Match 26 Indian Premier League, 2026

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, Salt and RCB are underway! Some outswing to start with, full and outside off. Salt gets on the front foot and drives it to deep cover for a single.

Auqib Nabi to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Decent bounce for Auqib, but he sprays it down the leg stump line. Kohli lets it be for the keeper to collect.

Auqib Nabi to Virat Kohli, And Kohli is off the mark too! Length ball, on middle, Kohli gets across and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single to open his account.

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, FOUR! Scythed away! Wide on off, on a hard length, shaping away slightly. Phil Salt waits for the ball to curve, stands tall and cuts it through backward point for the first boundary of the game.

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, Length ball again, around off, Salt punches it on the rise to sweeper cover for a single.

Auqib Nabi to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Off the edge! A psychological win for the bowler, but runs for the batter. Seams away from a fuller length, outside off. Virat Kohli is drawn forward and tries to ease into the off side, but gets an outside edge. He plays it with soft hands and hence, the ball doesn't carry to the first slip fielder. In fact, it goes to the right of the diving man and runs away to the fence behind.

Auqib Nabi to Virat Kohli, On a good length, around off, Kohli plays it late and dabs it in front of cover for a single. 13 runs from the opening over.

A good first over for RCB.

Mukesh Kumar to Virat Kohli, Starts with a full ball that shapes away from off, Virat Kohli gets forward and slices it through cover-point for an easy single.

Mukesh Kumar to Phil Salt, Swing and a miss! Pitched full at 136.4 kph, and wide outside off. Phil Salt throws his hands at it, looking to access the off side, but the ball curves away late and zips past the outside edge.

Mukesh Kumar to Phil Salt, Back of a length, moving away, outside off. Salt cuts it off the back foot to deep backward point for a single.

Mukesh Kumar to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Handsome stroke and Chinnaswamy goes bonkers! Much fuller than the previous ball and gets it to shape away slightly, outside off. Kohli walks forward, gets under it with a steady head and lofts it over extra cover for a boundary.

Mukesh Kumar to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Throws it beyond the tramline on the off side, on a hard length. Virat flashes hard at it, only to miss.

Mukesh Kumar to Virat Kohli, Good bit of bounce on this one. Short and on off, Virat Kohli rides the bounce and taps it in front of backward point for a quick run.

Mukesh Kumar to Phil Salt, In-between length, closer to the off pole, Phil Salt stabs it into the cover region.

Auqib Nabi to Virat Kohli, Outside off on a length, nipping in a bit. Kohli strides across to drive through cover, but inside edges it to backward square leg for a run.

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, Slower length delivery, just outside off. Phil Salt hops on the toes and guides it to deep backward point. Tristan Stubbs runs across to his left from deep point and cuts it off just before the ropes. Two taken.

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, Yorker on off, Salt carves it out to Axar at mid off.

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, This one doesn't rise much, on a length, angled on the pads. Salt looks to whip it in the leg side, but plays over it and is hit on the front pad. The ball then rolls to the square leg region and they cross for a leg bye.

Auqib Nabi to Virat Kohli, Short and at pace, outside off. Kohli stands tall, drags it across with a mistimed pull shot to the square leg region. A run taken.

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, Nails the yorker in, on middle. Salt digs this one out as well and squeezes it out to mid off's right for a hasty single.

Mukesh Kumar to Phil Salt, Just out of reach! Bangs it in on a length, on middle. Salt goes for the big-booming pull shot, but mistimes it in the air, slicing it over and wide of mid-wicket. Lungi Ngidi gets across to his right, dives in that direction but the ball lands safely wide of him. Two taken.

Mukesh Kumar to Phil Salt, Skids through on a good length, outside off, Salt chops it to the point region.

Mukesh Kumar to Phil Salt, Wide full toss, on off. Salt drives it between mid off and cover for a run.

Mukesh Kumar to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Bread and butter for someone like Kohli! Around the off pole, on a good length. Virat shuffles leg side to create room and lofts it nicely over the cover fielder to pick up another boundary. Moves to 18 (9), does Kohli.

Mukesh Kumar to Virat Kohli, Missed out! Scrambled seam delivery, on off, on a length. Kohli knocks it hard, but finds Nissanka at cover-point.

Mukesh Kumar to Virat Kohli, Slowish full ball, outside off, Kohli tries to knife it through the gap on the off side, but finds the fielder again at backward point.

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, FOUR! Slashed nicely!

Auqib Nabi will bowl three on the trot. 2-0-18-0 so far for Nabi.

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, Attempted yorker on the stumps, Salt drills it down to long on for a single.

Auqib Nabi to Virat Kohli, Takes pace off, fractionally fuller, on the fourth stump. Virat Kohli waits for it to arrive and knocks it gently to mid on's left for a run.

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, SIX! As easy as you like! At just 115.5 kph, this is full and on middle and leg. Salt, with a high backlift, gets under it nicely and dumps it behind long on for a six.

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, Overthrows! An outstanding effort by Axar nonetheless, as it was travelling.

Auqib Nabi to Phil Salt, FOUR! 50 UP FOR RCB!

