismissed twice in 19 balls by Axar Patel.

For the eleventh time in an IPL season, Kohli is 72 runs short from scoring 400 runs. Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, and Suresh Raina, who each achieved it nine times, are the closest to him.

Apr 27, 2026, 6:21 PM

Everyone is watching the Delhi field

Delhi produced the second-highest aggregate for a Twenty20 match on Saturday, with 265 playing 264 on pitch number 6. Rahul, the only Indian to reach 150 or more in the IPL, scored 152*, yet the team still lost. Pitch No. 5, where GT scored 210 earlier this season and DC lost by one run in a thrilling last-ball match on April 8, will be used for today's match. According to Danny Morrison, this strip appears drier than usual.

Apr 27, 2026, 6:49 PM

DC won't have Ngidi, and Jamieson will make his franchise debut

After being sent to the hospital in an ambulance after hitting his head on the grass on Saturday, Lungi Ngidi has now been deemed stable and returned to the DC team. However, it seems improbable that the SA speedster will play for them today. New Zealand fast Kyle Jamieson has received his first DC cap, according to Daya Sagar, who is at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Sahil Parakh, a teenager from Maharashtra, is also scheduled to make his DC debut today. Rahul had given Parakh his cap.

Apr 27, 2026, 7:14 PM

DC makes three adjustments; RCB chooses to bowl

Delhi Capitals vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will bowl.

Rajat Patidar, the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), decided to bowl against the hosts, Delhi Capitals (DC), after winning the toss. Phil Salt, the RCB opener, missed his second straight game due to injury. Jacob Bethell, a fellow countryman, is the most likely player to enter from the Impact Subs bench when RCB chases later in the evening, despite not being included in the bowl-first XI.

DC made three adjustments, including an imposed one, while RCB remained the same. Despite being deemed stable, Lungi Ngidi, who struck his head on the ground while fielding on Saturday and was subsequently transported to the hospital in an ambulance, is not eligible to be selected for this game. He was replaced by Dushmantha Chameera, a fast bowler from Sri Lanka. In order to make room for Sahil Parakh and New Zealand quick Kyle Jamieson, his countryman Pathum Nissanka and India seamer Mukesh Kumar were also left out of their starting lineup.

Maharashtra's 18-year-old Parakh is a promising batter with a range of shots, including the scoop. He has also played for the India Under-19 team. Before the season began, Venugopal Rao, DC's director of cricket, selected Parakh as a player to keep an eye on. Parakh will start the batting in his IPL debut, Axar Patel confirmed at the toss. DC's Impact Sub possibilities include legspinner Vipraj Nigam and seamer Auqib Nabi.

Delhi threw a huge party on Saturday, with 265 playing 264 on ground number six. For a Twenty20 match, it was the second-highest aggregate. Rahul, the only Indian to reach 150 or more in the IPL, scored 152*, yet the team still lost. Pitch No. 5, where Gujarat Titans (GT) scored 210 earlier this season and DC lost by one run in a thrilling final-ball match on April 8, will be used for today's match.

Delhi Capitals bat-first XI: 1 Sahil Parakh, 2 KL Rahul (wk), 3 Nitish Rana, 4 Sameer Rizvi, 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 David Miller, 7 Axar Patel (capt), 8 Dushmantha Chameera, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 T Natarajan, 11 Kyle Jamieson

Impact Subs bench: Auqib Nabi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, T Vijay, Abishek Porel

Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowl-first XI: 1 Virat Kohli, 2 Devdutt Padikkal, 3 Rajat Patidar (capt), 4 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 5 Tim David, 6 Romario Shepherd, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Josh Hazlewood, 10 Suyash Sharma, 11 Rasikh Salam Dar

Impact Subs bench: Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer

Apr 27, 2026, 7:31 PM

On debut, Parakh was yorked for a duck

An outswinger that strikes Sahil Parakh's outside edge and rolls to Hazlewood at short third is Bhuvneshwar's first ball to the rookie. His middle stump is destroyed by the next ball, an inswinging yorker that roars. On debut, I was a duck. Patidar, his captain, congratulates Bhuvneshwar as he pumps his fist.

