in a one-sided contest Royal Challengers Bangalore registered a spectacular nine-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in Match 39 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, April 27.
After being invited to bat, DC suffered a dramatic collapse and were all out for just 75 runs in 16.3 overs. The top order collapsed inside the powerplay and could only score 13 runs as Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood ran through the lineup.
Bhuvneshwar provided the early blows, including the wicket of debutant Sahil Parakh with an inswinging yorker, while Hazlewood's four wickets collapsed the middle order. Abhishek Porel top-scored with 30 and a brief partnership with David Miller offered some resistance, but the innings never recovered from the early damage.
In reply, RCB, chasing an easy target, reached 77/1 in just 6.3 overs. Jacob Bethel provided the early momentum before falling, after which Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal stitched an unbeaten partnership to seal the match easily. With the emphatic win, RCB also got a huge boost in the net run rate.
Here are the most important stats and milestones from Match 39:
- david miller 12,000 runs completed in T-20
- Josh Hazlewood 50 wickets completed for RCB
- DC got out below 75 runs in IPL third time (second most)
- Achievement of taking maximum 3 wickets among fast bowlers in IPL – Bhuvneshwar Kumar (20 times, second most)
- third lowest All-out total for DC in IPL – 75 vs RCB, Delhi, 2026
- Lowest powerplay ever in IPL (1-6 overs) – 13/6 – DC vs RCB, Delhi, 2026
- Second most wickets in the first over by a bowler in IPL – Bhuvneshwar Kumar (29 wickets)
- Virat Kohli Completed 9000 runs in IPL history, became the first batsman to reach this milestone.
- Jitesh Sharma Completed 50 catches in IPL
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