दिल्ली vs बेंगलुरु, मैच 39, अरुण जेटली स्टेडियम, दिल्ली, 27 April 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Hard length, on off, Virat Kohli covers the line and blocks it back to the bowler.

SIX! That goes all the way! T Natarajan goes a bit fuller, outside off. Virat Kohli is made to reach out, and he extends his hands to slam it back over the bowler's head for half a dozen. Just 5 more needed now for RCB.

SIX! Virat Kohli finishes off in style! Angled across, back of a length and on off, Virat Kohli swivels a bit and pulls it powerfully over deep mid-wicket for yet another six. Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Delhi Capitals by 9 wickets.

Short, on off, Virat Kohli defends it off the front foot.

Run out chance missed! Short and wide, Virat Kohli cuts it to the left of cover. Sameer Rizvi collects the ball and makes a good throw at the batter's end. KL Rahul fails to collect it cleanly as the ball brushes his pads and goes towards square leg. The batters collect a single. If KL Rahul had managed to collect that one cleanly, Devdutt Padikkal was a goner despite the dive.

Whoa! Patel tries the bumper, over middle. Padikkal pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Fuller and speared in at the sticks, Virat nudges it in front of square on the leg side and crosses over.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere. This is slowed down by Axar, on a length, around middle and leg. Devdutt Padikkal gets down on a knee for the sweep but fails to roll his wrists over the ball. It pops up off the gloves and goes over the keeper. They cross.

9,000 runs in IPL for Kohli. Another feather in the cap for the master. Tossed up by Axar, full and on off. Virat lunges and plays a punchy drive to long off. He gets to the landmark with a single. At the end of 6 overs, RCB are 65/1, while DC were 13/6. Chalk and cheese. Bengaluru need 11 more runs.

Edged, short! Hard length, outside off, Virat Kohli tries to punch it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes on the bounce towards the fielder at short third, who fumbles a bit to collect it cleanly. The batters cross.

SIX! It seems Devdutt Padikkal wants to go home early! Good length, on middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal uses the pace of the ball and whips it effortlessly over deep backward square leg for a biggie.

FOUR! 50 comes up for RCB with this boundary! Kyle Jamieson bangs it a bit short, on middle, Devdutt Padikkal swivels, and pulls it powerfully wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR MORE! He is toying with the field now! Kyle Jamieson comes around the wicket now and digs it into the strip. This is on middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal hops deep in his crease and pulls it to the left of deep square leg for yet another boundary.

Hard length, on off, Devdutt Padikkal slaps it to the mid off fielder.

SIX! Wow, what an over. 21 runs off it. Kyle Jamieson goes a bit fuller now, on middle, Devdutt Padikkal makes room and moves to his right. He launches it magnificently over deep extra cover for a biggie.

Across off, on a hard length, Devdutt Padikkal gets on his toes and dabs it to point.

SIX! A shot of high class! At 145 kph, on a good length, on middle. Devdutt Padikkal shimmies down the pitch and stays leg side of the ball. Opens up the front hip and goes inside out with a high elbow for a six.

On top of the leg stump, pace off, on a back of a length. Padikkal makes room and steers it to backward point. Sameer Rizvi slides to his right there but lets it through and concedes a single.

Chameera gets the length wrong and slips in a low full toss, on middle. A wristy flick by Virat Kohli towards deep backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! Helped away! Chameera bangs it in short, under the left armpit. Padikkal stands tall and hops a bit. He gets his hands high on top of the bounce and helps the pull fine of the man at deep fine leg for a boundary.

Out comes the leg-cutter, on a good length, around the off stump. Padikkal looks to force it through the off side but mistimes it to the man at catching cover.

Fuller and on middle and leg. Kohli drills it to mid on and rushes through for a hasty single. The fielder from mid on scores a direct hit at the bowling end, but Kohli is too quick to get home safely.

 SIX! Magnificent strike into the crowd! A back-of-a-length delivery, angled into the batter from off. Jacob Bethell picks the length, creates a stable base and nails the pull shot behind deep square leg for a cracking six.

SIX! That is MASSIVE! Length ball from Kyle, on top of middle. Jacob Bethell charges down the track and pulls it enormously over deep mid-wicket. It sails deep into the stands for a 104-meter six. That was six the moment it left the bat. Right from the sweet spot.

Good length, on off. Bethell hangs back and bunts it back to the bowler.

OUT! HIGH UP AND TAKEN! Geez, that's a sensational catch from T Natarajan. A slower one, floated up on a length at 122.6 kph, angling it close to the off stump. Bethell backs away to the leg side and swings at it, but the timing is all wrong. The ball climbs high into the sky, just not far enough in the long on region. T Natarajan runs a good 20-25 yards behind over his right shoulder and sees the ball like a hawk and catches it. He keeps running with the momentum but just manages to pull the handbrake before the ropes. However, the on-field umpires want to have a look at the legality of the catch. The replays show that Natarajan is not in contact with the boundary ropes, and it is a clean catch. If this game has offered very little else for the Delhi Capitals, at least they have this moment. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are 26/1, chasing 76 runs.

Edged but short! Angled in on a length, on off. Padikkal has a slight fiddle at the delivery, but he does so with soft hands. That results in the ball not carrying to the first slip fielder. It drops short and deflects off the fielder's body as he tries to make the stop.

Fires it on a fuller length, at off. Jacob Bethell shimmies down the track and tries to blast it down the ground, but inside edges onto the pads. The ball rolls towards the point region, and they cross for a single. This brings about a loud cheer from the Kotla crowd as Kohli, the local boy, gets on strike.

Hits the hard length, outside off. Virat stands tall and looks to flat bat it down the ground, but plays off the inner half and it bounces back to the bowler. Chameera sticks out his right hand to stop it on the follow-through. Threatens to throw it to the batting end, but holds himself.

 FOUR! All class and Kohli opens his account! A slot ball, full and on the stumps. Virat Kohli plays through the line and lofts it crisply straight down the ground for a boundary to get off the mark. He enjoys it as he holds the pose for the photographers.

Nagging length, around off, jumping up a bit. Kohli rides the bounce and hits it to extra cover.

Slower length ball, at 116.6 kph, outside off. Kohli waits on it and knocks it along the ground to Stubbs at cover-point.

In-between length, outside off and at pace, 144 kph. Virat Kohli cracks the cover drive. David Miller at cover dives to his left but makes a half stop. Tristan Stubbs backs him up and picks the ball quickly. He has a shy at the bowling end but misses, and Kohli skates through to complete the single. It would have been close had the throw hit.

 FOUR! And they are up and running! A slight inswing for Jamieson, but he errs in line. On a length, at the pads. Jacob Bethell gets just enough bat on it to run it fine to the leg side for a boundary. UltraEdge later shows that the ball grazed the inside edge first and then deflected off the thigh pad.

Hard length, a bit too straightish, on top of middle. Jacob rides the bounce and drops it in the mid-wicket region.

Hits the deck very hard, and angles it across off. Bethell stands tall and dabs it to backward point.

Nips in a bit, full on middle. Jacob Bethell tries to loft it down the ground, but inside edges onto the pads and the ball rolls away to the off side.

Full in length and slanted outside off. Jacob Bethell tries to go aggressively and slices it uppishly. Clears the in-field on the off side. Tristan Stubbs sprints after the ball and stops it with a slide just before the ropes. Two taken.

Overpitched and outside off. Jacob Bethell plays with a straight bat and drives it back at the bowler. Kyle Jamieson bends low on the follow-through to stop it to his left, but does not bend low enough, and the ball is parried behind to the mid on region for a single.