Match #39: DC vs RCB — IPL 2026

Match 39 · 27 April 2026Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

75/10

(16.3 overs)

77/1

(6.3 overs)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 9 wickets

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) cruised to a dominant 9-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals (DC), chasing down 75 in just 6.3 overs. Josh Hazlewood's IQ soared to an elite 90.9 with a 3.8-point rise, thanks to his 4-wicket haul. In contrast, Sameer Rizvi's IQ fell to 86.2, dropping by 1.2 points due to poor form.

Delhi Capitals

Team IQ

81.2→79.3-1.9

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Team IQ

85.5→87.2+1.7

Biggest Movers

90.9

▲ +3.8

Josh HazlewoodRCBBOWL

Recent form is broadly in line with the season baseline.

86.2

▼ -1.2

Sameer RizviDCBAT

Recent form has dipped below the season baseline.

Match Performance · Head to Head Impact scores from this match

Delhi Capitals

DEPARTMENT

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

0.7

Top Order

47.3

12.3

Middle Order

0.0

12.7

Pace

65.2

0.0

Spin

59.0

0.0

Death

Squad Strength · Head to Head Season IQ through this match

Delhi Capitals

DEPARTMENT

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Top Order

Middle Order

Pace

Spin

Death

100

Delhi Capitals · Player Performance

Batter	R	B	SR	4s	6s	IQ	Delta
Sahil Parakh	0	2	0.0	0	0	81.6	-0.4
Lokesh Rahul	1	3	33.3	0	0	92.5	-0.6
Nitish Rana	1	9	11.1	0	0	82.7	-0.7
Sameer Rizvi	0	1	0.0

Team Strength

Efficiency Flags

Delhi Capitals — Form Mismatch: Mitchell Starc (Rising, IQ 89.3) benched while Sahil Parakh (Falling, IQ 80.5) plays

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Lungi Ngidi (IQ 91.7) on bench while Sahil Parakh (IQ 80.5) plays — gap of 11.2

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Mitchell Starc (IQ 89.3) on bench while Kyle Jamieson (IQ 81.0) plays — gap of 8.3

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Lungi Ngidi (IQ 91.7) on bench while Kyle Jamieson (IQ 81.0) plays — gap of 10.7

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Mitchell Starc (IQ 89.3) on bench while Kuldeep Yadav (IQ 78.0) plays — gap of 11.3

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Lungi Ngidi (IQ 91.7) on bench while Kuldeep Yadav (IQ 78.0) plays — gap of 13.7

Delhi Capitals — Form Mismatch: Ashutosh Sharma (Rising, IQ 82.5) benched while Nitish Rana (Falling, IQ 81.7) plays

Delhi Capitals — Form Mismatch: Pathum Nissanka (Rising, IQ 85.5) benched while Nitish Rana (Falling, IQ 81.7) plays

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Mitchell Starc (IQ 89.3) on bench while Dushmantha Chameera (IQ 80.7) plays — gap of 8.6

Royal Challengers Bengaluru outperformed in 4 of 5 departments. Biggest gap: death (0.0 vs 109.0).

RCB leads in 4 of 5 departments. Widest gap: death (50.0 vs 100.0).

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots	IQ	Delta
Abishek PorelE	1	5	0	5.00	1	82.2	+0.2
Kyle JamiesonE	3	42	1	14.00	6	81.9	-0.5
Dushmantha ChameeraE	2	18	0	9.00	5	80.6	-0.4
Thangarasu Natarajan	0.3	12	0	40.00	1	78.4	-0.6

XI Efficiency

0.0%DC · 12 flags

Poor

▲ CARRIED

David Miller+18.0

Abishek Porel+1.7

▼ DEAD WEIGHT

Sahil Parakh-1.0

Sameer Rizvi-1.0

Axar Patel-1.0

Kuldeep Yadav-1.0

Lokesh Rahul-0.9

Thangarasu Natarajan-0.6

Dushmantha Chameera-0.4

Royal Challengers Bengaluru · Player Performance

Batter	R	B	SR	4s	6s	IQ	Delta
Jacob Bethell	20	11	181.8	1	2	82.5	+0.1
Virat Kohli	23	15	153.3	1	2	95.0	-0.7
Devdutt Padikkal	34	13	261.5	3	3	88.2	+1.6

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots	IQ	Delta
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	3	5	3	1.67	15	92.8	+2.5
Josh Hazlewood	3.3	12	4	3.64	15	90.9	+3.8
Krunal Pandya	2	9	1	4.50	4	88.5	+0.5
Suyash Sharma	4	7	1	1.75	20	84.0	+3.3
Romario Shepherd	2	21	0	10.50	3	81.5	-0.4
Rasikh Salam Dar	2	21	1	10.50	3	84.2	0.0

XI Efficiency

55.0%RCB · 3 flags

Uneven

▲ CARRIED

Devdutt Padikkal+45.6

Virat Kohli+19.8

Josh Hazlewood+5.3

Bhuvneshwar Kumar+5.0

Suyash Sharma+4.6

Krunal Pandya+1.4

Jacob Bethell+0.8

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Lungi Ngidi (IQ 91.7) on bench while Dushmantha Chameera (IQ 80.7) plays — gap of 11.0

Delhi Capitals — Form Mismatch: Mitchell Starc (Rising, IQ 89.3) benched while Thangarasu Natarajan (Falling, IQ 76.8) plays

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Lungi Ngidi (IQ 91.7) on bench while Thangarasu Natarajan (IQ 76.8) plays — gap of 14.9

Royal Challengers Bengaluru — Form Mismatch: Venkatesh Iyer (Rising, IQ 88.2) benched while Jacob Bethell (Falling, IQ 81.0) plays

Royal Challengers Bengaluru — Form Mismatch: Venkatesh Iyer (Rising, IQ 88.2) benched while Romario Shepherd (Falling, IQ 81.6) plays

Royal Challengers Bengaluru — IQ Gap: Philip Salt (IQ 90.5) on bench while Jitesh Sharma (IQ 78.3) plays — gap of 12.2

▼ DEAD WEIGHT

Rajat Patidar-1.0

Tim David-1.0

Romario Shepherd-0.8