Time for a change.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! Lungi Ngidi strikes gold on his introduction to the attack. DC strike back just as RCB had started to put their feet down.

Ngidi continues to shine in this IPL. 

Lungi Ngidi to Devdutt Padikkal, Across off, on a hard length. Padikkal gets on his toes and punches it to backward point. The fielder dives to his right but the ball evades him. DDP is off the mark with a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Phil Salt, Angled into the right-hander, on a length. Salt lets the ball come to him and opens the bat face to get it behind point.

Lungi Ngidi to Phil Salt, A cry in anguish from Salt. Cross-seam ball, Ngidi hits the deck hard. The width is there for Salt to cash in but the ball kicks up to go over the blade.

Lungi Ngidi to Phil Salt, Just wide! Fractionally short, on middle. Salt plays the short-arm jab uppishly towards mid-wicket, where Auqib Nabi flings himself to his right and sticks out the right hand but the ball is out of his reach. It is cut off by the deep square leg, who gets around to his left. Another brace for Phil.

Lungi Ngidi to Phil Salt, Top effort! A bit wide, on the shorter side. Salt frees his arms and cuts it wide of backward point. It seemed destined for a boundary but Pathum Nissanka sprints and dives to his left from deep point. He prevents the boundary and gets back up on his feet to release the throw, saving a couple of runs for his side.

Kuldeep Yadav to Devdutt Padikkal, On a good length, on middle and leg. Padikkal clips it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

End of the Powerplay. No punishing shots so far, but still RCB are in touching distance of 10s an over. The surface looks dry and on the slower side with the odd one slightly holding on it. And it is time for spin as Kuldeep Yadav replaces Auqib Nabi.

Kuldeep Yadav to Phil Salt, Fuller and it is the googly, on off and middle. Salt watchfully eases it to long off for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Phil Salt, A bit too short, outside off. This is hammered to deep cover. They cross.

Kuldeep Yadav to Devdutt Padikkal, Nearly ran past it, did Padikkal! Flatter trajectory, on a length, outside off. Devdutt advances before adjusting to the length and turn. He goes back and glides it wide of short third for one.

Kuldeep Yadav to Devdutt Padikkal, Pushed through, attacking the stumps. Padikkal goes back to a full ball but manages to knock it to long off for another single.

Kuldeep Yadav to Phil Salt, Six singles off Kuldeep's first over. Dropped short, a little wide on off. Phil reaches out and hits it to deep cover for one.

T Natarajan to Phil Salt, FOUR! Gets it away! T Natarajan looks to push it across the right-hander but ends up serving a lot of width, on a length. Salt collapses his back knee and makes use of the angle to cut it wide of backward point for a boundary.

T Natarajan to Phil Salt, This is banged in short, tighter line, closer to the off stump.

T Natarajan to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! Class written all over it! Pitched up by T Natarajan, on off and middle. Devdutt Padikkal takes a couple of steps down the track and does not try to overhit this one. Just swings through the line and lofts it over long off for a six.

T Natarajan to Devdutt Padikkal, At 133.3 kph, very full, going down leg with the angle. DDP walks inside the line for the glance but misses. A quizzical look at the umpire by Padikkal, but he decides against the review.

T Natarajan to Devdutt Padikkal, Wide! Dug in short, this is too high. Devdutt Padikkal lets it go as the ball sails over his head.

T Natarajan to Devdutt Padikkal, Full and at the stumps, Padikkal swings at it. He does not quite get hold of it as the bat turns in his hand. Tristan Stubbs is quick to his left at long off and keeps the batters down to a single.

T Natarajan to Phil Salt, Nails the yorker, on middle and leg. Salt jams it out back past the bowler and keeps the strike with a single. 14 runs off Natarajan's first over.

A much more profitable over for RCB, after a couple of boundary-less overs. Kuldeep to continue from this end.

Kuldeep Yadav to Phil Salt, Dishes out the googly, on a good length. Salt presses back and tucks it with soft hands on the edge of the ring in front of square on the leg side. The batters take the first run hard and Kuldeep Yadav hunts it down but he fails to pick the ball up in one go and the batters complete the second run comfortably.

Kuldeep Yadav to Phil Salt, SIX! Phil Salt brings up his FIFTY in style. The 12th half-century of his IPL career and the second of this season. A popular figure in the RCB camp as his teammates are all smiles on the balcony and he acknowldges them with a raise of the bat.

Kuldeep Yadav to Phil Salt, Fuller and quicker, on middle. This is driven to long off for one.

Kuldeep Yadav to Phil Salt, Keeps it on midle and leg, on a good length. Phil turns it with the spin to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Kuldeep Yadav to Devdutt Padikkal, Leg bye! Short and on leg. DDP misses the flick. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads to short fine leg.

Kuldeep Yadav to Devdutt Padikkal, At 86 kph, bowled with a flatter trajectory, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal gets low and goes hard on the cut.

STRATEGIC BREAK!

Axar Patel to Phil Salt, Darted into the pads from around the wicket. Salt nudges it in front of deep mid-wicket. He is keen for the second but DDP sends him back and rightly so, as the deep fielder was quick on the ball.

