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

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

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.

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.

WIDE! Reload! Wide outside off and dug in short. David sees it off as it goes over his head.

Smart review by David! Mukesh 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. The side on replay comes up with the Ball Tracking, and the technology confirms that it is just above the shoulder height. The on-field decision is overturned. No Ball called. Free Hit coming up...

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.

Almost a wide yorker, outside off, this is carved past cover by David for a single.

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.

Interesting! This keeps coming in with the arm, on a good length, on middle and leg. David clears the front leg and mows it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket. Tim turns down the single as he backs himself against Axar.

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. The ball comes off the outer half of the blade and balloons to T Natarajan at short third. Natarajan takes a step forward from the edge of the ring and bends to take a safe catch.

Full and on middle, pushed to cover.

Slows it down, honing in on the off stump, on a good length. Romario Shepherd dabs it wide of point for a single to get off the mark.

Speared in by Axar, on a nagging length, on middle. Jitesh pulls it to deep mid-wicket and crosses over.

Keeps it nice and tight, does Axar. At the stumps, on a good length. Romario can only pat it back to Patel. A fine over from the DC skipper. The big wicket of Tim David and just 2 runs off it.

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

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

OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! That looks straight and the finger has been raised. Romario Shepherd has reviewed the decision, 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. No bat involved and it is three reds on Ball Tracking with the ball crashing into the middle and off stump. Shepherd started to walk as soon as he saw the replays on the big screen. DC strike another big blow.

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.

Loopy ball, full and on off. Sharma opens up the front hip to go inside out. Miscues it off the outer half to the left of cover for a run.

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

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.

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

FOUR! Just wide! A boundary after a long time for RCB. 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. He lands hard on the right shoulder and he falls hard on his face.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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 is mixing his lengths nicely, keeping Krunal guessing. This is the slower bumper, outside off. Pandya swings across for the pull but he fails to pick the change of pace and swings early. He fails to connect.

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.

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. Leaving the right-hander, another yorker by Natarajan. Sharma stands with an open stance and looks to run it behind point with an open bat face but misses. The replays confirm that there is a gap between the bat and the ball and the spike on the UltraEdge is from the bat hitting the turf. Death-bowling of the highest order. Just 2 runs off the 19th over. How rare is this?

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

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

OUT! KRUNAL PANDYA IS RUN OUT! Both batters at the same end and Krunal is gone. A well-directed short ball by Ngidi, down leg. Krunal swivels for the pull, but he misses. Jitesh is off as soon as the ball is released but Pandya is unaware of his partner running towards his end. KL Rahul gathers the ball and lobs it towards the bowler. Ngidi gathers it on the bounce and breaks the stumps with Pandya nowhere in the frame. Wide given by the umpire.

Lovely stuff! On a good length, angled in on the off stump. Sharma fails to read the off-cutter and pushes out in front of his body. The ball drops on him and spins back to beat him on the inside edge and catch him on the thigh.

OUT! CAUGHT! End of a scratchy stay for Jitesh Sharma. Low full toss, outside off. Sharma swings to go down the ground but fails to get any sort of elevation on the shot. Hits it flat and straight down the throat of long off, where David Miller bends and takes the catch in reverse cup style.

What happened there? Lungi Ngidi keeps it full, outside off. Bhuvneshwar extends his hands and drills it to long off, where David Miller mops it up by moving to his left. Miller casually lobs the ball back towards the bowler and the batters are alert enough to sneak in the second run. Sloppy stuff from such an experienced man.

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 of a second run. Just 6 runs off the final over. Royal Challengers Bengaluru finish with 175/8.