A doubleheader ensued on Saturday, when Delhi Capitals met Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the afternoon at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, and in the evening, the teams of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Both matches were expected to deliver enthralling action and did not disappoint, as both games went down to the wire.
RCB vs DC: Who won the IPL 2026 match 2026?
In match number 26, played between DC and RCB, the former emerged as the winner by 6 wickets. Delhi captain Axar Patel had won the toss and invited Bengaluru to bat first. RCB, who entered the match as the second-placed team, had the winning momentum over Delhi, who had suffered two consecutive losses.
Batting first, RCB posted a modest total of 175 at the loss of eight wickets. Phil Salt top-scored by scoring a brilliant 63 off 38. Axar recorded the best bowling figures from DC's side. He took two wickets and conceded just 18 runs in the three overs he bowled.
Chasing 176, Delhi Capitals had a disastrous start as they lost three wickets in the first three overs courtesy of Bhuvneshwar Kumar extracting purchase from the surface. However, KL Rahul stepped up for the visitors on his home ground and notched a fifty to steady the ship. Tristan Stubbs also registered a fifty, and in the end, David Miller redeemed himself with his final over heroics ad DC needed 15 runs to win in the 20th over. Miller smashed two consecutive sixes off Romario Shepherd when 13 runs were needed of 4 balls, and when a single was needed on the final two deliveries, he did not fail to finish the job this time and collected a boundary. Stubbs was named the player of the match for his match-winning knock of 60 off 47.
SRH vs CSK: Who won the IPL 2026 match 27?
The action then moved to Hyderabad, where SRH were up against CSK in match 27 of the tournament. The coin flipped in favour of Chennai captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who opted to bowl. Batting first, Sunrisers put on a competitive total of 194 at the loss of 9 wickets. Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen contributed 59 runs apiece. Abhishek batted in his usual fashion and took just 15 balls to get to his fifty. Anshul Kamboj was the standout performer with the ball. He picked three wickets and gave away just 22 runs in his three overs.
In reply, CSK were in the match until the end, but the loss of wickets at regular intervals damaged their run rate, and consequently they folded at 184/8 in 20 overs, losing the match by 10 runs. No CSK batter could play a big knock on the day as it Matt Short was the highest run-getter from their innings. He made 34 off 30. Eshan Malinga, who finished with the figures of 3/29 in four overs, was adjudged the player of the match.
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