The Royal Challengers Bangalore wrapped up the shortest game of the season, restricting the home team, Delhi Capitals, to a measly 75.
Opting to bowl, the pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/5) and Josh Hazlewood (4/12) shared seven wickets, while Rasikh Salam Dar (1/21) and Suyash Sharma (1/7) chipped in as the defending champions bowled out DC for the lowest score of the season.
The collapse included a record-low Powerplay score of 13 for 6. RCB's previous low was 49 against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017.
Bhuvneshwar set the tone early with a well-pitched outswinger that jagged away late to crash into the stumps, leaving debutant Sahil Parekh undone. Hazlewood then broke the back of the innings, striking twice in one over - dismissing KL Rahul and Sameer Rizvi in quick succession to leave DC reeling.
There was no respite as Bhuvneshwar returned to remove Tristan Stubbs, before skipper Axar Patel fell without scoring, nicking behind. In the blink of an eye, Capitals slumped to 8 for 5 and soon 9 for 6, a collapse that left the home crowd stunned.
Only one boundary was scored in the Powerplay as Delhi crawled to 13 for 6, with Nitish Rana also falling cheaply. Hazlewood fittingly wrapped up the innings by castling Abishek Porel.
For DC, Porel (30), David Miller (19) and Kyle Jamieson (12) offered some resistance after the early collapse.
Chasing a modest target, RCB openers Virat Kohli (23) and Jacob Bethell (20) ensured a smooth start. Bethell fell to a sharp catch by T Natarajan off Jamieson, but there were no further hiccups.
Devdutt Padikkal struck a fluent 34 as RCB completed the chase in just 6.3 overs.
The crowd had turned up to watch Kohli, but the small target offered little time for a spectacle, though the local favourite signed off with consecutive sixes off Natarajan.
For Delhi, it marked a dramatic fall from their previous outing, where they piled up 264 in a high-scoring contest. This time, the same batting unit looked tentative and out of answers, undone by relentless pressure and disciplined bowling - a stark reminder of the format's unforgiving nature.
Captain Axar Patel didn't have much to answer when Delhi Capitals failed to defend 264 against Punjab Kings on Saturday, and looked even more perplexed after his team crumbled today in their second straight IPL surrender within a space of 48 hours.
"Even I don't know what happened. That's why they say you have to be on your toes in cricket. We have to move on from this match," Axar said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
The single that David Miller refused in a one-run defeat against the Gujarat Titans did affect the tournament momentum for DC, and Karun Nair dropping dollies against the Punjab Kings only made matters worse.
"From today's point of view, you can say it did effect, but you can look back, if the catches were taken (Nair) or had we taken the single against GT, then momentum would have been with us. The game is such that there is no room for ifs and buts. You have to be positive, you had a bad day and take the positives from the last 5-6 games," Axar added.
However, the DC skipper refused the notion that there was exaggerated swing on offer, which one felt after Bhuveneshwar Kumar's banana inswing cleaned up a clueless former India U-19 Sahil Parakh.
"I wasn't surprised, they are world-class bowlers, they swing it every ground, but if our openers or top order had played them out then the result might have been different."
Hazlewood, who dismissed KL Rahul and Nitish Rana with short balls, said that he wasn't sure what kind of track would be on offer after close to 530 runs were scored in the previous game.
"Probably turning up here after 500-plus runs in the last game, I was not sure what was going to happen," Hazlewood said, adding that he followed pace bowling colleague Bhuvneshwar Kumar's advice.
"Was just following his (Bhuvneshwar) lead. There was a bit there in the first six overs - enough there to work with, and it was skidding on quickly from a short of a length. Once the ball got soft, it got more even," Hazlewood said.
He also spoke about how he set up Rana, who looked in a tangle and out of depth while facing a short ball.
"In general, you wanted the batter to hit it down the wicket and in the V. The short ball was nice as well, just about the accuracy. When that ball was nice and hard, it was tough to bat. Would have been nice to bowl four and get off the field," said Hazlewood.
His skipper Rajat Patidar was also surprised at how things panned out.
"Even I am surprised the way wicket played," RCB skipper said.
"All credit goes to the bowlers, Bhuvi and Hazlewood. They hit the right areas. The swing was normal, but the good thing was we got early wickets and that kept us in the driving seat. The way Suyash bowled, stump to stump, it was really good to see," he concluded.