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IPL 2026 UPDATES, DC vs RR: DC clinch tense chase to stay alive

Sun, 17 May 2026

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23:46

Royals remain fifth on points table

DC 197-5 (19.2 ovs) vs RR 193-8 | Scorecard

Abhishek Porel and KL Rahul hit fluent half-centuries as Delhi Capitals overhauled a competitive Rajasthan Royals total to register a five-wicket victory in Delhi.

Porel, playing only his third IPL match of the season, looked in fine touch during his 31-ball 51, while KL Rahul bounced back from a couple of underwhelming outings with a composed 56 off 42 deliveries as Delhi Capitals completed the chase of 194 in 19.2 overs.

The opening pair stitched together a match-winning 105-run partnership that laid the foundation for DC's chase, before Axar Patel scored an unbeaten 34 off 18 deliveries to complete the chase.

Earlier, Mitchell Starc starred with the ball for DC, producing a devastating spell of fast bowling to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 193 for 8.

Starc ripped through the RR middle order in a dramatic 15th over, dismissing a well-set Riyan Parag (51), Donovan Ferreira (0) and Ravi Singh (4). The left-arm pacer struck off the second, third and fifth deliveries of the over, narrowly missing out on a hat-trick.

Despite the collapse, Rajasthan Royals still managed a competitive total thanks to impressive half-centuries from skipper Parag and Dhruv Jurel, who made 53 off 40 balls, while young opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi contributed a valuable 46 at the top of the order.

23:35

Starc, Rahul, Porel fashion DC's dominant win

DC 197-5 (19.2 ovs) vs RR 193-8 | Scorecard

Brijesh Sharma to bowl the penultimate over and he dismisses David Miller, caught by Dasun Shanaka. Pace-off delivery on off and Miller pulls it flat over mid-wicket but fails to get the elevation and Shanaka completes a safe catch.

Miller goes for nine off six balls with one six.

Ashutosh Sharma is the new man in and he steers one to backward point and gets off the mark with a single.

Axar Patel then works one down to long-on for a single.

A wide down the leg follows and the batters cross over for a single.

Axar then takes a single to long-off to bring Ashutosh on strike.

Six! Slower delivery and Ashutosh bludgeons it over deep mid-wicket for a six.

A single to mid-wicket to end the over. 12 runs came off it.

DC need seven of the final over.

Adam Milne to bowl the final over and Ashutosh loft the full delivery over the in-field for a boundary.

Six more! Short delivery and Ashutosh hammers it for a maximum and finishes the job in style.

DC win by five wickets to keep their playoff hopes alive.

23:24

DC need 19 off 12 balls

DC 175-4 (18 ovs) vs RR 193-8 | Scorecard

Jofra Archer is back into the attack with his final over and starts off with a wide down the leg.

Axar Patel then guides a back of a length delivery outside off to third man for a single.

Out! Tristan Stubbs is back into the dugout, caught brilliantly by Yashasvi Jaiswal. Short of a length delivery outside off and Stubbs moves across looking to play the scoop but top-edges it to backward square leg and Yashasvi completes a good running catch.

Stubbs goes for 4 off 6 balls.

David Miller comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single to point off a nip-backer.

Four! Axar leans forward and slices one through the backward point for a boundary.

A single and a dot to end the 8-run over. Archer finishes with 35/2.

DC need 35 off 18 balls.

Donovan Ferreira comes into the attack and Axar dabs one to short third man for a single.

Six! Full delivery on middle and Miller smashes it over long-on for a huge six.

Follows it up with a single to long-on.

Two more singles follow.

Axar the finishes the over with a six over long-on by smashing an overpitched delivery.

16 runs came off the over. DC need 19 off 12 balls.

23:11

DC need 43 off 24 balls

DC 151-3 (16 ovs) vs RR 193-8 | Scorecard

Dasun Shanaka is back into the attack and Axar Patel pulls the back of a length delivery to deep mid-wicket for a single.

KL Rahul then tucks one to deep mid-wicket and gets a couple.

Out! Rahul goes, clean bowled by Shanaka. Knuckle ball and Rahul looks to play it to the off-side but gets a thick inside-edge and the ball crashes onto the stumps.

Rahul departs after making a 42-ball 56 with one boundary and three sixes.

Tristan Stubbs comes to the crease and opens his account straightaway with a single to mid-wicket.

Six! Slower delivery on off and Axar pulls it over deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

A couple (leg byes) to end the over. 12 runs came off it.

DC need 52 off 30 balls.

Adam Milne with his third over and Stubbs taps the first delivery around off to mid-on and scampers for a single.

Axar then hits one through mid-off and Parag fumbles, allowing the batter to take three runs.

A dot later, Stubbs flicks one to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A wide outside off follows and the batters cross over. Two runs added to the total.

Stubbs then hits one straight back to the bowler and Milne gets a hand but cannot stop the batter from taking a single.

A single to long-on to end the over. 9 runs came off it.

DC need 43 off 24 balls.

22:58

Archer strikes; DC 2 down

DC 130-2 (14 ovs) vs RR 193-8 | Scorecard

Jofra Archer is back into the attack and KL Rahul cuts the short of a length delivery outside off to deep point for a single.

A dot later, Sahil Parakh nicks a length ball outside off to the keeper and is out! Archer strikes in his second spell.

Parakh goes for 9 off 8 balls with one hit to the fence.

Axar Patel comes to the crease and plays out a dot before getting off the mark with a single to square leg.

