Josh Hazlewood delivered an outstanding bowling performance at the 2026 IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The game was played at Arun Jaitley Stadium. RCB decided to bowl first, and Hazlewood made an instant impact. He took the crucial wicket of KL Rahul on his first delivery. The delivery was a short ball which landed outside the off stump area. Rahul attempted to pull the ball but he failed to establish his control over it. The ball went high in the air, and wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma took an easy catch. Watch Video here: Josh Hazlewood being so ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฅ The #RCB seamer starts his spell sending back KL Rahul and Sameer Rizvi ๐ฎUpdates โถ๏ธ https://t.co/HIiNNEutP0#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #DCvRCB | @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/OSMRlv07PX — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 27, 2026 The next ball was even better. Hazlewood bowled a good length delivery outside off. Sameer Rizvi tried to play a big shot away from his body. The ball moved a little and took the edge. Jitesh Sharma once again proved to be secure behind the stumps. Two balls, two wickets, and Hazlewood was on a hat-trick. This moment changed the game very early. The sudden pressure which faced Delhi Capitals came as a major shock for their players. Hazlewood showed his T20 fast bowling excellence through his precise bowling performance which he executed in the match. Also Read | Who is Sahil Parakh? DC’s 18-year-old debutant in IPL 2026 DC collapse and Match Scenario The Delhi Capitals team suffered a terrible beginning to their match. The team failed to create any partnerships after they lost their initial wickets. Debutant Sahil Parakh faced 2 balls before he got dismissed for 0 during Bhuvneshwar Kumar's bowling. KL Rahul scored just 1 run from 3 balls before getting out to Hazlewood. Sameer Rizvi also got out for 0 on the next ball. Tristan Stubbs tried to play some shots and made 5 runs from 3 balls, but he was also dismissed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The captain Axar Patel got dismissed for a score of 0 after he failed to make a run. Nitish Rana was batting on 1 run, and Abishek Porel was yet to score. At 7 runs for 5 wickets in just 2.4 overs, DC were in serious trouble. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled exceptionally well as he took 3 wickets while allowing only 2 runs to score during his 1.4 overs. Hazlewood took 2 wickets for 5 runs in 1 over. The players like David Miller still had to bat. The match became more difficult for Delhi Capitals because of the damage which Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar caused early in the game.