In Kohli’s backyard, RCB holds all the aces against host DC

Delhi Capitals’ performance against Punjab Kings on Saturday (April 25, 2026) had the fluctuations of a volatile stock market. So wildly did it oscillate from the sublime to the ridiculous, as an exemplary batting effort to amass 264 for two — DC’s highest total in IPL history — was followed by a horror show with the ball and in the field. While the bowling appeared rudderless on a pitch that played better than expected, the malaise of dropped catches spread like wildfire, allowing Shreyas Iyer and Prabhsimran Singh to make merry with half-centuries.

Dispiriting as that was, Axar Patel’s men have little time to contemplate, given that they run into another formidable opponent in Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday (April 27).