A dot to end the over. Just two singles came off it.

DC need 71 off 42 balls.

Yash Raja Punja is bowling out. He has conceded only 22 in his first three overs. Axar pulls the first delivery to long-on for a single before Rahul cuts one straight to the fielder at backward point.

Another dot later, Rahul punches one down to long-on for a single.

Four! Poor effort by Sooryavanshi at the square fence as he lets one slip through his hands to the fence. A boundary after 18 balls.

Seven runs came off the over. DC need 64 off 36 balls.

22:46

Rahul hits fifty; DC on top

DC 121-1 (12 ovs) vs RR 193-8 | Scorecard

Brijesh Sharma with his third and he gets rid of Abhishek Porel, caught by Donovan Ferreira. In the slot and Porel rushes into the loft and ends up hitting it straight to Ferreira at long-on.

Porel goes for a well-made 51 off 31 balls with seven boundaries and a six.

Sahil Parakh comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a couple through deep backward point.

Two more singles follow.

Four! Parakh digs out a yorker and the ball flies away to the fine leg fence.

A dot to end the over. 8 runs came off it.

Yash Raj Punja with his second over and Rahul cuts a full delivery outside off the deep backward point for a single.

Two more singles added to the total.

Punja is maintaining a tight line as the batters struggle to find the gap.

Rahul and Parakh rotate the strike with two more singles.

Rahul then picks up a couple through mid-wicket and completes his fifty off 34 balls.

A wide and a single to square leg to end the over. 8 runs came off it.

22:36

Porel fifty puts DC in driver's seat

DC 105-0 (10 ovs) vs RR 193-8 | Scorecard

Dasun Shanaka with his second over and Abhishek Porel drives the slower delivery on off to long-off for a single.

A dot later, KL Rahul drives one uppishly to long-on and picks up a single.

A couple through wide of long-off follows.

Porel then gets off the strike with a single to sweeper cover.

Another single to deep mid-wicket to end the over. 6 runs came off it.

Yash Raj Punja with his second over and Rahul steps down and hoists the first delivery straight down the ground. 100 up for DC in 9.1 overs.

Follows it up with a single to sweeper cover off a wide delivery outside off.

Porel then completes his half-century off 29 balls by miscuing one to covers for a single. His fourth IPL fifty.

A single through sweeper cover brings Porel back on strike.

Another single and a dot to end the over. 10 runs came off it.

DC are 105/0 at the half-way mark, still needing 89 off 60 balls.

22:26

Delhi Capitals in command

DC 89-0 (8 ovs) vs RR 193-8 | Scorecard

Dasun Shanaka comes into the attack and KL Rahul tucks the first delivery to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Four! Abhishek Porel continues to be the aggressor as he ramps the short and slower delivery to the third man fence.

Follows it up with a single to sweeper cover.

Six! In the slot and Rahul smokes it over the bowler's head for a maximum.

A single through deep extra cover follows.

A dot to end the 13-run over.

Yash Raj Punja comes into the attack and Rahul plays out two dots before getting off the strike with a single to deep mid-wicket.

Porel then tucks one to mid-wicket and gets a single.

Two more singles to end the over. Good first over from Punja. Just four runs came off it.

22:15

DC finish Powerplay with 72-0

DC 72-0 (6 ovs) vs RR 193-8 | Scorecard

Adam Milne with his second over and KL Rahul taps the back of a length delivery off his backfoot to point and gets a quick single.

A single (leg byes) follows.

Six! Short delivery and Rahul stays put and pulls it over midwickt for a maximum.

Follows it up with a single to mid-off.

Porel then cuts one to deep backward point for a single.

A dot to end the 10-run over.

DC are scoring at a rate of 8.93.

Brijesh Sharma continues and Porel tucks the first delivery to square third man for a single.

Rahul then works one down to long-on for a single.

Two singles through behind square and backward square leg follows.

Four! Short delivery and Porel helps it through backward square leg for a boundary.

Four more! Porel times well and drills one through extra cover for a boundary.

12 runs came off the over.

DC finish the Powerplay with 72-0, still needing 122 off 84 balls.

22:04

Rahul, Porel go steady; DC in control

DC 50-0 (4 ovs) vs RR 193-8 | Scorecard

Jofra Archer continues and KL Rahul rides the bounce and flicks a full delivery on the pads behind square for a boundary.

Rahul then nudges one to short mid-wicket and looks for a quick single but slips. The fielder too falls down in his attempt to grab the ball. No run taken.

A single to backward square leg gets Abhishek Porel on strike.

Archer then beats Porel on the outside edge with a quicker delivery.

Six! Full delivery on leg and Porel swings hard and clears the fine leg fence.

11 runs came off the over.

Brijesh Sharma comes into the attack and Rahul drives the fuller delivery on stumps to long-off and gets a single.

Porel then hits back-to-back boundaries using Brijesh's pace.

A dot and a wide outside off follow.

Porel then steers one to deep third man and gets a single.

A single to backward square leg to end the over. 12 runs came off it.

21:52

DC off to a quick start

DC 27-0 (2 ovs) vs RR 193-8 | Scorecard

The chase is on!

Delhi Capitals openers KL Rahul and Abhishek Porel walk out to the middle.

Jofra Archer with the new ball for Rajasthan Royals.

Porel is on strike and Archer sends one down the leg and the ball races away to the boundary. Five wides given.

On the money and Porel bottom-edges it to mid-off and gets off the mark with a single.

