Delhi Capitals post 13/6 in six overs, script new record for lowest IPL powerplay score

Originally posted on Crictoday | Last updated Apr 27, 2026 11:52 AM ET

Delhi Capitals are competing against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 39 of the Indian Premier League 2026. DC lost 6 wickets for just 13 runs in 6 overs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The score of 13/6 is the lowest ever powerplay score recorded by a franchise in the history of the IPL. The previous record was held by the Rajasthan Royals, who managed 14 for 2 against RCB in Cape Town on April 18, 2009.

In the IPL 2022 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at MCA Stadium in Pune on March 29, 2022, the Men in Orange posted 14 runs for three wickets in the six overs.

Lowest powerplay totals in the IPL

SCORE	TEAM	AGAINST	VENUE	DATE
13/6	Delhi Capitals	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Delhi	April 27, 2026
14/2	Rajasthan Royals	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Cape Town	April 18, 2009
14/3	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Rajasthan Royals	Pune	March 29, 2022
15/2	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata Knight Riders	Kolkata	May 7, 2011
16/1	Chennai Super Kings	Delhi Capitals	Raipur

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood were spot on for Bengaluru, taking three wickets each in the powerplay on April 27. Bhuvi dismissed Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs and Axar Patel.

Hazlewood gets rid of KL Rahul, Sameer Rizvi and Nitish Rana in the DC vs RCB match.

DC were dismissed for 75 runs in 16.3 overs in IPL 2026. Abishek Porel (30), David Miller (19) and Kyle Jamieson (12) were the only batters who entered the double-digit mark.

Bhuvneshwar conceded just five runs from his three overs while Hazlewood took his overall wicket count to 4 scalps.

Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya claimed one wicket each.

Earlier, RCB skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Capitals.

This article first appeared on Crictoday and was syndicated with permission.

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