RCB vs DC Toss Report Playing 11: Delhi Capitals Won The Toss And Opted To Bowl First

Royal Challengers Bengaluru head into their 100th IPL match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, 18 years after their first, looking like a settled and confident unit. They have started their title defence strongly with four wins in five games, including three at home, and with two more home wins to close last season, the venue is beginning to resemble a fortress, something once unthinkable for RCB.

Head coach Andy Flower's remark about "learning lessons" holds significance, especially after last season's early home struggles, including a defeat at the to Delhi Capitals. However, conditions at Chinnaswamy remain unpredictable. The pitch in the recent game against Lucknow Super Giants was slower than usual, which could bring Delhi's spinners like Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav into play.

Delhi Capitals, meanwhile, have lost momentum after a strong start and now face the challenge of bouncing back. With back-to-back defeats, they will need to regroup quickly against a confident RCB side in a contest where momentum could prove decisive.

RCB vs DC Schedule

• Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals, Match 26, IPL 2026
• Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
• Time: 3:30 PM IST
• Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

RCB vs DC Playing 11

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood

Delhi Capitals: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar

RCB vs DC Toss Report

Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl first. "I am going to bowl first. The wicket looks good and hard. Chinnaswamy is obviously a good chasing ground," said Axar Patel during the toss.

RCB And DC IPL 2026 Squads

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Jacob Duffy, Mangesh Yadav, Swapnil Singh, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Satvik Deswal

Delhi Capitals Squad: KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Abhishek Porel, Nitish Rana, Ashutosh Sharma, Pathum Nissanka, Kyle Jamieson, Sameer Rizvi, Lungi Ngidi, Auqib Nabi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, Sahil Parakh, Madhav Tiwari, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, and Tripurana Vijay.