Bhuvneshwar, Hazlewood rip through DC early
Royal Challengers Bengaluru ended the game inside the powerplay. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood ran through Delhi Capitals with control rather than pace. Six wickets fell in the first four overs. Bhuvneshwar struck first ball, an inswinging yorker removing debutant Sahil Parakh.
He finished with 3 for 5 in three overs. Hazlewood followed with a wicket off his first ball, then another next delivery, and later added a third to leave DC 9 for 6. He returned to finish the innings and ended with 4 for 12.
There was movement both ways, but it was the discipline that stood out. Full lengths, tight channels, and no release balls. KL Rahul, Sameer Rizvi and Nitish Rana had no answers. The powerplay closed at 13 for 6, the lowest in IPL history. The game was effectively done there.
DC collapse, Porel lone resistance
From 9 for 6, there was brief resistance. David Miller tried to counter, but fell for 19. Abishek Porel held one end, scoring 30 off 33, but the innings never recovered. The middle and lower order were tied down by Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya, who kept it simple and forced errors.
Suyash bowled four overs for 1 for 7 and delivered 20 dot balls. Krunal picked up 1 for 9. The pressure never lifted. Hazlewood came back to clean up Porel with a yorker as DC were bowled out for 75 in 16.3 overs, their third-lowest total in IPL history.
Kohli reaches 9000, chase wrapped up early
The chase was straightforward. Bengaluru lost one wicket but never looked under pressure. Devdutt Padikkal set the tone with clean hitting, while Virat Kohli played within himself.
In the sixth over, Kohli reached 9000 IPL runs, becoming the first player to get there. No one else is close. The target was finished in 6.3 overs, with Kohli fittingly sealing it. The margin reflected how one-sided the game had been.
Records tumble in one-sided contest
Axar Patel admitted Delhi Capitals fell short, stressing consistency and moving on quickly. He said early wickets hurt against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, praised their bowlers, and added that a few more overs from the top order could have changed the game.
Several records fell. Delhi’s 13 for 6 is now the lowest powerplay score in IPL history. Their defeat, with 82 balls remaining, is their biggest by that measure. It is also among the largest wins overall in the league.
Hazlewood’s 4 for 12 is his joint-best in T20s and among the best for Bengaluru against Delhi. Bhuvneshwar moved closer to the top of the all-time list for most three-wicket hauls among pacers.
Delhi’s 75 is now their third-lowest total, and among the lowest ever against Bengaluru. Two bowlers taking three wickets each inside the powerplay in the same innings is also a first. For Bengaluru, it was a complete performance built almost entirely in the first six overs.