Axar Patel to Devdutt Padikkal, Fractionally short, on middle. Padikkal hops back in the crease and looks to flat bat it down the ground. Mistimes it to the left of long on for a couple of runs.

Axar Patel to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Fortuitous boundary!

Axar Patel to Devdutt Padikkal, Short and on middle. That is punched off the back foot to long on for a single.

Axar Patel to Phil Salt, Tucks the batter up for room, on the shorter side. Phil whips it to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Axar Patel to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! CAUGHT!

There's something about the over after the break. Again, a wicket falls.

Kuldeep Yadav to Phil Salt, SIX! He has picked the bones out of it! Way too short by Kuldeep, on middle. Salt creates a stable base on the back foot and swings it freely, pulling it comfortably over deep square leg for a huge six.

Kuldeep Yadav to Phil Salt, A googly, full and outside off. Salt throws everything in the tank, trying to tonk it downtown, only to miss.

Kuldeep Yadav to Phil Salt, BEATEN! Touch short and outside off. Phil Salt is hurried on the cut shot, but the ball holds its line and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Kuldeep Yadav to Phil Salt, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Kuldeep strikes with a big, big wicket and helps DC come back in the contest. 99/1 becomes 105/3 for the hosts.

One brings two for DC. In walks Tim David.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tim David, FOUR! Needled through the gap! This is on a length, across the batter and outside off. Tim David rocks back, cuts it very late and finds the gap between short third and backward point.

Kuldeep Yadav to Tim David, Stays low on the bounce, on a length, on leg. David backs away and punches it wide of mid off for a run.

Lungi Ngidi to Tim David, Full and straight, on off. David stays put and drives it straight to cover.

Lungi Ngidi to Tim David, SIX! Ruthless from the big Aussie and David completes 1000 runs in the IPL!

Lungi Ngidi to Tim David, Slants it into the batter, short in length. David pulls it off the back foot but finds the fielder at mid-wicket.

Lungi Ngidi to Tim David, Yorker, tailing in from off stump. David digs it out to long on for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Rajat Patidar, Yorker speared on middle, Patidar drills it down to long on's left for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Tim David, FOUR! Fine stroke! Misses the wide yorker by a bit, does Ngidi. Serves a half volley outside off. David gets enough width and crunches it through the covers for a boundary.

Mukesh Kumar to Rajat Patidar, Hard length, on the pads. Rajat tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Mukesh Kumar (2-0-15-0) has been brought back into the attack.

Mukesh Kumar to Tim David, Short and on top of middle and leg. David controls the pull shot to short fine leg and they hurry across for a single.

Mukesh Kumar to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Geez, that's pinged into the stands! Mukesh bangs it short, and over off. Rajat Patidar stands tall and receives the ball at a comfortable height. Executes the pull shot to perfection, clearing deep mid-wicket with ease for a cracking six.

Mukesh Kumar to Rajat Patidar, WIDE! A bumper over the head, down leg. Rajat sees it off. KL Rahul stops it to his left behind the stumps.

Mukesh Kumar to Rajat Patidar, OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT BEHIND! Absolute silence in Chinnaswamy as the skipper falls. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are 131/4 and Mukesh has his first wicket.

A massive wicket for the Delhi Capitals.

Mukesh Kumar to Jitesh Sharma, Perfect yorker at the toes, Jitesh Sharma's head falls over but he manages to shovel it back to the bowler.

Mukesh Kumar to Jitesh Sharma, WIDE! Sharp bumper over the head and angling down leg. Jitesh lets it fly behind to the keeper.

Mukesh Kumar to Jitesh Sharma, BEATEN! Kisses the surface and skids through from a length, outside the off stump line. Jitesh Sharma is not fully up to the pitch of the ball and throws his bat at it, and gets beaten on the outside edge by a whisker. Despite going for 10 runs, it's a fantastic over from Mukesh as he got rid of Patidar.

Axar Patel to Tim David, FOUR! Stand and deliver!

Axar Patel to Tim David, Good length outside off. David rocks back, stays leg side and works it to long off for a run.

Axar Patel to Jitesh Sharma, Around off, on a length. Jitesh goes deep inside the crease and punches it to mid off.

Axar Patel to Jitesh Sharma, Slides one on the leg stump, on a good length. Jitesh taps it back to Axar.

Axar Patel to Jitesh Sharma, A short one from Axar, sliding in. Jitesh Sharma pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Axar Patel to Tim David, Drops it short, on off. Tim David hangs back and knocks it along the turf to deep cover for an easy single.

Mukesh Kumar to Tim David, Well-directed short ball, on off, David camps back and controls the pull shot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Mukesh Kumar to Jitesh Sharma, Another short delivery, and this one nips in after pitching, at 120.2 kph. Jitesh Sharma backs away, waits for the off cutter and flat-bats it down to long off for a single.

Mukesh Kumar to Tim David, Top-drawer from Mukesh! Gets the yorker spot on, just outside off. Tim David bends low and opens the face of the bat to guide it to short third, but the ball dips below his blade and beats him up.

Mukesh Kumar to Tim David, WIDE! Reload! Wide outside off and dug in short. David sees it off as it goes over his head.

