Bengaluru, April 18: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) set a target of 176 runs for Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 26th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. RCB aims to secure a win to climb to the top of the points table.
After losing the toss, RCB batted first and scored 175 runs, losing 8 wickets in the process. The innings began strongly with Virat Kohli and Philip Salt, who formed a partnership of 52 runs in just 5.1 overs.
Kohli scored 19 runs off 13 balls, hitting 3 sixes before being dismissed. Following his exit, Salt partnered with Devdutt Padikkal to add 47 runs for the second wicket in 29 balls, bringing the team closer to a century. Padikkal contributed 18 runs off 13 balls before returning to the pavilion.
RCB faced its third loss at a score of 105 when Philip Salt was dismissed after scoring 63 runs off 38 balls, which included 3 sixes and 4 fours. Captain Rajat Patidar then attempted to stabilize the innings with Tim David, adding 26 runs in just 12 balls for the fourth wicket. Patidar managed only 8 runs before David scored 26 runs off 17 balls, featuring 4 boundaries. Jitesh Sharma added 14 runs, while Krunal Pandya chipped in with 12 runs.
From the opposition, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel each took 2 wickets, while Mukesh Kumar claimed 1 wicket.
Under the captaincy of Axar Patel, Delhi Capitals fielded a team including Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Sameer Rizvi, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Akeem Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, and Mukesh Kumar for this match.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore, led by Rajat Patidar, featured Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suya Sharma, and Josh Hazlewood in their lineup.
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