Dropped! Rahul flicks a full delivery on stumps and Yash Raj Punja drops a straightforward catch at deep square. Archer is unhappy.

Four! Half-volley around off and Porel squeezes it through square of the wicket for a boundary.

A wide outside off follows. Archer then beats Porel on the outside edge with a beauty.

A single to third man gets Rahul back on strike.

Another single through backward square leg to end the over. 14 runs came off it.

Adam Milne to bowl from the other end and Rahul edges one past his leg stump and scampers for a single.

Four! Porel sits deep and whips the inswinger over mid-on with the full face of the bat and finds a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through mid-off.

Rahul then cuts one to point and scampers for a single. Direct hit and the ball ricochets off to the fence after hitting the wickets. Five runs added.

Porel gets a single by tapping one to mid-off.

Another single through mid-off to end the over. 13 runs came off it.

21:28

Mitchell Starc shines with four-fer

RR 193-8 (20 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Lungi Ngidi to bowl the final over and Jofra Archer miscues a low full toss to long-off for a single.

DC review for a wide not given. Fair delivery, rules the third umpire.

Jurel then drills one to sweeper cover and gets a couple.

Out! Jurel is out, LBW. Full delivery on leg and Jurel looks to flick it but misses and is caught plumb.

Jurel goes after a well-made 53 off 40 balls with five boundaries and two sixes.

Royals lose their eighth and Ngidi has his second.

Adam Milne is the new man in and is beaten by a slower delivery outside off.

A couple through mid-wicket to end the over. Just five runs came off it.

Mitchell Starc starred with a devastating spell of fast bowling as Delhi Capitals restricted Rajasthan Royals to 193 for 8.

Starc (4/40) ripped through the RR middle-order in a dramatic 15th over, dismissing a well-set Riyan Parag (51), Donovan Ferreira (0) and Ravi Singh (4). The left-arm pacer struck off the second, third and fifth deliveries of the over, narrowly missing out on a hat-trick.

Despite the collapse, RR still managed a competitive total thanks to impressive half-centuries from skipper Parag and Dhruv Jurel (53 off 40 balls), while young opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi contributed a valuable 46 at the top of the order.

After Sooryavanshi provided the visitors with a brisk start following Yashasvi Jaiswal's early dismissal, Jurel and Parag steadied the innings with a crucial 72-run partnership for the third wicket that formed the backbone of Rajasthan Royals' total.

However, just when the partnership was beginning to look threatening, Starc returned to swing the momentum in Delhi's favour by removing Parag and triggering a dramatic collapse in the middle overs.

21:16

Starc scalps four; DC on top

RR 188-7 (19 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Lungi Ngidi is back into the attack and hits Dasun Shanaka on the pads and the ball rolls down to backward square leg. A single (leg byes) is taken.

Two more singles come off the next two balls.

Six! Wide delivery outside off and Shanaka comes down and dispatches it over the long-off fence.

Shanaka then attempts the ramp shot but fails to connect.

Two dots to end the 8-run over.

Mitchell Starc to bowl the penultimate over and Jurel completes his fifty with a single to backward point.

Shanaka then lofts one through covers but gets only a couple as Axar comes charging down from long-off and cuts it off.

Two singles come off the next two balls.

Out! Shanaka falls, caught by Tristan Stubbs. Attempted yorker but Starc fails to keep it low and Shanaka hits the full toss straight to the throat of Stubbs at long-off who takes a sharp catch.

Shanaka goes for 10 off 8 balls with one six.

Jofra Archer comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single to long-off.

Six runs came off the over. Starc finishes his quota with 4/40.

21:06

Royals crumble after good start

RR 174-6 (17 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Madhav Tiwari with his final over and Shubham Dubey drives the quicker, fuller delivery to long-off and gets a single.

Dhurv Jurel then flicks one to mid-wicket for a single.

Delhi Capitals then successfully review a wide not given.

A dot follows.

Out! Shubham goes, caught by Tripurana Vijay. Tiwari scalps his second of the night. Slower, shorter delivery and Shubham clears his front leg and smashes it across the line but fails to go past the fielder at deep backward square leg.

Shubham goes for 5 off 9 balls.

Impact Sub Dasun Shanaka comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single to sweeper cover.

Just three runs came off the over.

RR have fallen from 161/2 to 173/6.

20:59

Starc rips through RR's middle-order

RR 171-5 (16 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Mitchell Starc is back into the attack and Dhruv Jurel pulls the first delivery to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Out! Riyan Parag is out, caught by Axar Patel. Starc with the breakthrough. Pace off delivery and outside off and Parag clears his front leg and hits it straight but the fails to get the elevation as Axar completes a sharp catch.

Parag goes for 51 off 26 balls with three boundaries and five sixes.

Donovan Ferreira comes to the crease and he perishes, caught by Axar Patel again. Two in two for Starc. Short delivery outside off and Ferreira looks it swings it across the line but fails to middle it and Axar takes another smart catch.

Debutant Ravi Singh to face the hat-trick ball and he gets off the mark with a boundary by flicking a low full toss through deep square leg.

Out! Third wicket in four balls for Starc. Ravi Singh is out, LBW. Slower delivery and Singh looks to swipe it through the leg side but the ball hits his back thigh.

Singh goes for 4 off 2 balls with a hit to the fence.

Shubham Dubey comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single. Six runs and three wickets came off the over.

Axar Patel is bowling out and Dubey plays out a dot before nudging one to backward square leg for a single.

Dhruv Jurel then taps one to mid-wicket and gets a single.

Another single through backward square leg follows.

A single through deep point to end the 5-run over. Axar finishes his quota with 0/31.

20:43

Parag hits 23-ball 50

RR 160-2 (14 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Madhav Tiwari is back into the attack and Riyan Parag slaps the first delivery down the ground for a single.

A dot later, Dhruv Jurel carves one through deep backward point for a boundary.

Jurel then flicks one through mid-wicket and gets a single.

A dot and a wide outside off follow.

Jurel then finishes the over by slapping a shortish delivery to long-on for a boundary.

12 runs came off it.

Axar Patel is back into the attack and Parag hits a boundary off the first delivery before getting a single through mid-wicket to bring up his fifty off 23 balls.

Jurel then knocks one down to long-on for a single.

Two more singles follow.

A dot to finish the 14th over. 8 runs came off it.

20:33

Parag on six-hitting spree; RR on top

RR 140-2 (12 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Axar Patel with his second over and Riyan Parag hits him for two sixes and plays out a dot in the first three deliveries.

A single through backward square leg follows.

Two more dots to end the 13-run over.

Mukesh Kumar is back into the attack after an expensive first over and Parag under-edges one back to the bowler before smashing a shorter delivery over the deep mid-wicket fence for a six.

Follows it up with a boundary through extra cover.

Six! Slower delivery and Parag waits and lofts it over long-on for a maximum.

Six more! Parag goes deep and plays a tennis shot and clears the fence. Fifty partnership up.

A single to deep mid-wicket to end the over. 23 runs came off it.

20:26

Parag, Jurel take RR past 100

RR 104-2 (10 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Axar Patel comes into the attack and Riyan Parag plays out two dots before chipping one over cover and gets a boundary.

DC review for LBW as Axar and impact was outside off, shows the balltracker. Parag survives.

A single (leg byes) follows.

A single to deep midwicket and a dot to end the 6-run over.

Madhav Tiwari continues with his second over and Jurel plays out a dot before driving a fuller delivery to wide off long off for a couple.

A dot and a single through deep square leg follow.

Parag then hits a rising delivery to long-off and Tristan Stubbs drops a tough catch at long-off as he fails to get his fingers under the ball.

Two wides outside off follow.

A single through mid-wicket to end the over. 6 runs came from it.

20:14

Sooryavanshi departs after quickfire 46

RR 92-2 (8 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Tripurana Vijay with his second over and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel pick up a single each off the first two balls.

Sooryavanshi then works one down to long-off and gets another single.

Six! Jurel dances down the track and hoists a spinning delivery over the mid-wicket for a maximum.

Follows it up with a single through mid-wicket.

Sooryavanshi finishes the over with a single to long-off.

11 runs came off the over.

Madhav Tiwari comes into the attack and bowls a wide outside off.

Sooryavanshi then drags a slower delivery to deep mid-wicket and gets off the strike with a single.

Another single through mid-off follows.

Tiwari is mixing his pace well.

Out! Sooryavanshi goes, caught by David Miller. Slower delivery and Sooryavanshi looks for a big hit but fails to get the elevation and Miller takes a smart catch at deep.

Sooryavanshi departs after a 21-ball 46 with five boundaries and three sixes.

Riyan Parag comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single to long-off.

Two more singles to end the over. Six runs came off it.

20:02

Royals off to a brisk start

RR 75-1 (6 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Tripurana Vijay, who is making his debut for Delhi Capitals, comes into the attack and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi greets him with a boundary through sweeper cover by punching a full delivery off the backfoot.

A dot later, Sooryavanshi lofts one over extra cover and fetches a boundary.

Another dot follows.

Four! Sameer Rizvi drops a tough chance as Sooryavanshi hits one straight down the ground.

A six over deep mid-wicket to end the over. 18 runs came off it.

Mukesh Kumar comes into the attack and Dhruv Jurel taps one to sweeper cover and gets off the strike with a single.

Sooryavanshi then hits one along the ground but the ball goes straight to the fielder at cover. A single is taken.

Four! Jurel hits a full delivery to the left of the bowler and gets a boundary and follows it up with a six over deep mid-wicket. 50 run partnership up.

Four more! Mukesh Kumar bowls a full length delivery and Jurel smashes it to the long-on fence.

A slow bouncer outside leg follows and is called a wide.

A dot to end the over. 17 runs came off it.

19:52

Sooryavanshi cuts loose

RR 40-1 (4 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Mitchell Starc continues and stars off with a wide down the leg side before Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets a thick outside off a full delivery and the ball races away to the third man fence.

A dot later, Sooryavanshi nails the pull again and dispatches the short delivery into body into the stands over square leg.

Follows it up with a single through deep mid-wicket off a low full toss.

Four! Dhruv Jurel hits one over the in-field and finds the long-off fence.

A dot to end the over 16 runs came off it.

Lungi Ngidi with his second over and starts off with a slower, full delivery outside off which Sooryavanshi lofts over extra cover for a boundary.

A dot later, Sooryavanshi taps one to extra cover and gets a quick single. Chance for a runout at the non-striker's end but Axar Patel misses the target.

Jurel then drives one through covers but fails to find the gap. No run.

Edged and dropped! Rahul spills a tough chance behind the stumps as Jurel nicks an away going delivery.

Just five runs came off the over.

19:41

Ngidi strikes; Jaiswal falls cheaply

RR 19-1 (2 ovs) vs DC | Scorecard

Rajasthan Royals openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are out in the middle.

Mitchell Starc to open the bowling for Delhi Capitals. Jaiswal is on strike and he knocks the first delivery to mid-off for no run before hitting back-to-back boundaries.

A dot later, Jaiswal drives one through extra cover and gets another four.

A dot to end the over. 12 runs came off it.

Lungi Ngidi to bowl from the other end and Sooryavanshi swivel-pulls the first delivery, a short one angling in, over deep square leg and gets off the mark with a six.

Follows it up with a single to mid-wicket.

Ngidi then beats Jaiswal on the inside edge with an inswinging delivery.

Out! Jaiswal goes, caught by Mitchell Starc. A length delivery wide outside off and Jaiswal throws his hands at it but top-edges it to Starc at short third man, who takes a well-judged catch.

Jaiswal departs for 12 off nine balls with three boundaries.

Dhruv Jurel comes to the crease.

A dot to end the 7-run over.

19:31

RCB qualify for Play-offs; DC opt to field vs RR

Delhi Capitals have won the toss and have opted to field against Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Tripurana Vijay is making his debut for the Capitals. For the Royals also, Ravi Singh makes his debut, replacing Ravindra Jadeja due to "workload management" as per captain Riyan Parag.

Have a look at the Playing XIs:

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag (Captain), Ravi Singh, Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Adam Milne, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja.

Impact subs: Dasun Shanaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Aman Rao Perala.

Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (Captain), Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar.

Impacts Subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam, Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair.

19:28

Punjab lose 6th game on the trot

PBKS 199-8 (20 ovs) vs RCB 222-4 | Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bengaluru become the first team to qualify for the play-offs after beating Punjab Kings by 23 runs in Dharamsala on Sunday.

Chasing 223 for victory, Punjab lost three wickets inside the Powerplays and could never really get back into the game.

Connolly, Stoinis and Shashank Singh put on a late fight but it wasn't to be as Punjab lost by 23 runs. This was their 6th loss on the trot.

Bhuvi finished with 2 wickets while Dar finished with 3 wickets.

Harpreet Brar ist the new man in and a dot, one for the over says the umpire.

Brar then gets an edge towards third man for a four.

A single next as Brar digs out the yorker. Omarzai then smashes the ball to cover and he is caught out for 14 off 10. RCB win by 23 runs.

Rasikh Dar comes out to bowl the final over as Punjab need 33 in the last over.

And Dar starts with a wide for height.

Shashank then whips the ball to the leg side for a couple as Bethell dives to cut the boundary.

Wide down the leg side next.

Shashank then just chips the ball to Kohli at long on and that could be that for Punjab. Shashank out for 56 off 27.

Hazlewood continues and Shashank starts the over with a single.

A wide is reviewed by Jitesh and it is been reversed. Dot ball.

Omarzai then squeezes out the yorker and it goes past short third man for a four!

A dot later, Omarzai digs out the yorker for a single to mid-wicket.

Shashank then flicks the ball to deep mid=wicket and Bethell jumps and pushes the ball inside the field to cut it down to just one. Punjab review a waist-high no ball not given and the replays show a fair ball.

19:09

Punjab need 40 off 12

PBKS 183-6 (18 ovs) vs RCB 222-4 | Scorecard

Bhuvi is back in the attack and Omarzai starts the over with a single.

Back of length and wide and Shashank opens the face and steers the ball to third man for a four. That is his 22-ball half-ton.

A single later, Omarzai ends the over with a six over extra cover as 16 runs come off it.

Omarzai is the new man in and after a dot, he is off the mark with a single.

Shashank then digs out the yorker to fine leg for a single.

Another yorker and Omarzai plays it to his pads and scampers for a single.

Another yorker but it flies wide down the leg side to fine leg for a four. Shashank gets a pad to it. 4 leg byes. Just 7 runs and a wicket come off the over.

Hazlewood is back in the attack and he starts with a peach as Stoinis misses and he is hit on the pads. Big shout for LBW and the umpire raises the finger.

Stoinis reviews and the replays show that the full toss tailed back in to hit Stoinis on the pad in front of the leg stump. Ball tracking shows umpire's call and Stoinis has to walk back for 37 off 25.

Shashank and Stoinis have injected some life into the Punjab chase as 38 runs have come off the last 3 overs.

Their partnership is now 67 off 33 balls.

Punjab now need 63 off the last 4 overs.

Bhuvi continues and Shashank starts the over with a couple to sweeper cover.

Shashank then gets under the ball, flicks the ball powerfully over long-on!

A single later, Stoinis flicks the ball over mid-wicket for a four!

Punjab then review a wide not given. The onfield call stays.

A single to end the over as 14 come off it.

Dar is back in the attack and he starts with a wide.

Three singles and a dot later, Stoinis ends the over with back-to-back fours as 12 come off it.

18:43

Suyash, Krunal taken to the cleaners

PBKS 134-5 (14 ovs) vs RCB 222-4 | Scorecard

Krunal continues and Stoinis starts the over with a single.

Krunal then brings out the bouncer and Shashank ramps it over short third man for a four!

Shashank takes a single next before Stonis gets a life as Bethell puts down the catch in the deep. Stoinis takes a single.

Shashank then waits on the short and wide ball and cuts it past backward point for a four!

A single to end the over as 12 come off it.

Suyash continues and Shashank clobbers him for three sixes in the over as he goes full and 20 come off the over.

18:34

Shedge removed by Suyash

PBKS 102-5 (12 ovs) vs RCB 222-4 | Scorecard

Krunal continues and he starts with a wide. A dot later, the batters take two singles before Stoinis gets a four past Hazlewood at backward point. 100 up for Punjab.

Two singles to end the over as 9 come off it.

Shashank is the new man in and he starts with a dot as a wicket and 7 runs come off it.

Kohli is off the field after copping a blow on the finger after taking that catch.

Suyash continues and Shedge starts the over with a couple as he inside edges the ball to mid-wicket.

He then takes a single down the ground.

Stoinis then miscues the pull and the ball goes to cover, he gets a couple.

A wide later, Stoinis gets a single to long off.

Shedge then goes after the short and wide ball, reaches for it, only to play it straight to Kohli at long-off. He is out for 35 off 22.

18:25

Suyash hammered for runs

PBKS 86-4 (10 ovs) vs RCB 222-4 | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya in the attack now and he gives six singles in the over.

Losing four wickets early have put Punjab on the backfoot.

Punjab need a huge partnership if they are to get anywhere near the target.

Suyash continues and Shedge and Stoinis take a single each off the first two balls.

Shedge then gets on his knee and sends the fuller ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Shedge then drives the ball down to sweeper cover and Kohli dives and keeps it down to two.

Shedge and Stoinis then take a single each as 12 come off it.

18:13

Connolly out for 37

PBKS 68-4 (8 ovs) vs RCB 222-4 | Scorecard

Stoinis is the new man in and he is off the mark with a couple to the off side.

A dot later, Stoinis opens the face and guides it past backward point to third man for a four as a wicket and 8 runs come off it.

Romario Shepherd is in the attack now and starts with a short ball that Connolly pulls it to backward square leg for a single.

Shedge then plays the ball to extra cover for a single.

Full and straight into the pads and Connolly flicks it straight to Bethell at backward square leg and he is out for 37 off 22 balls.

Leggie Suyash Sharma in the attack now and after four singles, Connolly latches on to the half tracker and pulls it over mid-wicket for a six!

Connolly ends the over with a single to backward point as 11 come off it.

18:03

Punjab lose early wickets

PBKS 49-3 (6 ovs) vs RCB 222-4 | Scorecard

Dar continues and after a dot, Connolly times the fuller and slower ball past mid-off for a four!

Connolly then plays two dots as Dar keeps it tight, angling it into the batter as he comes around the wicket.

Short ball next and Connolly gets the top edge and it flies over fine leg for a six!

Full and on the pads and Connolly drives it to mid-wicket for a single.11 come off the over.

Hazlewood is back in the attack and Connolly starts the over with a single.

A wide later, Shedge comes down to the leg side and smashes the cross seam ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

A yorker is dug out by Shedge.

Shedge then sways away from the bouncer.

He then comes down the track and flashes at the ball as it flies over the keeper for a four.

Wide down the leg side next.

Shedge then plays the ball wide of third man for a couple as 15 come off it.

17:51

Shreyas removed by Dar for 1

PBKS 23-3 (4 ovs) vs RCB 222-4 | Scorecard

Suryansh Shedge is the new man in and after three dots, including a poke at one, Shedge ends the over with a four as he cuts the ball past point as a wicket and 4 come off it.

Padikkal has been subbed out and in comes Rasikh Dar.

Dar in the attack now and after a dot, Dar bowls a peach, he bowls in that channel. Back of length, just outside off, the ball straightens at the last. Shreyas is cemeted on the crease, is squared up and he gets a faint nick and is caught behind for 1.

Shreyas is the new man in and he is off the mark with a punch down the ground for a single as a wicket and just 3 runs come off it.

Bhuvi continues and after a dot, Prabhsimran and Connolly take a single each.

A dot later, ball shapes away, Prabhsimran goes for the big cut and it flies to slip, straight to Padikkal and he is out for 2. Punjab lose 2nd wicket.

17:39

Arya out for a duck; Connolly starts well

PBKS 16-1 (2 ovs) vs RCB 222-4 | Scorecard

Hazlewood opens at the other end and Prabhsimran is cramped for room on the cut and he gets a single.

A dot later, a short ball and Connolly cuts it past backward point for a four!

A dot later, Hazlewood misses his length and Connolly lofts the full ball over long on for a six!

Hazlewood then comes back nicely as Connolly is beaten on the defence. 11 come in the over.

Cooper Connolly is the new man in and he pushes the ball to mid-on, Shepherd misfields and the ball goes to the boundary.

Two dots to end the over as a wicket and 5 runs come off it.

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimram Singh come out to chase 223 while Bhuvneshwar Kumar opens the attack for RCB.

And Arya plays and misses first ball, a wide later, Arya defends the next ball.

Bhuvi strikes next ball as Arya miscues the back of length ball only to pull it straight to mid-on and he is out for a duck.

17:24

Venky Iyer, Kohli hit 50s; Harpreet Brar picks 2 wickets

RCB 222-4 (20 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bengaluru rode on fluent half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer to post a competitive 222 for 4 against Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League clash in Dharamsala on Sunday.

Kohli (58 off 37 balls) struck four boundaries and three sixes and stitched a 76-run partnership with Devdutt Padikkal (45) for the second wicket to lay the platform for RCB.

He then combined with Iyer (73 not out off 40 balls) in a 60-run third-wicket stand as table-toppers RCB delivered yet another authoritative batting display.

The left-handed Iyer turned particularly aggressive after Kohli's departure, blazing eight fours and four maximums as his explosive strike rate made crossing the 200-run mark look remarkably easy.

Jitesh Sharma is leading RCB in this game in the absence of Rajat Patidar.

Arshdeep is back in the attack and Venky starts the over with a single.

Arshdeep then bowls it wide down the leg side.

David then miscues the swipe over mid-wicket and he takes a single.

Venky then squeezes out the wide yorker to backward point for a single.

David then swings and flicks the ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

David then smacks the ball over the bowler's head for a four as the ball is bowled in the slot!

Full toss and David pulls it one-handed to deep backward square and he is caught out for 28 off 12. David asks for a review for height and loses it as replays show it's a fair ball. RCB finish at 222 for 4 in their 20 overs.

Chahal has been subbed out by Impact Sub Marcus Stoinis.

Omarzai is back in the attack and David gets a couple to deep backward point.

David then swings the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

A dot next as Venky is beaten by the slower ball as he swings and misses.

Quicker ball next, Venky gets an edge and is caught behind. Bowler and keeper celebrate, umpire is unmoved. Shreyas reviews and the Ultra Edge shows no edge as the bat hits the ground on the way to the keeper and he survives.

Venky then plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

David then slaps the ball through cover point for a four as 8 come off it.

16:58

Batting at strike rate of over 200!

RCB 200-3 (18 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Arshdeep is back in the attack and David and Venky take a single each off the first two balls.

Arshdeep comes around the wicket, bowls it short and David pulls it hard and flat over mid-wicket for a six!

Angled in to David, who can only take a single to the leg side.

Arshdeep is back over the wicket, bowls a full toss on the pads and Venky flays it to backward square leg for a four to bring up RCB's 200, the 54th 200 score this season, more than any IPL season ever.

A dot to end the over as 13 come off it.

Ferguson is back in the attack and Venky starts the over with a single.

David then gets a single to mid-on.

Venky then gets to his 50 with a loft over long off for a six.

Venky then slaps the ball to long off for a four!

Slower ball next and Venky evades the bouncer. Wide called. Punjab review the wide and lose a review as the replays show it was over the batter's head.

A yorker next and Venky digs it out.

Venky then lofts the ball straight down the ground for a six as 19 come off it.

16:47

Kohli out for 57

RCB 168-3 (16 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Tim David is the new man in.

Omarzai is back in the attack. Venky starts the over with a single.

David is off the mark with a single.

A dot later, Venky gets back-to-back boundaries.

A single to end the over as 11 come off it.

Chahal continues and Kohli starts the over with a single.

Venky then flays the ball over deep square leg for a six to bring up the 50-run stand with Kohli.

A dot later, full and in the slot and Venky hammers it over long on for a six!

Venky then gets a single past point.

Flighted ball on middle and leg next, Kohli flicks the ball straight to deep mid-wicket and he is out for 58 off 37 balls. RCB lose the third. A wicket and 14 runs come off it.

16:36

Kohli, Venky stitching up a good stand

RCB 143-2 (14 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Harpreet Brar is back in the attack and Venky comes down the track and smashes it to long on for a four!

Venky then whips the next ball over mid-wicket for a four!

Venky and Kohli then take four singles as 12 come off the over.

Lockie Ferguson is back in the attack and after a dot, Venky gets a four thanks to a misfield by Arshdeep at mid-off.

Venky and Kohli then take a single each.

Venky then pulls the ball to cow corner for a single before Kohli ends the over with a four as he flicks the ball through mid-wicket for a four! 11 come off the over.

16:28

RCB continue to keep the runs flowing

RCB 120-2 (12 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Shashank is back in the attack and Kohli welcomes him with swivel pull over backward square leg for a six!

Kohli then drives the ball to sweeper cover for a couple.

Kohli then takes a single to mid-wicket.

Venky then drives the ball to long on for a single.

Kohli then brings up his 67th IPL 50 and his 4th this season with a single to long-off. A dot to end the over as 12 come off it.

Chahal is back in the attack and Kohli and Venky take three singles off the first five balls before Iyer reverse sweeps it over cover for a four as 7 come off it.

16:22

Padikkal out for 45

RCB 101-2 (10 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Venkatesh Iyer is the new mam in and he is off the mark with a single down the ground.

Kohli then takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

Venky then cuts the ball down to backward point for a couple.

Two dots to end the over as a wicket and 4 runs come off it.

Harpreet is back in the attack and strikes first ball. He bowls it short and wide, off pace ball and Padikkal cuts it straight to mid-wicket. Padikkal is out for 45 off 26. Harpreet strikes for his 2nd wicket.

Omarzai is back in the attack and Kohli starts the over with a single to long-off.

A dot later, Padikkal takes a single to mid-on.

Kohli then flicks his wrists and hits it wide of fine leg for a four!

A dot later, Kohli is beaten on the attempted cut as just 6 come off it.

16:11

Padikkal gives RCB innings the impetus

RCB 91-1 (8 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Medium pacer Shashank Singh in the attack now and Kohli and Padikkal start the over with three singles.

Full and wide and Padikkal squeezes it down to deep backward point for a couple.

Wide and back of length and Padikkal cuts it past short third and backward point for a four!

A dot to end the over as 9 come off it.

Chahal in the attack now, loopy ball and Padikkal comes down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head for a six to start the over positively.

Padikkal and Kohli then take three singles.

Kohli then pulls the ball and it bisects the long-on and deep mid-wicket fielders to go to the boundary.

