Delhi Capitals have carried their purple patch into IPL 2026 following an impressive six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 26 at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium as DC chased down 176 with one ball to spare to upstage the RCB at their fortress. Stubbs Anchors Calm Chase After Early Collapse Having been asked to chase 176 runs, Delhi Capitals have been rocked by Bhuvneshwar Kumar as he reduced the visitors to 22/3 inside the first three overs dismissing Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair and Sameer Rizvi. However, KL Rahul played a quick-fire cameo as he scored 57 runs off just 34 balls with the help of six boundaries and two sixes, he also shared a quick partnership of 32 runs with Tristan Stubbs, after which Stubbs and Axar Patel were responsible for seeing the game through the middle overs, with the former playing a matured and composed innings of 60 off 47 balls while Axar scored 26 before retiring hurt. Stubbs' Proteas teammate David Miller then played a small cameo of 22 runs off 10 balls. The target was eventually chased down in the 20th over. Also Read | Krunal carries Axar off, DC hail gesture in IPL 2026 Salt's Fifty in Vain as RCB Falter Earlier put into bat, RCB registered a score of 175-8. The innings was dominated by opener Philip Salt who chipped in with 63 off 38 deliveries, playing fluent strokes throughout. Former RCB skipper Virat Kohli added 19 and contributions from Devdutt Padikkal (18) and Tim David (26) gave the team a competitive total but the middle order faltered in making use of the good start and capitalizing on the starts given to them. The DC bowlers were tight throughout second innings of the match. Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel registered a couple of wickets each and Lungi Ngidi had a couple of key dismissals to his name. The Royal Challengers could not maintain their momentum from the beginning as they were not able to tighten things in the middle and latter parts of the innings. Though Bhuvneshwar was able to make inroads into the top order with his first spell (3-26), the remaining bowlers could not maintain the pressure. DC kept their composure well in the chase and finished the match with ease to register a crucial away win. Stubbs who registered an excellent fifty remained till the end and won the Player of the Match award for his knock.