DC Vs RCB Live Score, IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Win Toss, Opt To Bowl

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

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

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

Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar has won the toss and elected to bowl first. His opposite number Axar Patel says he would have fielded too.

Based on current form and squad balance, RCB head into the contest as slight favourites. The Google win predictor gives RCB a 55% chance, while Delhi Capitals stand at 45%. With stronger momentum and a more settled lineup, RCB hold the edge, but DC’s home conditions and previous win this season suggest this could still turn into a closely fought contest.

It is a very hot day in Delhi, and temperatures expected to hover between 40°C and 28°C in the evening, during match hours. Humidity will hover in the range of 16-18%, with slow winds of 15 km/h blowing at night. There’s no chance of rainfall.

The first ball will be bowled at 7:30pm IST, with the toss scheduled for 7pm. The DC vs RCB, IPL 2026 game will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. It will be telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in the country.

Delhi Capitals: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, David Miller, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Auqib Nabi Dar, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, Mitchell Starc, Kyle Jamieson, Rehan Ahmed, Prithvi Shaw, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Madhav Tiwari

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer, Philip Salt, Jacob Duffy, Nuwan Thushara, Abhinandan Singh, Swapnil Singh, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal

Good evening and welcome, cricket fans! We are building up to the start of the IPL 2026 game between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Stay with us for pre-match info, toss, playing XIs and live updates.