Mukesh Kumar to Tim David, Slams the deck hard, over off. Tim David plays a grounded pull shot to the deep mid-wicket region for a run. Oh, hang on! Tim David has taken a review for No Ball not given, reckoning it went over his shoulder and is the third bouncer of the over.

Mukesh Kumar to Jitesh Sharma, Mistimed badly, and taken by the keeper. But it won't matter as it's a Free Hit. Short of a good length, over the top of middle, cramping Sharma for room. Jitesh still goes for the pull shot but gets a massive top edge. The ball balloons in the air, and KL Rahul takes it easily. The batters cross over for a single. Mukesh gets away with it.

Mukesh Kumar to Tim David, 1 run.

Mukesh Kumar to Jitesh Sharma, Excellent bowling! At 138 kph, this is cannoned in at the stumps, too full. Jitesh Sharma cannot get under it and hits it straight to the cover fielder. Only 7 runs from this over. Mukesh Kumar is done with his spell with figures reading 4-0-32-1.

Superb stuff from the Delhi Capitals. Just 14 runs off the last 2 overs. Axar Patel to continue.

Axar Patel to Tim David, Interesting! This keeps coming in with the arm, on a good length.

Axar Patel to Tim David, OUT! TAKEN! Axar Patel wins the battle against Tim David. Smartly bowled by the DC skipper and he gets his reward. David swings his bat in frustration as he walks off. Axar cleverly keeps it away from the batter's hitting arc and bowls it slower through the air too. This is full in length, wide on off. David backs away slightly before the ball is released and is made to reach out. He swings hard at it.

STRATEGIC BREAK!

Axar Patel to Romario Shepherd, Full and on middle, pushed to cover.

Axar Patel to Romario Shepherd, Slows it down, honing in on the off stump, on a good length. Romario Shepherd dabs it wide of point for one.

Axar Patel to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run.

Axar Patel to Romario Shepherd, Keeps it nice and tight, does Axar. At the stumps, on a good length. Romario can only pat it back to Patel.

Kuldeep Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, Slips in the googly, on a length, on middle. Jitesh pushes it to cover.

Kuldeep Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, Sticks to the googly, fuller and on off. Jitesh presses back and nudges it to deep mid-wicket. They cross.

Kuldeep Yadav to Romario Shepherd, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! That looks straight. Romario Shepherd has reviewed, though. This looks more in hope than anything else. This is fired in full and on middle by Kuldeep. Premeditation on the part of Shepherd, who gets low for the sweep but he is beaten for pace and the ball is too full for the shot. It sneaks under the bat and catches him low on the front pad, right in front of the stumps.

Kuldeep Yadav to Krunal Pandya, Slower and shorter, on off. Pandya waits back and steers it fine of short third. T Natarajan runs across to his right and cuts it off, keeping the batters down to a single. The 150 comes up for RCB.

Shepherd falls too and the inning is nosediving for RCB quickly. Krunal Pandya walks to the crease at number 8. Probably RCB's last recognised batting pair in the middle now.

Kuldeep Yadav to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run.

Kuldeep Yadav to Krunal Pandya, Wide! This is well wide on off, on the shorter side. Krunal lets it go.

Kuldeep Yadav to Krunal Pandya, Closer to the off stump, on a good length. Krunal punches it away to deep point for one. A good day at the office for Kuldeep. Wickets of Tim David and Phil Salt in his 4 overs.

Just 14 runs from the last 3 overs for RCB.

Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, Serves the dipping slower ball, full and on middle. Krunal clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Just wide! A boundary after 25 balls for RCB, according to Harsha Bhogle. Ngidi bashes the hard length, keeping it near the tramline on off. Sharma walks down the track and stays leg side to flay it away on the off side. Gets a thickish outside edge towards short third, where Mukesh Kumar moves to his left and flings himself in that direction but the ball evades him. 

Halt in play!

Lungi Ngidi to Jitesh Sharma, Full and angled in, on middle. Sharma wrists it to wide long on for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, From around the wicket to the left-hander, pace taken off by Ngidi. This is on middle and leg. Pandya drives this full ball to long on for one.

Lungi Ngidi to Jitesh Sharma, Ngidi hits the hard length, on middle. Sharma mistimses the pull towards cow corner for just a single.

Last 2 overs remaining. T Natarajan has bowled only 1 so far and he is summoned back into the attack.

T Natarajan to Jitesh Sharma, Across off, on a length. Sharma plays a punchy drive to long off for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, SIX! Picked up and dispatched! Ngidi dishes out the dipping off-cutter, full and on middle. Pandya picks it from the hand and gets low to get under the ball. A clean swing of the arms and he tonks it over the sight screen for a biggie. A productive over for RCB, 14 runs off it.

T Natarajan to Krunal Pandya, T Natarajan goes into the surface, outside off. Krunal walks across the stumps and attempts the scoop but fails to get it away. The ball brushes his body and goes behind to the keeper.

T Natarajan to Krunal Pandya, Nails the yorker, does T Natarajan. It sneaks inside the tramline. Krunal fails to dig it out as the ball goes under the bat.

