IPL 2026: KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs' sublime knocks guide DC to six-wicket win over RCB

Tristan Stubbs and David Miller led Delhi Capitals to cross the finish line by securing a last-over thriller against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday, April 17, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

RCB' decent performance in first innings

Batting first, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) posted a total of 175/8. The innings kicked off the innings on a strong note with a strong opening stand of 52 runs in the first six overs, powered by Phil Salt's explosive 63 runs off 38 deliveries.

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Lungi Ngidi removed Virat Kohli early after scoring only 19 runs off 13 balls. After the end of first 10 overs, RCB looked all set for a big total as they reached 99/1.

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In the second half of the innings, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav turned the tables with their economic spell off 2/18 and 2/32 respectively, as RCB suffered a batting collapse and managed to collect on 76 runs in the final ten overs. A late cameo of 26 off 17 balls from Tim David led RCB reach 175 at the end of the innings.

Eventful second innings

DC kicked off the second innings on a negative start, losing Pathum Nisanka early on a score of 1 off 2 deliveries. KL Rahul kept the other end safe with his sublime knock of 57 runs off 34 balls, before losing his wicket to Krunal Pandya. After Rahul's wicket, the chase became a bit tricky as DC lost two back-to-back wickets of Karun Nair (5 off 5) and Sameer Rizvi (2 off 3), before Tristan Stubbs (60 off 47 balls) and captain Axar Patel built a decent partnership, before the latter left the field due to a hamstring injury.

Requiring 15 runs off the last over, David Miller (22 off 10) smashed fourteen runs against Romario Shepherd to seal the win for the Delhi-based franchise.