Delhi Capitals Struggle Early Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026

Delhi. The 39th match of IPL 2026 is underway between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Delhi's innings has been put in jeopardy right from the start after Bengaluru decided to bowl after winning the toss. Before 3 overs could be completed, Delhi had lost 5 crucial wickets, scoring only 8 runs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave Bengaluru the initial breakthrough by dismissing debutant 18-year-old Sahil Parakh and Axar Patel. Similarly, Josh Hazlewood continued his excellent performance, dealing a major blow to Delhi by dismissing KL Rahul and Sameer Rizvi in two balls.

Currently, Nitish Rana and Abhishek Porel are at the crease. The challenge of taking Delhi towards a respectable score rests on their shoulders.

This is the second meeting between the two teams this season. Earlier, in the first match held at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Delhi had defeated Bengaluru by 6 wickets. Bengaluru is in second place in the points table, while Delhi is in seventh place.