IPL 2026 RCB vs DC Playing 11: Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru will square off against Axar Patel-led Delhi Capitals on April 18 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

Bengaluru has been in hot form, winning four out of five games, while Delhi Capitals have two wins out of four games. With RCB comfortably sitting in the second position, Delhi are reeling in the sixth position of the IPL 2026 points table.

Both sides have met on 33 occasions, where RCB has 20 wins, while DC have 12 wins, and one game ended with no result.

Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, DC captain Axar Patel said, “I am going to bowl first. The wicket looks nice and hard. Since it’s a day game, it might be a bit slow. Also, Chinnaswamy is usually a chasing ground, so we would like to chase.”

“That’s why we decided to bowl first. We are going with the same XI. (On having a long break) If you’re winning, the break would be bad. But since we lost the last two matches, the break helped us regroup.”

“Now we are back together as a unit and ready to start with fresh momentum. Obviously we are looking at the opposition but we are focusing on our own strengths and sticking to our plans. We’ll follow our plans and see what happens,” concluded Axar Patel.

Meanwhile, RCB captain Rajat Patidar said, “Happy to bat first because we were planning to bat first on this track. It’s a day game, looking a good surface. So we’ll put a good total on the board and put them under pressure.”

“(On the green initiative) Yeah, I think we wear this jersey to show our commitment to sustainability and encourage everyone to make green choices for the planet. (Changes) No, we are playing with the same side.”

“(On playing well at the Chinnaswamy) Of course, there was a lot of planning behind it. And as you know, this year we have a final at Chinnaswamy, so we have to win all the home matches,” concluded Patidar.

IPL 2026 RCB vs DC Playing 11

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing 11: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood

Delhi Capitals Playing 11: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar