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]IPL 2026, Match 26: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XIs
by Dwijesh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Delhi Capitals in the 26th match of Indian Premier League 2026 on April 18th at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru with the game set to begin at 3:30 PM.
Rajat Patidar will captain RCB, while Axar Patel will lead DC. Both teams feature several top-quality players, and strong performances can be expected from stars like Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka. It will be intriguing to see the final playing XIs that each side settles on ahead of this important clash.
Match Details
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals |
| Date | 18 April 2026 |
| Day | Saturday |
| Time | 3:30 PM (IST) |
| Match Number | 26th T20 |
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network |
| Streaming | JioHotstar |
RCB vs DC – Full Squad
| RCB Squad | Role | DC Squad | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt (WK) ✈️ | Batter | Pathum Nissanka ✈️ | Batter |
| Virat Kohli | Batter | KL Rahul (WK) | Batter |
| Rajat Patidar (C) | Batter | Sameer Rizvi | All Rounder |
| Tim David ✈️ | Batter | Axar Patel (C) | All Rounder |
| Jitesh Sharma | Batter | David Miller ✈️ | Batter |
| Romario Shepherd ✈️ | All Rounder | Tristan Stubbs ✈️ | Batter |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batter | Ashutosh Sharma | All Rounder |
| Krunal Pandya | All Rounder | Auqib Nabi | All Rounder |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler | Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
| Jacob Duffy ✈️ | Bowler | Lungi Ngidi ✈️ | Bowler |
| Suyash Sharma | Bowler | T Natarajan | Bowler |
| Rasikh Salam | Bowler | Mukesh Kumar | Bowler |
| Jacob Bethell ✈️ | All Rounder | Karun Nair | Batter |
| Swapnil Singh | All Rounder | Abishek Porel | Batter |
| Josh Hazlewood ✈️ | Bowler | Vipraj Nigam | All Rounder |
| Nuwan Thushara ✈️ | Bowler | Madhav Tiwari | All Rounder |
| Abhinandan Singh | Bowler | Tripurana Vijay | Bowler |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All Rounder | Ajay Jadav Mandal | All Rounder |
| Satvik Deswal | Bowler | Mitchell Starc ✈️ | Bowler |
| Mangesh Yadav | All Rounder | Dushmantha Chameera ✈️ | Bowler |
| Jordan Cox ✈️ | Batter | Nitish Rana | All Rounder |
| Vicky Ostwal | Bowler | Sahil Parakh | Batter |
| Vihaan Malhotra | All Rounder | Prithvi Shaw | Batter |
| Kanishk Chouhan | All Rounder | Kyle Jamieson ✈️ | Bowler |
RCB vs DC – Predicted Playing 11
| RCB Players | Role | DC Players | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt (WK) ✈️ | Batter | KL Rahul (WK) | Batter |
| Virat Kohli | Batter | Ashutosh Sharma | Batter |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batter | Pathum Nissanka ✈️ | Batter |
| Rajat Patidar (C) | Batter | David Miller ✈️ | Batter |
| Tim David ✈️ | Batter | Tristan Stubbs ✈️ | Batter |
| Jitesh Sharma | Batter | Axar Patel (C) | All Rounder |
| Krunal Pandya | All Rounder | Nitish Rana | All Rounder |
| Romario Shepherd ✈️ | All Rounder | Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler | Lungi Ngidi ✈️ | Bowler |
| Josh Hazlewood ✈️ | Bowler | T Natarajan | Bowler |
| Suyash Sharma | Bowler | Mukesh Kumar | Bowler |
| Impact: Abhinandan Singh | Bowler | Impact: Abishek Porel | Batter |
| Alt Impact: Devdutt Padikkal | Batter | Alt Impact:Sameer Rizvi | Bowler |
