Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match No. 26 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
RCB, the defending champions, have been in excellent form this season, with their only defeat coming against Rajasthan Royals (RR). They have registered impressive victories over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI), and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), placing them second on the points table. Riding on strong momentum, they will look to continue their dominant run and push for the top spot.
Meanwhile, DC are placed fifth with two wins from four matches. They started their campaign on a positive note with victories against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI), but have since faced setbacks against Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). DC will be eager to bounce back from these defeats and return to winning ways.
Here are the important upcoming milestones for players of both teams:
RCB Players’ Upcoming Milestones
- Virat Kohli needs 6 sixes to reach 450 sixes in T20s.
- Virat Kohli needs 4 fours to reach 800 fours in the IPL.
- Virat Kohli needs 1 six to reach 300 sixes in the IPL.
- Devdutt Padikkal needs 3 runs to reach 3500 runs in T20s.
- Devdutt Padikkal needs 59 runs to reach 2000 runs in the IPL.
- Tim David needs 7 runs to reach 1000 runs in the IPL.
- Jitesh Sharma needs 8 fours to reach 300 fours in T20s.
- Jacob Duffy needs 5 wickets to reach 200 wickets in T20s.
DC Players’ Upcoming Milestones
- KL Rahul is set to play his 150th match in the IPL.
- Sameer Rizvi needs 42 runs to reach 1000 runs in the IPL.
- Axar Patel needs 4 fours to reach 250 fours in T20s.
- Axar Patel needs 81 runs to reach 2000 runs in the IPL.
- Axar Patel needs 6 sixes to reach 100 sixes in the IPL.
- David Miller needs 5 sixes to reach 550 sixes in T20s.
- David Miller needs 8 sixes to reach 150 sixes in the IPL.
- Kuldeep Yadav needs 6 wickets to reach 250 wickets in T20s.