T Natarajan to Krunal Pandya, T Natarajan is mixing his lengths nicely, keeping Krunal guessing.

T Natarajan to Krunal Pandya, Back to the yorker now. At 131.6 kph, around the base of the off stump. Krunal hurriedly drops his bat down. Jams it out of an inside edge to square leg for just a single.

Last over then, folks. Can RCB get past 180? Which, looking at the pitch, might as well be a good score.

T Natarajan to Jitesh Sharma, Nothing more than a polite enquiry from KL Rahul for caught behind. It has been turned down. DC want to take a chance and they have sent it upstairs.

Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, Full and wide on off. Krunal Pandya swings hard at it and loses his shape. Miscues it to long off for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Jitesh Sharma, Very full, not allowing the batter to get under the ball. Jitesh hits it down to long off and crosses over.

Lungi Ngidi to Krunal Pandya, OUT! KRUNAL PANDYA IS RUN OUT!

A bizarre run out.

Lungi Ngidi to Jitesh Sharma, Lovely stuff!

Lungi Ngidi to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! End of a scratchy stay from Jitesh Sharma.

Another one bites the dust. Two balls to go and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is in at number 10.

Lungi Ngidi to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, What happened there?

Lungi Ngidi to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Full and wide on off. Bhuvneshwar Kumar reaches out and slaps it to long off. This time, David Miller gets rid of the ball quickly and there is no chance a second run.

DC reign back control - On the back of world class death bowling, the Capitals have managed to restrict RCB below 175. Just 2 boundaries came in the last six overs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Pathum Nissanka, Edged away! At 131.7 kph, full and curving away in the air. A loose stroke from Pathum Nissanka. Pushes out in front of his body and the ball moves away to catch the outer half. It goes uppishly and down to deep backward point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, Bowled by going wide on the crease, on a good length, on middle. Rahul covers the line and blocks it off.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, 1 run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Pathum Nissanka, Rapped on the pads! Turned down by the umpire. That came back in a long way but Bhuvneshwar Kumar is keen on taking the review. Rajat Patidar sends it upstairs. This tails back into the right-hander, on a good length, on middle. Nissanka walks down the pitch but he is undone by the big, booming inswinger by Bhuvi. He hurriedly drops his bat down but the ball goes past the inside edge to rap him on the front pad.

An early blow for DC in the very first over. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Karun Nair, This goes away, on a nagging length. Karun extends his hands and dabs it down to point.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Karun Nair, A fine first over from Bhuvi. He brings this one back into the right-hander, on a good length, on middle. Nair presents a straight bat for the block. The ball stands up a bit to hit the upper half before dropping on the strip. A wicket and just 2 runs off it.

Josh Hazlewood will bowl from the opposite end.

Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, SIX! A statement hit from Rahul! Hazlewood hurls it on a length, just outside the off stump. Rahul stays in the crease and opens up his front hip. He launches it up and over cover with a high elbow for a flat six.

Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, Hazlewood pulls the length back and hits the top of off. KL drops it with soft hands in front of cover and hurries to the other end.

Josh Hazlewood to Karun Nair, FOUR! Finer than Karun intended it to go but he will take it. Josh lands it on a back of a length, outside off. Karun gets on his toes to punch it away through covers. Gets more of an outside edge and goes fine of the man at deep backward point for a boundary.

Josh Hazlewood to Karun Nair, Fuller than the previous ball, in the channel. Nair pushes at it with hard hands. The ball goes off an outside edge to deep backward point for a single.

Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, In and around the off pole, on a nagging length. KL hangs on the back foot and stabs it down on the off side.

Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, Hurls it on a good length, on middle. Rahul stays back and works it behind square leg for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to KL Rahul, Tipped over! On a hard length, outside off. Rahul arches back and flashes hard. The ball flies off an outside edge towards Virat Kohli, who is in really tight at a catching gully position. He leaps and sticks the right hand over his head but the ball clips his fingertips and goes behind for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Karun Nair, OUT! CAUGHT! DC's Impact Sub falls without making much of an impact.

Taken at Salt's corner, as they say. You can't keep him out of the picture while fielding. Sameer Rizvi is the new batter in at 4.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sameer Rizvi, On top of off, on a back of a length. Rizvi punches it to cover.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sameer Rizvi, 2 runs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sameer Rizvi, OUT! CAUGHT! A blinder from Jitesh Sharma. The start gets even better for RCB. Kumar hurls it on a good length, a hint of away shape. Rizvi pushes away from his body as he goes hard on the drive.

Not to be today for Rizvi and the energy shown by Salt on the field has been rubbed off on all of them.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Beautiful shot and that silences the crowd. Fractionally short, outside off. Stubbs lets the ball come to him and rides the bounce to punch it away through covers for a boundary.

Rasikh Salam replaces Josh Hazlewood. He picked a 4-for in the previous game.

Rasikh Salam to KL Rahul, Wide! Sprayed down leg, on a back of a length. Rahul fails to lay any bat on the glance.

Rasikh Salam to KL Rahul, FOUR! 

