RCB vs DC Live Score, IPL 2026: RCB Bundled Out For 175/8 — Innings Break
✍️ Written by: Uzma Fatima
RCB vs DC Live Cricket Score, IPL 2026 match 26: Royal Challengers Bengaluru chase the top spot in the Indian Premier League as the struggling Delhi Capitals look to end their winless run at the M Chinnaswamy stadium today. Check the live updates from the match here.
RCB vs DC Live Cricket Score, IPL 2026 Match 26, 18 April 2026 : We are here with the live updates of Indian Premier League 2026 match of the day between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals at Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB could only manage 176/8 in the first innings, their lowest team total of the season so far.
It’s RCB who are one of the most consistent teams this season with 8 points from 5 matches, standing second on the table, they have been scoring huge runs, winning matches consistently and finding new heroes of the game – actually different match-winners. On the other side, Delhi Capitals are still in the process of figuring out their ways. With just 4 points from 4 matches, their campaign has lost its early momentum and the injury to Mitchell Starc is a major setback. So here we go for today’s IPL double-header, RCB in form and looking to increase their lead at the top of the table, and Delhi side in a state of desperation
RCB vs DC IPL 2026 : Match Venue & Pitch Report
The Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch is still regarded as a batting heaven and this match may also see the batters having a good time. It is a 54 meters square with boundary of around 60 meters which in effect allows the bowlers very little room for error. The surface is expected to be flat with true bounce and pace which will enable the batters to play their shots even from the beginning. In terms of numbers, this place has regularly seen high scoring games with the average total at the end of first innings being around 167. The highest score made here is an enormous 287 whereas the lowest is 95. Typically, teams tend to lose only about 6 wickets. Besides 33 of the 40 matches that have been played at this ground being dominated by the batters, there were only 7 matches in which the bowlers had a significant impact.
How to Watch RCB vs DC Live Streaming & TV Broadcast
The IPL 2026 matches are available for live streaming on the JioHotstar. Fans can watch the match on TV on the Star Sports Network channels.
🏏 Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Playing XI
| No. | Player | Role |
| 1 | Phil Salt ✈️ (WK) | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | Top-order Batter |
| 3 | Devdutt Padikkal | Top-order Batter |
| 4 | Rajat Patidar (C) | Top-order Batter |
| 5 | Jitesh Sharma (WK) | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| 6 | Tim David ✈️ | Middle-order Batter |
| 7 | Romario Shepherd ✈️ | Bowling Allrounder |
| 8 | Krunal Pandya | Allrounder |
| 9 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler |
| 10 | Suyash Sharma | Bowler |
| 11 | Josh Hazlewood ✈️ | Bowler |
🪑 RCB Players on Bench
| No. | Player | Role |
| 12 | Rasikh Salam | Bowler |
| 13 | Vicky Ostwal | Bowler |
| 14 | Mangesh Yadav | Allrounder |
| 15 | Venkatesh Iyer | Allrounder |
| 16 | Jordan Cox ✈️ (WK) | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| 17 | Abhinandan Singh | Bowler |
| 18 | Jacob Bethell ✈️ | Batting Allrounder |
| 19 | Kanishk Chouhan | Bowling Allrounder |
| 20 | Satvik Deswal | Bowler |
| 21 | Jacob Duffy ✈️ | Bowler |
| 22 | Vihaan Malhotra | Batting Allrounder |
| 23 | Swapnil Singh | Bowler |
| 24 | Nuwan Thushara ✈️ | Bowler |
🏏 Delhi Capitals – Playing XI
| No. | Player | Role |
| 1 | KL Rahul (WK) | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| 2 | Pathum Nissanka ✈️ | Top-order Batter |
| 3 | Sameer Rizvi | Allrounder |
| 4 | Axar Patel (C) | Allrounder |
| 5 | David Miller ✈️ | Middle-order Batter |
| 6 | Tristan Stubbs ✈️ (WK) | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| 7 | Auqib Nabi | Bowler |
| 8 | Lungi Ngidi ✈️ | Bowler |
| 9 | Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
| 10 | T Natarajan | Bowler |
| 11 | Mukesh Kumar | Bowler |
🪑 DC Players on Bench
| No. | Player | Role |
| 12 | Ashutosh Sharma | Batting Allrounder |
| 13 | Nitish Rana | Middle-order Batter |
| 14 | Vipraj Nigam | Bowler |
| 15 | Karun Nair | Top-order Batter |
| 16 | Dushmantha Chameera ✈️ | Bowler |
| 17 | Abishek Porel (WK) | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| 18 | Kyle Jamieson ✈️ | Bowler |
| 19 | Ajay Mandal | Allrounder |
| 20 | Sahil Parakh | Top-order Batter |
| 21 | Prithvi Shaw | Opening Batter |
| 22 | Mitchell Starc ✈️ | Bowler |
| 23 | Madhav Tiwari | Allrounder |
| 24 | Tripurana Vijay | Bowler |
Live Updates
- 17:22 (IST) 18 Apr 2026
RCB vs DC, IPL 2026 Live Score: Innings Break
RCB: 175/8This is the lowest team total RCB posted this IPL season. They finish on 175/8, but this looked like a 200+ total at one stage, especially with Phil Salt’s 63 off 38 setting things up perfectly. Even Virat Kohli and Tim David chipped in with 19 and 26 respectively but things just fell apart towards the end.Delhi Capitals completely flipped the game in the last 5 overs, just 29 runs and 4 wickets. The final two overs were even tighter, only 8 runs, and that run-out + Jitesh dismissal summed up the chaos. Jitesh never got going (14 off 20), and...
- 17:15 (IST) 18 Apr 2026
RCB vs DC, IPL 2026 Live Score: Run Out!
No, there was magic done by KL Rahul and Lungi Ngidi instead. Ngidi fires it down the leg side, it’s called a wide. Krunal Pandya is forced into a run he clearly didn’t want, hesitates, and KL Rahul is lightning quick behind the stumps.
RCB: 172–7(19.3) - 17:09 (IST) 18 Apr 2026
RCB vs DC, IPL 2026 Live Score
RCB: 170-6(19.1)
Only one over remains, are we going to witness magic show by Krunal Pandya and Jistesh Sharma?
- 17:05 (IST) 18 Apr 2026
RCB vs DC IPL Live Score: Can RCB Cross 200 Today?
Things have slowed down a bit for RCB as aim to corss 200. Delhi Capitals are doing a good job chasing the leather.
RCB are 158 / 6 in 17.2 overs now. Jitesh Sharma is still there. Krunal Pandya is at the other end, but this partnership needs to fire quickly. With just under three overs left, RCB will be aiming to somehow push towards that 180 mark, but right now, DC are slightly on top.
- 16:57 (IST) 18 Apr 2026
RCB vs DC Live Score: Chinnaswamy Down With Six
