T Natarajan took a stunning catch near the boundary for DC to dismiss Jacob Bethel at 20(11). The game started with RCB winning the toss and opting to bowl, and rightfully so, their star bowlers Bhuvneswar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood were lethal with their spell, winning the game almost in the powerplay, resulting in 13/6. Only Abhishek Porel could stand tall with a 30(33), taking DC to a respectable total of 75.

As DC came down to bowl, RCB batters kept going since ball one, giving bleak chances of any comeback from the Delhi team. Kylie Jamieson came to bowl in the third over, on the penultimate ball, Bethel came down the track and lofted the shot straight up. Natarjan came back from mid-on and took the catch with both hands with enough momentum to touch the boundary line, but he managed to keep his balance, giving at least some smiles in the DC camp.

RCB won the game by 9 wickets and are currently at the second spot in the points table with 12 points.  

Bhuvneswar Kumar gets the purple cap, leading with 14 wickets in 8 matches

As of April 27, 2026, Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads the IPL 2026 Purple Cap race with 14 wickets in 8 innings, following a fiery 3/5 spell against Delhi Capitals. He has won the purple cap two times previously in the years 2016 and 2017. He also made history as he became the second pacer in the history of IPL after Jasprit Bumrah to have 20 or more three-wicket hauls. Jasprit Bumrah has 25 such hauls now, followed by Bhuvneswar Kumar with 20 hauls and third being Lasith Malinga.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood created mayhem in the bowling as early as the power play. It all started with Bhuvneshwar uprooting Sahil Parakh with an inswinging yorker. Hazlewood was then on a hat-trick as he took wickets of KL Rahul and Sameer Rizvi on two consecutive deliveries. Bhuvi didn’t stop as he then dismantled Tristan Stubbs and Skipper Axar Patel, quickly leaving DC in dire trouble with 13/6 in the powerplay. Veteran Bhuvneswar Kumar once again stands out with his pace and precision in IPL and is deservingly into the purple cap race.