IPL 2026: RCB bowl out DC for 75 runs; secure win by nine wickets

RCB pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (second from left) celebrates the wicket of DC skipper Axar Patel in Delhi on Monday. PIC/IPL

Royal Challengers Bengaluru rode a storm of sheer pace fury to annihilate Delhi Capitals by nine wickets in their IPL clash here on Monday, after unleashing a Powerplay spell so vicious that it virtually ended the contest within the first three overs.

Josh Hazlewood (4-12) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3-5) turned the Powerplay into a demolition act, ripping through Delhi with two ruthless three-over bursts that left the hosts gasping at 13-6.

All Delhi could manage was 75 in 16.3 overs, but eventually deflected the ignominy of posting lowest IPL score (49 by RCB). Chasing a modest target, RCB openers Virat Kohli (23) and Jacob Bethell (20) ensured a smooth start.

Devdutt Padikkal scored a fluent 34 as some solid RCB batting took the game away from Delhi in no time. RCB raced past the finish line with ease in 6.3 overs.

Brief scores
DC 75 all out in 16.3 overs (A Porel 30; J Hazlewood 4-12, B Kumar 3-5) lost to RCB 77-1 in 6.3 overs (D Padikkal 34')
by nine wickets

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