IPL 2026: RCB elect to bowl against DC, Sahil Parakh makes debut; Know playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won the toss and chose to bowl first against Delhi Capitals (DC) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash at the Arun Jaitley stadium on April 27.

18-year-old Sahil Parakh made IPL debut for DC. Capitals made two more changes in their side as they brought in Dushmantha Chameera and Kyle Jamieson in their playing XI.

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Meanwhile RCB didn't tinker with their side and fielded the same playing XI which they played against Gujarat Titans.

What did the captains say at the toss?

RCB captain Rajat Patidar, after winning the toss, said:

"We will bowl first. This venue is a high-scoring ground, it will not make much difference, we will try to put them under pressure in the second innings. The most important thing is different players coming up and delivering in different matches. We have played some good cricket and continue to carry that momentum. It is in the past, we are looking to play good cricket."

Meanwhile, DC skipper Axar Patel, after losing the toss, said:

"I would have fielded if I won the toss. The ground dimensions are small, the pitch also gets better, so we would have chased as well. In the IPL, you score 264 and loss, but it is a long tournament is long, we had a good game with bat and ball, if we had held our chances then the result would be different. You need to keep continuing doing the work, even our best fielders drop catches, so luck is not on our side but we can sit around thinking about it. We have two fast bowlers - Chameera and Jamieson are playing. We have to strike in the powerplay, though Mukesh has done well, he needs a break and we are bringing in international bowlers."

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DC's Playing XI:

Sahil Parakh, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel(c), Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan

Delhi Capitals Impact subs: Auqib Nabi Dar, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Tripurana Vijay, Abishek Porel

RCB's Playing XI:

Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact subs: Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer