RCB vs DC Today Match Prediction – IPL 2026, 26th Match Who Will Win?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will host Delhi Capitals in Match 26 of IPL 2026 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on April 18. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have enjoyed an excellent start to this season, winning 4 out of 5 matches and sitting comfortably at the top of the table. They won their previous match by five wickets against Lucknow Super Giants, successfully chasing a target of 147 runs in just 15.1 overs. Virat Kohli was the standout performer for RCB, scoring 49 runs at a strike rate of 144 and helping his team to chase down the target. 

On the other hand, the Delhi Capitals have had a mixed start to the season, winning 2 and losing 2 so far and currently stand in sixth position in the points table. In the previous match, they suffered a 23-run loss to Chennai Super Kings, where they managed only 189 while chasing 213, and are looking to regain momentum after consecutive losses.

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RCB vs DC Match Details 

• Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals, 26th Match

• Date: 18th April 2026

• Time: 3:30 PM IST

• Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 

• Live Streaming: JioHotstar 

RCB vs DC Weather Report

Pitch Report - M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

The surface of M. Chinnaswamy will be good for batting and plenty of runs will be on offer with shorter square boundaries. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue. The average first-innings score at this venue is 175-190 runs

• Win Batting First: 42%

• Win Bowling First: 58%

Average Score

• Average 1st Innings: 175

• Average 2nd Innings: 165

RCB vs DC Recent Form

RCB vs DC Head-to-Head Record (Last 10 matches)

• RCB Wins - 6

• DC Wins - 4

Top Batters to Watch – RCB vs DC

• Virat Kohli (RCB): 251 runs in this tournament 

• Rajat Patidar (RCB): 222 runs in this tournament 

• Sameer Rizvi (DC): 166 runs in this tournament 

Top Bowlers to Watch – RCB vs DC

• Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB): 7 wickets in this tournament 

• Krunal Pandya (RCB): 7 wickets in this tournament 

• Jacob Duffy (RCB): 6 wickets in this tournament 

RCB vs DC Today Match Prediction Scenarios

Scenario 1: If DC bats first

• Powerplay Score: 50–60

• Predicted Total: 175–185

• Match Result: RCB to win

Scenario 2: If GT bats first

• Powerplay Score: 55–65

• Predicted Total: 185–210

• Match Result: RCB to win

Who Will Hit the Most Sixes?

Who Will Hit the Most Fours?

RCB vs DC Predicted Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 

Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Josh Hazlewood.

Delhi Capitals 

Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan.

Why Royal Challengers Bengaluru is the favourite

• Very explosive batting unit

• Experienced bowling department 

• Well-balanced squad 

RCB vs DC Today Match Prediction – Who Will Win Today?

Based on current form, team balance, and superior batting strength, Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the favourites to win this IPL 2026 match. Phil Salt, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar are expected to be the key performers.

Prediction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win