Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals, 26th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player HighlightsRCB vs DC, 26th Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player Highlights

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Axar Patel, 1 run, Bhuvneshwar Kumar follows Axar Patel who has shuffled across well outside off, with a fullish delivery, Axar scoops and gets it wide of short fine. Just one as deep backward square-leg comes around

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Axar Patel, 1 run, short of length on middle, Axar Patel goes on the back foot and closes the face of the bat to flick to deep square-leg

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Axar Patel, no run, back of a length outside off, Axar Patel looks to dab late and misses, goes over the outside-edge. Bhuvi gestures for long-off to come in and short third man to go back. There was extra bounce there

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, no run, another round-arm delivery, full and outside the leg-stump, Axar Patel misses out. He sweeps and mistimes it straight to the fielder at short fine. Either side and it would've been four

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, 1 run, again round-arm and from around 24 yards, Axar Patel is happy to get forward and nudge it down to long-on

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, 1 run, round-arm and from 24 yards, flat length on off, Axar Patel goes on the back foot and punches it to sweeper cover

Suyash Sharma to Axar Patel, 1 run, the googly outside off, but short, Axar Patel goes on the back foot and cuts straight to the fielder at sweeper cover

Rasikh Salam Dar to Axar Patel, 1 run, very full and angling into the left-hander from round the wicket, Axar Patel jams the drive and mistimes it to the vacant cover-point area

Rasikh Salam Dar to Axar Patel, 1 run, slower-ball and on middle-stump, Axar Patel closes the face of the bat and turns it to the vacant mid-wicket area

Rasikh Salam Dar to Axar Patel, 2 runs, full and in the slot, around off, Axar Patel gets forward to loft, loses his shape and miscues it. Caught at mid-off by David. But since the ball was in the air for such a long time, they run two

Rasikh Salam Dar to Axar Patel, no ball, FOUR, Rasikh Salam Dar has overstepped. And what's worse it's four as well. A length delivery outside off, Axar Patel glides late as he opens the face of the bat and just about gets it wide of the dive of Jitesh Sharma to his left. Runs away fine and now a free-hit coming up for him

Josh Hazlewood to Axar Patel, 1 run, short of length on leg-stump, Axar Patel goes on the back foot and closes the face of the bat to turn it to the square-leg area

Josh Hazlewood to Axar Patel, FOUR, short of length outside off, width, Axar Patel cashes in. He goes on the back foot and cuts it hard and wide of backward point, no chance for deep backward point to his left. That was timed so well

Josh Hazlewood to Axar Patel, no run, Jitesh Sharma does a good job to save one. RCB review successfully. Full and down leg, Axar Patel flicks and misses, it brushes the trouser and Jitesh knew it, and the technology proves him right

Josh Hazlewood to Axar Patel, 1 run, full outside off, Axar Patel shuffles across and flicks it through square-leg for one s

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, 1 run, good length on middle, Axar Patel goes on the back foot and nudges it down to long-on

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, 2 runs, slower and outside the leg-stump, Axar Patel backs away, punches, the spin on the ball beats Suyash to his right at short third man, he was going the other way and the ball spins away, he fumbles and gives away two. Patidar still claps in encouragement for that effort

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, no run, flat back of a length on off, Axar Patel goes on the back foot and punches to the right of mid-wicket

Krunal Pandya to Axar Patel, FOUR, the bouncer outside off, and Axar Patel cleverly opens the face of the bat and glides it over short third man. Hetmyer got out to a similar delivery earlier in the season against the same bowler. Not this time