DC vs RCB Playing 11 and Toss News, IPL 2026: Lungi Ngidi Ruled Out; Mukesh Kumar Dropped; Sahil Debuts for Delhi
RCB will chase with Phil Salt still sidelined, while Delhi hand debuts to Sahil Parakh and Kyle Jamieson and add more pace options.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar won the toss on Monday at Arun Jaitley Stadium and elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2026 clash.
- Delhi Capitals handed debuts to opener Sahil Parakh and pacer Kyle Jamieson, seeking to improve after losing four of their last five matches and sitting seventh in the standings.
- The Arun Jaitley Stadium surface typically produces high scores, with an average first-innings total of 197, while RCB entered ranked second with five wins in seven matches.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Delhi Capitals by 9 wickets in 6.3 overs, with Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal remaining unbeaten to seal the dominant victory.
- While Royal Challengers Bengaluru march toward defending their title, Delhi Capitals must address their batting and bowling inconsistency to revive their campaign in the 19th IPL season.
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Bengaluru pacers Hazlewood and Kumar raze Delhi for 75 in IPL
NEW DELHI (AP) — Fast bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar routed Delhi Capitals for 75 and led defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a thumping nine-wicket win in the Indian Premier League on Monday.
Why is Phil Salt not playing for RCB in IPL 2026 clash against DC as Bengaluru look for redemption?
Phil Salt was a major absentee in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's team as they take on the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2026 clash on Monday, April 27. Salt had also missed RCB's previous home game against the Gujarat Titans on April 24. Salt is out of this clash, too, due to an undisclosed injury. RCB mentor and batting coach Dinesh Karthik had confirmed that the England international will be missing the DC game. "Salt is injur…
Who is Sahil Parakh? Delhi Capitals' 18-year-old IPL debutant replacing Pathum Nissanka during DC vs RCB
Sahil Parakh has replaced Pathum Nissanka at the Delhi Capitals top order for his IPL debut against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The 18-year-old from Maharashtra has played just two T20s for his state side so far.
DC vs RCB Playing 11 and Toss News, IPL 2026: Lungi Ngidi ruled out; Mukesh Kumar dropped; Sahil debuts for Delhi
DC vs RCB Playing 11 and Toss News, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals have been asked to bat first by Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday, 27 April. Lungi Ngidi, who suffered a freak injury in the last game, has been ruled out and replaced by Dushmantha Chameera. Kyle Jamieson gets his DC cap as Mukesh Kumar has been dropped, and Sahil Parakh given a chance at the top.
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