RCB vs DC IPL 2026 Match LIVE: A win today will propel Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the top of the standings. (Photo: AP)IPL 2026 Live Score, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals (RCB vs DC) Live Score, Playing 11 Updates: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru welcome the Delhi Capitals to Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday in the first game of an IPL 2026 double header. RCB are a win away from rising to the top of the standings while Delhi’s season has not been going great.For RCB, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar have been the standout batters so far, with Kohli currently second in the Orange Cap standings.RCB and DC Squads:Story continues below this adRoyal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Jordan Cox, Kanishk Chouhan, Mangesh Yadav, Jacob Duffy, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Satvik DeswalDelhi Capitals Squad: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, David Miller, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Vipraj Nigam, Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Nitish Rana, Mitchell Starc, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Tripurana Vijay, Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Madhav TiwariScroll down to check latest updates from the RCB vs DC gameLive UpdatesApr 18, 2026 12:20 PM ISTRCB vs DC IPL 2026 Live Score: HelloHello and welcome to our live coverage of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals clash from the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.A win today, and defending champions RCB rise to the top of the standings. Virat Kohli is just a few runs away from snatching the Orange Cap from Shubman Gill.Follow our liveblog for all the updates from what promises to be an exciting encounter in the IPL.Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran, right, reacts after getting bowled out by Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Josh Hazlewood during an Indian Premier League cricket match. (AP Photo)The grip suggested a slower ball. The loading suggested a slower ball. Nicholas Pooran, one of the most destructive left-handers in T20 cricket, read it as the slower ball. The ball arrived at 140.6 kmph. Pooran was late.It was Wednesday night at Chinnaswamy. Hazlewood had just taken his first wicket of IPL 2026 — on his return from injury, in front of a crowd that knows him well. He had already forced Rishabh Pant off, retired hurt, after striking his right elbow with a sharp lifter. The delivery that dismissed Pooran explained everything: why he is central to RCB’s title defence — and why the IPL took so long to fully value him.Andre Adams has a simple explanation for why Hazlewood works in T20 cricket, even when conventional wisdom said he shouldn’t.“He’s not super fast. But he’s fast enough.”READ MOREStay updated with the latest sports news across Cricket, Football, Chess, and more. Catch all the action with real-time live cricket score updates and in-depth coverage of ongoing matches.