Rasikh Salam to KL Rahul, Angled in, on a back of a length, on middle. KL swivels and pulls it through square leg for one.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, On top of middle, on a short of a length. Tristan pats it back past the bowler with a straight bat.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, Wide! A full ball which drifts well down leg. Stubbs lets it pass. 

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, In the corridor, on a length. Stubbs angles it away from the crease to Kohli at a catching point.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, On a length, at the stumps. Stubbs pushes it to mid on for a single.

Rasikh Salam to KL Rahul, Salam floats up a low full toss, at the toes. KL flicks it behind square leg, where Phil Salt tidies up.

Switch of ends for Josh Hazlewood (1-0-13-0). He replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, SIX! Wonderfully manufactured!

Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, Fuller now, on middle. Rahul defends it solidly with a straight bat.

Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, FOUR! Quality shot! Hazlewood hits the deck hard, just outside the off stump. Rahul hops back, gets on top of the bounce and punches it all along the ground to the right of deep backward point for a four.

Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, FOUR! Clever, very clever! Josh Hazlewood is uncharacteristically leaking runs.

Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, Very full from Josh and this curves away. KL squeezes it out on the off side.

Josh Hazlewood to KL Rahul, Hazlewood sticks to the yorker, just outside the off stump. Rahul makes room to go through the off side but can only jam it out to cover.

Rahul hasn't allowed Hazlewood to settle into a rhythm so far. Delhi Capitals need 131 runs from 90 balls.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, Slower ball, full on the pads. Stubbs gently flicks it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Rasikh Salam to KL Rahul, A dipping slower one, at just 105.8 kph, full on off. KL Rahul shovels it to mid on.

Rasikh Salam to KL Rahul, At pace, too full, on middle. Rahul drills it along the carpet to the left of long off for a run. It's been a decent over from Rasikh so far.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, It's Salt once again who saves two for his team. A nod of approval from Kohli himself.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, Drags the length, on leg. Stubbs tucks it off the back foot to mid-wicket.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, Very full and on the stumps, Stubbs thrashes it down to long on for a run. At the end of the Powerplay, 50 UP COMES FOR DC!

Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Around the stump. Full and tossed on middle. Tristan leans on and drives inside out to deep cover for a single.

Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Flighted ball, full and outside off, KL Rahul lunges ahead and drives it to sweeper on the off side for a single.

Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, The length is pulled back, on off. Stubbs hangs back and punches it to long off. One taken.

Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Closer to the off pole, on a fractionally shorter length, at 90.5 kph. KL Rahul late cuts it off the back foot to deep backward point for a single.

Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Short and a tad slower than the previous ball, around off. Stubbs rocks back and cuts it to the left of the deep cover fielder. Rasikh Salam gets across, dives and cuts it off. Two taken.

Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Gives it a good flight, on middle and full in length. Stubbs takes a big stride out and eases it to the short cover fielder. Just 6 runs off the over. DC need 120 runs from 78 balls.

It will be spin in tandem as Suyash Sharma comes on from the other end.

Suyash Sharma to KL Rahul, Begins with a drag-downer on off. KL Rahul hangs deep in the crease and pulls it to the right of long on. Tim David covers good ground and slides to stop it. Two taken.

Suyash Sharma to KL Rahul, FOUR! Bisects the gap with clinical precision! Short again at 100.9 kph, on the stumps. KL Rahul is quick to pivot on the back foot and pulls it between long on and deep mid-wicket fielders for four more. Moves to 39 (22), does KL.

Suyash Sharma to KL Rahul, Oh, gets him so nearly!

Suyash Sharma to KL Rahul, Googly, on the shorter side, on middle. This is pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Suyash Sharma to KL Rahul, FOUR! Top shot! Short of a length on off stump. Rahul goes deep in his crease and flat-bats it down the ground, as the ball whistles past the stumps at the non-striker's end and races to the fence. Long on and long off never had a chance.

Suyash Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Dropped short on the stumps. Stubbs goes deep in the crease and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

STRATEGIC BREAK!

Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Flat and full, on off. Stubbs plays from the crease and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a quick single.

Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, 1 run.

Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Slows it up, at 89.9 kph, on middle. Stubbs laces it down to long off for a run.

Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Spotting KL advance, Krunal drags the length back, on off. Rahul adjusts to the length and steers it to deep point for a single.

Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Touch short, on the stump line, Tristan goes back and punches it to long off for another single.

Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, Darts one on a fuller length, on middle, sliding in with the arm. KL Rahul uses his bottom hand and lifts it over the bowler. Tim David runs to his left from long on and cuts the ball off. So only six singles from Krunal's second. 

Suyash Sharma to KL Rahul, A little too short, on leg. KL turns it to deep square leg for a single. 99 needed from 65 balls.

Suyash Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Not that short, pitched outside leg. Stubbs goes back and across to work it into the mid-wicket region for a run.

Suyash Sharma to KL Rahul, FIFTY FOR KL RAHUL! Off just 30 balls. The birthday boy gets to his 42nd IPL half century.

Suyash Sharma to KL Rahul, FOUR! Excellent use of the wrists.

Suyash Sharma to KL Rahul, Short and around off. KL cuts it off the back foot to the right of deep cover. The sub fielder, Venkatesh Iyer sprints and dives to his right to save the boundary. The batters come back for the second run.

