The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has seen almost everything this season, from sensational run chases to a super over to amazing centuries. It has been a wonderful season so far, and the halfway stage of the tournament is over. Now it is time for the reverse fixtures, as in Match No.39, the Delhi Capitals (DC) will be taking on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
It is the reverse fixture of the tournament, as when these two teams met last time, it was an excellent encounter with the Capitals sealing the game at the last over of the match, with David Miller, the finisher, making a redemption of himself in the tournament. The two teams are completely in different positions, with RCB sitting at the 2nd and DC at 7th.
IPL 2026: DC vs RCB Preview:
Delhi Capitals suffered a hefty defeat against the Punjab Kings in their last match. DC scored 264/3 in their 20 overs, with KL Rahul playing a knock for the ages of 152*, and it looked a comfortable total for the home side, until the PBKS batters created carnage at the Arun Jaitely Stadium. PBKS did the impossible, chased down the highest-ever total in T20s.
On the other hand, RCB completely dominated the Gujarat Titans in their previous game, as Virat Kohli once again stepped up in an important run chase in the white ball format, scoring 81 runs in the chase, and the reigning champions chased down the target of 206 runs with five wickets in hand. RCB would want to continue their winning momentum.
The DC vs RCB clash will be an iconic one as Kohli will be returning to his home ground, where he started playing his first-class cricket. Fans will come in large numbers to witness the chase master and support their respective franchises. The two sides have met 24 times, with DC winning 13 times and RCB winning 20.
In the last match, DC won the match, and now RCB would look to take revenge against DC tonight. The pitch for the DC vs RCB clash will be a similar high-scoring game, which can be expected again, like the DC vs PBKS clash, so fans can expect a lot of run fest tonight with shorter boundaries, and dew can be a factor given the hot and humid conditions.
DC vs RCB Toss Result Today IPL 2026 Match 39
Delhi Capitals/ Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and opted to field/bat first.
DC Playing XI vs RCB Today IPL 2026 Match 39
Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), T Natarajan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar
RCB Playing XI vs DC Today IPL 2026 Match 39
Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma
DC vs RCB Impact Players Today IPL 2026 Match 39
Delhi Capitals Impact Players: Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Players: Abhinandan Singh, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer
