बेंगलुरु vs दिल्ली, मैच 26, एम.चिन्नास्वामी स्टेडियम, बेंगलुरू, 18 April 2026 - कमेंट्री

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 any other day, Miller would have sent that to the moon.

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.

 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.

 SIX! Killer Miller, right on cue for DC. Shepherd bowls it full and wide, misses the yorker by a yard or so, not 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.

 FOUR! Miller has done it for DC! A cathartic exhale from the Proteas batter as he slays the demons of the past. Shepherd bowls another loose ball. It is the full toss on the pads, and Miller accepts the invitation and whips it uppishly and in the deep mid-wicket gap for a boundary to seal the deal. DELHI CAPITALS WIN BY 6 WICKETS!

 FOUR! A loosener and it 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.

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.

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

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.

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

Excellent comeback from Rasikh. Went for a boundary off the first ball but finished off pretty well. Perfect yorker in the blockhole, outside the off stump. Miller bends and drives it wide of long off for only a single.

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

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

 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.

SIX! That would bring a lot of relief to 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 mid-wicket for a huge six. 28 needed from 14 balls. 

FIFTY FOR TRISTAN STUBBS! The 5th half-century of his IPL career. 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. A slowish innings, but he has played as the situation demanded. Would look to stay till the end and get the job done for his team.

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.

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.

 Run out chance missed! Had the throw hit, Miller was gone. A low full toss, on off. Miller carves it to the left of Patidar at a catching cover position and rushes to the other end. Patidar has one stump to aim and misses his shy at the non-striker's end.

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

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

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

Top stuff from Josh Hazlewood. Gets the yorker in right at the base of the middle stump. Stubbs jams it out down the strip. DC need 37 runs off the last 3 overs.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Flat and short, on middle. Axar works it through mid-wicket and picks up a single. The pair seems happy to see Krunal off.

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

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.

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

Quicker through the air, short and on off. This is punched to cover.

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.

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.

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

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.

NO BALL, FOUR! Cheeky and effective! Angled in from around the wicket, on a good length, just outside the off stump. Axar uses the pace on the ball as he waits on the back foot before opening the bat face at the last moment. Threads the gap between the keeper and the short third fielder. Uh, oh, Rasikh has overstepped. Free Hit to follow.

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 before throwing it to the batting end. The ball had so much hang time that the batters were able to come back for the second while the ball was in the air.

Slanting into the left-hander, on a length. Axar nudges it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 replays confirm that the ball clipped the trousers before going behind.

FOUR! Width offered and Axar dines in! Josh Hazlewood errs in his line as this is wide on off, on a back of a length. Axar lets the ball come to him and he frees his arms. He cuts it late to beat the man at backward point to his right and it races away.

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

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 hands 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. DC are 87/4, needing 89 more runs to win.

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.

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

Suyash Sharma should have done better there. Slower through the air but the length stays short, on middle. Axar backs away to force it through the off side. Gets an outside edge and it rolls to short third, where Suyash does not quite get his body behind the line of the ball.  He puts in a late dive and the ball spins past him. Sharma gets back up on his feet and hauls it in. Two runs taken.

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

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.

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

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

 FIFTY FOR KL RAHUL! Off 30 balls. The birthday boy gets to his 42nd IPL half century. Googly on a length, turning into the stumps from outside off. Rahul makes room and punches it to the right of deep cover for two runs. KL Rahul's love affair with Chinnaswamy adds another beautiful chapter, but he knows the job is half done. 

 FOUR! Excellent use of the wrists. Full and pushed through, on the pads. Rahul sinks to a knee and rolls his wrists over the ball to control the sweep. He plays it away from the man at short fine leg to his left for a four.

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.

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.

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

Pushed fuller, on off, at 92 kph. KL Rahul backs away and punches it to the deep point region for a single.

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

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

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

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. 

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.

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 the long on and deep mid-wicket fielders for four more. Moves to 39 (22), does KL.

Oh, gets him so nearly! Suyash outfoxes KL with a googly on a good length, turning it in from middle to leg. KL Rahul advances down the track to whip it across, but misses and the ball thuds the thigh pad before rolling past the stumps and behind the keeper. Josh Hazlewood chases it from short third and just manages to pull it back before making any contact with the ropes. The replays confirm the same. Two leg byes taken.

 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.The 50-run stand is up between these two.

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

Dropped short on the stumps. Stubbs goes deep in the crease and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. An expensive one from Suyash. 14 runs from it.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

It's Salt once again who saves two for his team. A nod of approval from Kohli. Fuller on middle and leg, 137.5 kph. Stubbs flicks it to the left of deep backward square leg. Salt sprints again, diving and flicking it back into play and doing well to cut off the boundary, keeping it to two.

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

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

SIX! Wonderfully manufactured! Hazlewood serves it on a good length, outside off. Rahul presses forward and fetches it from outside off. Brings his wrists into play and swats it over square leg for a six.

Fuller now, on middle. Rahul defends it solidly with a straight bat.

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.

FOUR! Clever, very clever! Josh Hazlewood is uncharacteristically leaking runs. On a shortish length, over off. Rahul arches back and gets under the ball to play the upper-cut. There are two men in the short third region but he gets enough elevation and it goes right through the gap for another four.

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

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.

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

FOUR! Up and over! Slightly fuller, just outside the off stump. Rahul throws his hands at the ball to go back over the bowler's head. The bat turns in his hand and he does not quite get hold of it but manages to clear mid off for a boundary.

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

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

Wide! A full ball which drifts well down leg. Stubbs lets it pass. 

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

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

Salam floats up a low full toss, at the toes. KL flicks it behind square leg for one, as Phil Salt tidies up.

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 a really tight 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.

OUT! CAUGHT! DC's Impact Sub falls without making much of an impact. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has another. This is on a short of a good length, on off. Nair comes down the track and throws his hands at the ball. The ball gets big on Karun and it goes off the outer half to deep backward point, where Phil Salt charges across to his left and leans forward to take the catch before rolling over on the practice pitches. 

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

Salt again in action with an insane sprint to save two for his team. Good length outside off, 131.7 kph. Rizvi hangs back and punches it to the right of deep point. Salt sprints from deep backward point, covers a lot of ground, slides to his right and pulls off a fine save, keeping the batters to two.

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. The ball shapes away to catch the outside edge. There is no one at slip, so Jitesh Sharma has to go himself. He flings himself to his right full-length and holds onto a spectacular one-handed grab.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Shaping away, on a good length, outside off. Rahul walks down the track to negate the swing. He goes searching for the ball and miscues it off the inside half to wide mid on for one.

OUT! LBW! RCB get the review right, and the Chinnaswamy crowd go ballistic. 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. A loud shout but 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. No bat involved. The Ball Tracking comes up as three reds with the ball crashing into the top of the leg stump. Nissanka falls cheaply and DC are 2/1, chasing 176.

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

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.