Suyash Sharma to KL Rahul, Stays on the shorter side, on middle. Rahul nurdles it in front of deep mid-wicket and takes the first run hard. He is keen for the second but Stubbs says no.

Krunal Pandya to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Krunal Pandya breaks through for RCB. Speared in from around the wicket, full and around off. Rahul shimmies down the track and tries to go over long off. The bat turns in his hand and it goes off the outer half towards wide long off. Virat Kohli charges across to his left and dives to take a fine catch. The crowd is up and about.

RCB continue to be electric in the field. RCB will feel that they are now ahead in the game with the fall of KL Rahul.

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, FOUR! Nicely done! Krunal Pandya bangs it in short, this goes across the left-hander. Axar hangs back and makes use of the angle. He plays the upper-cut over Josh Hazlewood at short third for a four.

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, On a nagging length, on middle. Patel tucks it to mid-wicket.

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, Suyash Sharma should have done better there.

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, At the sticks, on a good length. Axar turns it to the left of long on and picks up a single.

Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Sharp stop! Tossed up, full and on off. Stubbs lunges and pushes it down the strip. Krunal dives to his left on the follow-through and makes the stop.

Josh Hazlewood to Axar Patel, Going away, on a good length. Axar shuffles across the stumps for the scoop but is tucked up for room. He ends up nudging it through square leg for a run.

Josh Hazlewood to Tristan Stubbs, Josh Hazlewood hits the top of middle, on a back of a length. Stubbs gets on his toes and works it to the man at a catching mid-wicket.

Josh Hazlewood to Tristan Stubbs, Keeps it on a back of a length, on middle. Stubbs punches it on the up back past the bowler and down to long on for a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Axar Patel, Given wide but there was a noise. Don't think there was any bat involved and it seemed to brush the pads. RCB have reviewed the wide call. Down leg, on a length, Axar fails to lay any bat on the glance and the ball goes through to the keeper. The UltraEdge confirms that the ball clipped the trousers before going behind.

Josh Hazlewood to Axar Patel, FOUR! Width offered and Axar dines in!

Josh Hazlewood to Axar Patel, On a good length, on middle and leg. Axar drops it beside the strip on the leg side for a run.

Rasikh Salam (2-0-14-0) is brought back on. He replaces Krunal Pandya. DC need 75 runs from 48 balls.

Rasikh Salam to Axar Patel, NO BALL, FOUR! Cheeky and effective!

Rasikh Salam to Axar Patel, Rasikh Salam gets away with it. This is right in the slot, on off. Axar swings to launch it back over the bowler's head. He loses his shape and slices it towards long off, where Tim David settles under it and takes the catch. The ball had much hangtime that the batters were able to come back for the second while the ball was in the air.

Rasikh Salam to Axar Patel, 1 run.

Update - RCB have already received two warnings for taking more than 60 seconds to start the next over.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, Lands it on a hard length, on off. Tristan stands tall and pulls it hard and wide of long on for just a single.

Rasikh Salam to Axar Patel, Very full, in line with the off stump. Axar digs it out in front of point for one more run.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Absolutely smashed! Rasikh Salam tries the back-of-the-hand slower ball. Floats it up, right in the slot, outside off. Stubbs gets his hands through the ball and drills back past the right leg of the bowler for a boundary.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, Full and on off. Stubbs presses forward and plays a punchy drive wide of extra cover and to the right of the man in the deep for a couple of runs.

The RCB physio is out in the middle as Jitesh Sharma seems to be struggling with a cramp on his left leg. He is being helped with stretching exercises and is good to go eventually.

Suyash Sharma to Axar Patel, Drops it short, outside off. Axar cuts it away to deep point for a single.

Suyash Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Quicker through the air, short and on off. This is punched to cover.

Suyash Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, A bit too short, outside off, Tristan smacks it wide of extra cover. Romario Shepherd covers good ground in the deep and makes a fine diving stop to his right, saving a couple for his side.

Axar is down on the ground now.

Suyash Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Thumped! Suyash Sharma continues to be on the shorter side, on off. Stubbs presses on the back foot in a flash. He gets on top of the bounce and powers it back past the bowler for a four.

Suyash Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Much better! Fuller and turning away a bit, on off. Tristan knocks it to cover.

Suyash Sharma to Tristan Stubbs, Floated up now, full and on off. Stubbs reaches out in front and eases the drive to deep cover. Keeps the strike with a single. DC need 51 runs in 36 balls.

Change.

Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Pushes it through, on a length, just outside off. Stubbs taps it to deep cover and crosses over.

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, Fires it across the left-hander by getting low on the release, on a nagging length. Axar cuts it behind point and crosses over.

Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Flighted delivery, full and on leg. Krunal tries to entice that big shot but Stubbs is happy to nudge it to deep mid-wicket and rotate the strike.

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, Flat and short, on middle. Axar works it through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Krunal Pandya to Tristan Stubbs, Darted in at the pads, Stubbs wrists this full ball to deep mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, Missed out! Loopy ball, down leg, Axar takes it on the full and sweeps but picks out the man at short fine leg. Just 5 runs off Krunal's final over. Ends with figures of 4-0-24-1.