Bhuvneshwar uses this to dive beneath his bat and swing back into Parakh from over the wicket. Unplayable content. Sahil, good luck.

Apr 27, 2026, 7:37 PM

Go, RCB

Rahul is bounced out by Hazlewood in the second over after Bhuvneshwar yorks novice Parakh in the first. This is Hazlewood special. At 141.4 kph, he blasts it away on a hard length. Rahul is cramping for space on the stumps. The ball cannot be pulled or sliced from this length and line. Perfect stuff. Instead of the bat striking the ball, the ball strikes the bat. Jitesh snaffles the upper edge. Rahul scored 152* on Saturday and was dismissed for 1.

What occurs with the subsequent ball? much wider and fuller. This time, Hazlewood had some late away movement. For a golden duck, Rizvi tosses his hands at a drive and nicks it behind. Hazlewood is on a hat-trick as RCB is 2 for 3 in the second over.

Alright, Stubbs uses a wristy shot between mid-on and midwicket to prevent the hat-trick.

Apr 27, 2026, 7:46 PM

In 2.4 overs, DC is reeling at 7 for 5

DC has lost four wickets after 13 balls in their innings. Stubbs, who nicked to slips for five off three balls, is the most recent to leave. After three balls, Bhuvneshwar uses his own late movement to locate Axar's outside edge, leaving DC in ruins at 7 for 5 in 2.4 overs.

According to our analytics expert Sampath Bandarupalli, this is the first time a side has lost five wickets in an IPL innings. It's time for DC to activate Porel as an Impact Player by flipping the emergency switch.

The ball is swinging slowly. The two slips and the keeper are still in action. This appears to be a scene from a cricket Test match. If you're a DC fan, turn away.

Apr 27, 2026, 7:58 PM

DC: In the fourth over, 8 for 6

Hazlewood bounces Rana out after bouncing Rahul out. He strikes Rana's arm pit with this. It surprises the left-hander by angling into him from around the stumps. Rana averts his gaze, raises his bat, and makes a wide slip catch to Padikkal. Incredulous, David conceals his face. What has just happened is unbelievable to him. In the fourth over, DC is 8 for 6. They could be eliminated for having the lowest IPL total.

Apr 27, 2026, 8:08 PM

DC's power (less)play

The lowest powerplay score in an entire IPL match is DC's 13 for 6.

Apr 27, 2026, 8:21 PM

Rasikh enters the gathering

Before Rasikh catches Miller in the ninth over, leaving DC at 43 for 7, Miller and Impact Sub Porel add 35 for the seventh wicket off 31 balls. Miller was bounced out for 19 off 18 balls while batting at No. 8 for the first time in his career.

Apr 27, 2026, 8:51 PM

Jamieson's cameo is ended by Krunal

In the eleventh over, Jamieson hit Shepherd over midwicket, his first and only six of the day. Krunal ends his innings with 12 off 13 balls in the 13th over. In the thirteenth over, DC is 62 for 8.

Apr 27, 2026, 9:07 PM

DC was fired for 75

With a scorching yorker that tails in from around the wicket, Hazlewood ends the innings. The final player ejected for 30 off 33 balls was Porel. The only DC batsman to score more than 20 runs in a single day is him. This is DC's third-lowest IPL total.

Apr 27, 2026, 9:37 PM

RCB got off to a fast start

In the following over, Kohli starts the chase with a step-hit four off Chameera after Bethell flicks the first ball of the chase for four. After picking Jamieson away for a pair of sixes, Bethell holes out to Natarajan, who runs back from mid-on and makes a fantastic catch close to the boundary. In the third over, RCB is 26 for 1. Today, they have already doubled DC's powerplay score.

Apr 27, 2026, 9:56 PM

Another milestone is reached by Kohli, and RCB wins again

In the IPL, Kohli scored 9000 runs. He reaches the landmark before any other player.

With consecutive sixes off Natarajan, Kohli completes the match in 6.3 overs. RCB triumphs by nine wickets! Their NRR increases from 1.101 to 1.919. I appreciate you listening in. The complete report will soon be available on the website.