Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

DC ne RCB ke against last 3 H2H mein se 2 jeete hain, jisme 2026-04-18 ko Bengaluru mein 6-wicket win bhi shamil hai.

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 175/8

DCDelhi Capitals 179/4

2026-04-18 · DC won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

DCDelhi Capitals 162/8

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 165/4

2025-04-27 · RCB won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 163/7

DCDelhi Capitals 169/4

2025-04-10 · DC won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Delhi Capitals

DC IPL regular season mein 7th pe hain 6 points ke saath (3W-4L, NRR -0.184). Unhone apne last 3 matches mein se 2 haare hain, jisme PBKS ke against 1-run ka loss (264/2 vs 265/4) aur SRH ke against 47-run ka loss shamil hai.

DCDelhi Capitals 264/2

PBPunjab Kings 265/4

2026-04-25 · PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

DCDelhi Capitals 195/9

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 242/2

2026-04-21 · SRH won by 47 runs

DCDelhi Capitals 179/4

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 175/8

2026-04-18 · DC won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

RCB IPL regular season mein 2nd pe hain 10 points ke saath (5W-2L, NRR +1.101) aur abhi playoff zone mein hain. Unhone apne last 3 matches mein se 2 jeete hain, jisme GT ke against 5-wicket win (206/5 vs 205/3) bhi shamil hai.

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 206/5

GTGujarat Titans 205/3

2026-04-24 · RCB won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 175/8

DCDelhi Capitals 179/4

2026-04-18 · DC won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 149/5

LSLucknow Super Giants 146/10

2026-04-15 · RCB won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Verdict

Key Stats RCB ko 6-2 se favor karte hain, mainly points (10 vs 6), NRR (+1.10 vs -0.18), aur Elo (1578 vs 1478) ki wajah se. Saare 4 models RCB ko favor karte hain, model-average win probability RCB 63% vs DC 37% hai (ML 59-41, AI1 72-28, AI2 62-38, Math 58-42). Bookmakers bhi RCB ki taraf lean kar rahe hain 58% (odds 1.66) vs DC 42% (odds 2.24), aur data mein decisive factors RCB ka NRR aur Elo edge dikh raha hai.

Hazlewood rips out the top

Josh Hazlewood turned the match into a mismatch with a new-ball spell that left Delhi Capitals gasping, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru barely had to break stride after that. DC were skittled for 75 in 16.3 overs, and RCB cruised home by 9 wickets with 81 balls remaining, the chase effectively decided long before the sixth over ended.

Powerplay collapse decides it

The game was won in the first six overs, when DC’s innings imploded to 13 for 6 at a run rate of 2.2. Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar hit hard lengths and kept the ball on a tight line, forcing hurried pushes and late defensive shots. By the time the field spread, the damage was terminal: even a 35-run stand between Abishek Porel and David Miller only dragged DC into the 50s, never into a position where 75 could feel defendable.

Padikkal makes it a sprint

Hazlewood’s 4 for 12 set the tone, with Bhuvneshwar’s 3 for 5 ensuring DC never rebuilt. In the chase, Devdutt Padikkal’s 34 off 13 blew the target apart, including a burst that pushed RCB past 50 inside the powerplay. Virat Kohli’s 23 off 15 then closed the door calmly, while the 51-run stand between the pair removed any late drama.

RCB’s edges show up early

Pre-match numbers leaned RCB’s way on form, points and overall quality, but the clearest on-field translation was their powerplay advantage. DC’s bowling had been expensive up front in the matchup data, and once they were asked to defend a tiny total, there was no margin for error. RCB’s top order attacked immediately, and the contest became a question of how quickly they would finish rather than whether they could.