STRATEGIC BREAK!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tristan Stubbs, Back of a length, around off. Stubbs hangs back and crisply punches it to long off for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Axar Patel, This one zips through the deck, outside off, on a length. Axar looks to run it behind using the pace, but misses.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Axar Patel, Much fuller, on middle and leg, Axar flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tristan Stubbs, Hard length, on top of off. Stubbs pushes it down the ground, to the right of long off for just a single. So far, so good from Bhuvi. Just 3 runs from four balls.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Axar Patel, Pushed far outside off, full in length. Axar Patel shuffles outside off and laps it over short fine leg for a single. 13 balls since the last boundary for the Capitals.

Halt! Axar Patel is down on the ground again. The physio is out to tend to the DC skipper.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tristan Stubbs, Very full and on middle and leg. Stubbs drills it straight back at the bowler. Bhuvneshwar Kumar sticks his right hand out to stop the ball but deflects it to Miller, who turns back at the non-striker's end and the ball then rolls wide of mid off for a single. 41 runs needed off 24 balls.

Josh Hazlewood to Tristan Stubbs, Follows the batter with a yorker at the toes. Stubbs shuffles outside leg and can only jam it off the bottom edge. The ball rolls to the keeper's left and they cross over. Top class execution.

Josh Hazlewood to David Miller, 1 run.

Josh Hazlewood to Tristan Stubbs, Good length outside the off stump. Stubbs advances a bit and punches it to long off, gets another single.

Josh Hazlewood to David Miller, Dealing in only singles at the moment. Almost a yorker, on middle, Miller flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Josh Hazlewood to Tristan Stubbs, Nails the wide yorker, outside off. Tristan Stubbs plays and misses. The ball is well within the tramline. 

Josh Hazlewood to Tristan Stubbs, Top stuff from Josh Hazlewood. Gets the yorker in right at the base of the middle stump. Stubbs jams it out down the strip.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, Excellent fuller ball, on off. David Miller drills it down to long off for one only.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tristan Stubbs, Pinpoint yorker, on middle. Stubbs whips it through the widish mid-wicket region for a single. 35 needed from 16 balls.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, 23 balls since the last boundary for DC. Misses out on the full toss on leg as Miller flicks it to the right of deep square leg for only a single again.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! That would bring a lot of relief in the DC camp. What a shot! Banged short and outside off, with pace taken off. Tristan Stubbs has all the time in the world as he gets a bit across and executes the pull shot massively over deep square leg for a huge six. 28 needed from 14 balls. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tristan Stubbs, A low full toss on the pads. Tristan Stubbs flicks it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. The latter fielder gets across with a dive and stops it. FIFTY FOR TRISTAN STUBBS! His 5th IPL half century in 41 balls. A slowish innings, but he has played as the situation demanded.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tristan Stubbs, Fuller in length, outside off. Stubbs cannot get under it and drives it down to long off for a single. DC need 25 runs from 12 balls.

Who bowls now?

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! A loosener and gets the treatment! Bowls a low full toss, but way down leg. Stubbs just uses the pace of the ball and helps it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, Spears it straight and full, on off. Stubbs lifts it on the bounce to long off for a single. 20 runs needed off 10 balls.

Rasikh Salam to David Miller, Wide and full, outside off. David Miller forces it to the right of long off for a single.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, Slower delivery, full and pitched outside leg. Tristan Stubbs clears the front leg out of the way to create room. He flicks it into the deep mid-wicket and deep square leg gap and they rush back for the second.

Rasikh Salam to Tristan Stubbs, Well bowled! Full and around off, no room given. Tristan Stubbs chips it to long on for a single. 16 needed from 7 balls.

Rasikh Salam to David Miller, Excellent comeback from Rasikh. Went for a boundary off the first ball but finished off pretty well.

Right, 15 neeeded off the final over.

Romario Shepherd to David Miller, Miller misses out! Fired on a fuller length, outside leg. David Miller swings for the hills by clearing the front leg, but fails to get any sort of connection and wears on the front pad. The ball rolls to the off side and they cross for a leg bye. On other days, Miller would have sent that to the moon.

Romario Shepherd to Tristan Stubbs, Another yorker nailed in, on middle and leg. Stubbs whips it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a run. 13 required from 4 balls.

Romario Shepherd to David Miller, SIX! Like rain in the desert! Romario misses the yorker, and slips in a full toss on middle. David Miller obliges and smokes it ruthlessly into the stands behind deep mid-wicket. 7 needed from 3 balls now.

Romario Shepherd to David Miller, SIX! Killer Miller, right on cue for DC. Shepherd bowls it full and wide, misses the yorker by a yard or so, nothing much. David Miller crouches low, gets under the ball nicely and smashes it cleanly over deep extra cover for a cracking six. Stubbs enjoys it at the other end. SCORES ARE LEVEL NOW.

Romario Shepherd to David Miller, FOUR! Redemption for Miller. A cathartic exhale from the Protea as he slays the demons of the past. DELHI CAPITALS WIN BY 6 WICKETS!

Redemption for Miller - Miller comes up clutch and seals it for the Capitals.