RCB Vs DC, IPL 2026: See Best Photos From Indian Premier League Match 26 At Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Delhi Capitals restrict Royal Challengers Bengaluru at 175/8 at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. After being invited to bat first, RCB got off to a strong start with Virat Kohli and Phil Salt forging an opening stand of 52 runs in 5.2 overs. Phil Salt smashed a 38-ball 63 to take RCB to a strong position mid-way, but DC bowlers made an excellent comeback in the game, giving just 29 runs in the last five overs, to restrict RCB at 175/8 in 20 overs. Lungi Ngidi, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav picked two wickets each with the ball for DC.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar, left, and Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel during the toss before an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli during a practice session before an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal during a practice session before an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
Delhi Capitals' Auqib Nabi bowls a delivery as Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt watches during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's fans cheer and watch the play during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' Lungi Ngidi, centre, celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli with teammates during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' Kuldeep Yadav celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt walks off the filed after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Tim David plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' Mukesh Kumar celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel, left, celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Tim David with a teammate during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Romario Shepherd during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Jitesh Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' Lungi Ngidi returns the bail to umpire after the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Krunal Pandya during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' Lungi Ngidi celebrates the dismissal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Jitesh Sharma during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel congratulates Lungi Ngidi during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Bhuvneshwar Kumar appeals for the wicket of Delhi Capitals' Pathum Nissanka during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates the dismissal of Delhi Capitals' Pathum Nissanka with teammates during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt is congratulated by teammates for taking a catch to dismiss Delhi Capitals' Karun Nair during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Bhuvneshwar Kumar, third left, and wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma, third right, celebrate with teammates the dismissal of Delhi Capitals' Sameer Rizvi during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' Tristan Stubbs plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' Tristan Stubbs plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi