DC vs RR, RCB vs PBKS IPL Yesterday Match Result: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings Who won yesterday’s Indian Premier League match, know the full result, important moments and highlights of the match here.
Who Won Yesterday Match DC vs RR, RCB vs PBKS: In the 62nd match of IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals kept their hopes alive in the playoff race by defeating Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets. In this match played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Delhi Capitals had a target of 194 runs to win, which the team achieved with 4 balls remaining. Delhi’s Mitchell Starc took 4 wickets for 40 runs, for which he was chosen man of the match.
Position of both the teams in the race for playoff
The performance of Delhi Capitals in the current IPL season has not been that stable. The team has played 13 matches so far, in which it has won 6 and has 12 points. Whereas Rajasthan Royals has won 6 in 12 matches and also has 12 points. The victory of this match has kept Delhi in the race for the playoffs.
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KL Rahul-Abhishek Porel gave a great start
Delhi Capitals had a great start to chase the target of 194 runs. KL Rahul and Abhishek Porel made a big partnership of 105 runs for the first wicket. This partnership was broken by Brijesh Sharma. Porel scored 51 runs in 31 balls, which included 7 fours and a six. After this, KL Rahul also batted brilliantly and completed his half-century. Rahul scored 56 runs in 42 balls, which included 3 sixes and a four.
Delhi faltered in the middle order, then Akshar took charge of the innings.
Delhi got the second blow in the form of Sahil Parakh, who became the victim of Joffra Archer after scoring 9 runs. After this, Tristan Stubbs was out after scoring only 4 runs, while David Miller could also score only 9 runs. However, captain Akshar Patel took the responsibility and scored unbeaten 34 runs in 18 balls. His innings included 2 fours and 2 sixes. Akshar also got excellent support from Ashutosh Sharma. Ashutosh scored unbeaten 18 runs in just 5 balls and won the match for Delhi.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi again played a stormy innings
Rajasthan Royals, who came to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start. The team lost the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal in the very second over. However, young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi once again batted aggressively. He scored 46 runs in 21 balls, which included 5 fours and 3 sixes. Vaibhav made a partnership of 70 runs with Dhruv Jurel for the second wicket.
Riyan Parag-Dhruv Jurel took over the innings
After the dismissal of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, captain Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel took over the Rajasthan innings. Both the batsmen added 72 runs for the third wicket. Riyan Parag scored 51 runs in 26 balls, which included 3 fours and 5 sixes. Whereas Dhruv Jurel played an innings of 53 runs, but his strike rate was relatively slow.
Mitchell Starc changed the course of the match
Mitchell Starc changed the course of the match by taking consecutive wickets in the 15th over. Starc first dismissed Riyan Parag and then sent Donovan Ferreira and Ravi Singh to the pavilion in the same over. After this, Rajasthan’s run pace slowed down and the team could not cross the 200-run mark. Starc took 4 wickets for Delhi, while Madhav Tiwari and Lungi Ngidi got 2 wickets each.
RCB vs PBKS: Bengaluru beat Punjab by 23 runs
In the first match of the day played on Sunday, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab Kings by 23 runs. In this match played in Dharamshala, Bengaluru, batting first, scored 222 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Punjab Kings team could score only 199 runs after losing 8 wickets. With this win, RCB reached 18 points and became the first team to reach the playoffs in IPL 2026. Bengaluru’s Venkatesh Iyer was chosen man of the match. He played a quick unbeaten inning of 73 runs in 40 balls.
Sixth consecutive defeat of Punjab Kings
This match was very disappointing for Punjab Kings. The team had to face its sixth consecutive defeat. Punjab had a very bad start while chasing the big target of 222 runs. The team had lost its three big wickets for just 19 runs. Although later Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis and Shashank Singh struggled, the team could not reach the target.
Even Shashank Singh’s stormy fifty could not bring victory
Shashank Singh batted brilliantly for Punjab Kings and scored 56 runs in 27 balls. He hit many big shots in his fast innings and tried to make a comeback in the match, but other batsmen could not support him for long.
RCB bowlers performed brilliantly
Bengaluru bowlers put pressure on Punjab in the initial overs itself. Bhuvneshwar Kumar shocked Punjab’s batting by taking the first two wickets. Whereas Rasikh Salam bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets. Apart from this, Josh Hazlewood, Suyyash Sharma and Romario Shepherd got 1-1 wicket.
Virat Kohli and Padikkal gave a fast start
Before this, RCB’s batting had a great start. Virat Kohli played a strong inning of 58 runs in 37 balls. Devdutt Padikkal gave a fast start to the team by scoring 45 runs in 25 balls. Both the batsmen maintained pressure on the Punjab bowlers in the powerplay.
Venkatesh Iyer and Tim David created a blast
Venkatesh Iyer batted brilliantly in the middle and death overs. Iyer scored unbeaten 73 runs and played an important role in taking the team to a big score. In the end, Tim David added runs quickly by scoring 28 runs in just 12 balls, taking RCB beyond 220.
Performance of Punjab bowlers
Harpreet Brar was the most successful bowler for Punjab Kings. He took 2 wickets for 35 runs in 4 overs. Whereas Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh got 1-1 wicket.