Kohli then takes a single to long-off to end the over. But no ball called and Padikkal makes the most of the free-hit ball as he hammers the quicker, fuller ball over long-on for a six as 21 come off it!

16:00

RCB go past 60 inside Powerplay

RCB 61-1 (6 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Arshdeep is back in the attack, straightish ball. Kohli whips it over Connolly at mid-wicket for a four, to start the over.

Kohli then plays the ball to mid-off and scampers for a single.

Back of length ball next and Padikkal flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Short ball and Kohli pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Short and wide and Padikkal opens the face and cuts it hard past backward point for a four!

Padikkal then pulls the ball down to backward square leg for a single as 12 come off it.

Brar continues and Padikkal starts the over with a cut past backward point for a four.

A wide and dot later, Padikkal and Kohli take four singles as 9 come off the over.

15:52

Padikkal in good nick

RCB 40-1 (4 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Lockie Ferguson is in the attack now and Kohli welcomes him with flick over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Kohli then takes a single to mid-on.

A wide down the leg side next.

Padikkal then just glances the ball off his pads for a four.

A dot later, Padikkal taps the ball down and scampers for a single.

A mistimed shot to mid-off for a dot to end the over as 13 come off it.

Patidar is the new man in and he starts with a six first ball! Tossed up ball outside off, Padikkal reaches out, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over deep extra cover.

Three dots to end the over as 10 runs and a wicket come off it.

Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar in the attack now and Bethell welcomes him with a cut through backward point for a four!

Bethell looks to cut again, too close to the body, he only manages to play it onto his stumps and he is out for 11 off 7.

15:43

Kohli, Bethell take on Omarzai

RCB 17-0 (2 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Azmatullah Omarzai is in the attack now and after a dot, Kohli lofts the ball over extra cover for the first six of the day!

A wide later, Kohli takes a single to point.

Bethell now gets his boundary as he inside edges the ball to fine leg for a lucky four.

A dot and a single to end the over as 13 come off it.

RCB openers Virat Kohli and Jacob Bethell come out to bat while Arshdeep opens the attack for Punjab.

Bethell is on strike and he is off the mark in a flash, as he plays the good length ball towards backward point for a single.

Kohli then plays two dots as Arshdeep gets some bounce.

Kohli is then off the mark with a single to the off side off the inside edge.

Bethell and Kohli then take 2 singles as 4 come off it.

15:20

Jitesh stands in for unfit Patidar; RCB could book a playoffs spot with a win today

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamsala on Sunday.

Jitesh Sharma stands in for an injured Rajat Patidar today.

In the first of today's double header, and in Shreyas' 100th game as captain, Punjab will look to stop their slide against a confident RCB.

Both teams heave made two changes in their teams for today's encounter.

Punjab have two changes with Harpreet Brar and Lockie Ferguson coming in while Suyash replaces Patidar and Romario replaces Duffy.

Playing XIs:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Venkatesh Iyer, Jitesh Sharma(w/c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Substitutes:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rasikh Salam Dar, Jordan Cox, Abhinandan Singh, Swapnil Singh, Kanishk Chouhan

Punjab Kings: Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Musheer Khan, Praveen Dubey

Royal Challengers Bengaluru would look to exploit vulnerabilities of a profligate Punjab Kings bowling line up to seal a play-off berth in the IPL 2026 match in Dharamsala on Sunday.

In the only day game scheduled at the scenic Dharamsala stadium, the top draw without an iota doubt is Virat Kohli, fresh off a hundred in the previous game.

A sizeable number of fans have already made their way up to the mountains from Delhi and Punjab to see the larger than life Kohli bat in the breathtaking backdrop of Dhauladhar range. The limited infrastructure in place in the city is pushed to its limits.

Punjab Kings' Shocking Run

Defending champions, the only team which has maintained consistency throughout the tournament, are clear favourites against Punjab Kings, who are in a freefall having lost five games in a row after being the most dominant team in the first half of the tournament.

While RCB are sitting comfortable on the points table, a sixth loss for Punjab Kings would effectively shut the playoff door on the Shreyas Iyer-led side.

In both the games played here, Punjab Kings failed to defend 210 and 200 after failing to control the last five overs. In fact, they have lost the most the numbers of games (10) after posting 200 plus total in the format's history.

The team needs to rejig its bowling combination with the likes of Xavier Bartlett and Marco Jansen proving expensive throughout the tournament. Arshdeep Singh has managed to bring his economy rate under 10 with his frugal returns in the last game while Azmatullah Omarzai made instant impact with bat and ball in his first game of the season.

Vijaykumar Vyshak has been out of the side and perhaps the team goes back to him in search of much needed control in the middle and death overs.

The batting department, which has done well overall, is not firing on all cylinders in the last few games but it is the bowling that has let the team down repeatedly.

The pitch has offered seam movement thus far and was on the slower side in the MI-PBKS fixture.

RCB, on other hand, are playing like a well oiled machine. Kohli, at 37 years of age, continues to redefine consistency, having smashed a 60-ball 105 against KKR in Raipur.

Their pace department including Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood will enjoy bowling on the Dharamsala given the conditions.

"We have played well in the tournament and I think everyone came in the different stage and doing [well] for the team. I think that's a great sign. And being at the top of the table, it's always a good thing. Good for the team. And as I said, we are taking just one game at a time, one step at a time," said captain Rajat Patidar.

With all the pressure on Punjab Kings, expect RCB to produce another clinical performance with majority of the fans cheering every run that Kohli scores in the opposition.

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