Amid Royal Challengers Bengaluru's bowling storm at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday (April 27), a dust storm briefly halted play during match 39 of Indian Premier League 2026.
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For Delhi Capitals' batters, the sand storm came as a welcome respite from the relentless heat dished out by the RCB bowlers. The hosts were six down for 13 runs after six overs, marking the lowest ever powerplay tally in IPL history. They ended up with a lowly 75, the lowest score of this season.
The dust storm, which disrupted play after the ninth over of the RCB innings, led to visibility trouble for Capitals' batters as well as RCB fielders. Players and officials were seen shielding their faces and retreating to the side as the eyesights struggled to pierce through the thick veil of dust.
Outside the stadium, flying debris and projectiles became a common sight because of the swirling dust and air. In addition to the storm, rains have also been predicted for later in the evening.
Earlier, RCB skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first. His opposite number Axar Patel said he would have fielded too. The Capitals included Kyle Jamieson, Dushmantha Chameera and Sahil Parakh in their playing XI, while RCB fielded an unchanged side.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar
Delhi Capitals: Sahil Parakh, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Kyle Jamieson
Delhi Capitals Impact Sub: Abishek Porel
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Jacob Bethell
