The openers continue their solid start. Kohli looks fluent, picking up another boundary with ease, while Salt plays the supporting role at the other end. A quieter over overall with just 7 runs, but the openers remain well set and in control as the powerplay progresses.
End of over 2, 21 without loss, steady start continues. A couple of quiet balls to begin, but Kohli breaks the lull with a crisp boundary. Salt rotates strike nicely, and despite a wide, the bowler pulls things back well. Good recovery after the first over, but the openers remain in control.
End of the first over and it’s a flying start, 13 without loss! A wide to begin, but then both batters get going with crisp strokes. Kohli finds the boundary, Salt responds in style, and the runs are flowing already. Nabi under pressure early, and Bengaluru off to a lively start with both openers on 6 each!
Salt and Kohli are out in the middle, Salt takes strike. Auqib Nabi with the new ball, ready to get us underway.
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Players: Vipraj Nigam, Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Nitish Rana
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood
Impact Players: Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Jordan Cox, , Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal
Delhi Capitals have won the toss and opted to bowl first.
"I am going to bowl first. The wicket looks good and hard. Chinnaswamy is obviously a good chasing ground. Same XI," DC skipper Axar Patel said at the toss.
Green jerseys out in the warm-ups as Chinnaswamy gears up for a special night, the 100th home game. The buzz is building, and with four wins in five, confidence is high.
Ready.
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) April 18, 2026
Set.
Goooooo.
Bright skies above and our Royal Challengers are enroute to ನಮ್ಮChinnaswamy ️ for our ‘only home day game’ of the season. #PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2026 #RCBvDC pic.twitter.com/8DjqoYoJcO
Total matches - 33
RCB won - 20
DC won - 12
No Result - 1
RCB: Phil Salt (wk), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Salam, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
DC: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Player: Sameer Rizvi
Based on current form and team balance, Royal Challengers Bengaluru head into this clash as moderate favorites. As per prediction models, RCB hold a 60% chance of winning, while Delhi Capitals stand at 40%, indicating a lopsided contest between the two promising sides of Indian Premier League
The RCB Vs DC IPL 2026 match will be live streamed on JioHotstar app and website. The live telecast will be available on the Star Sports Network.
Good afternoon, we are back with another live blog, and it is the first match of the Saturday double-header, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals. Stay tuned for live updates.
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