8/6 horror! DC crash to all-time low as RCB pacers script historic IPL collapse

NEW DELHI: It turned into a nightmare evening for Delhi Capitals astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium arsenic Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacers produced a ruthless show to dismantle the hosts’ batting line-up connected Monday.

Asked to bat archetypal by RCB skipper Rajat Patidar, DC’s innings unraveled successful melodramatic manner close from the outset.Debutant Sahil Parakh endured a forgettable start, bowled for a two-ball duck by Bhuvneshwar Kumar successful conscionable the 2nd shot of the innings. What followed was implicit carnage arsenic Josh Hazlewood struck doubly successful 2 balls, dismissing KL Rahul and Sameer Rizvi to permission DC reeling early.Live Score: DC vs RCB, IPL 2026Record-breaking low: 8/6 stuns IPL historyThe descent lone worsened arsenic Bhuvneshwar continued his imagination spell, removing Tristan Stubbs and skipper Axar Patel successful the aforesaid over. Hazlewood past returned to disregard Nitish Rana, reducing DC to a shocking 8 for 6 wrong 4 overs.This marked the lowest-ever full astatine the autumn of the sixth wicket successful IPL history, surpassing the erstwhile grounds of 11 for 6 by Kochi Tuskers Kerala against Deccan Chargers successful 2011 — coincidentally connected the aforesaid date, April 27. The unwanted database besides includes Delhi Daredevils’ 24 for 6 (2017), RCB’s 28 for 6 (2014), and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 29 for 6 (2013).Early blitz leaves DC shell-shockedThe illness was triggered by relentless seam bowling. Bhuvneshwar’s inswinging yorker to Parakh acceptable the tone, portion Hazlewood’s disciplined transmission bowling exposed the batters’ fragility.

The Indian and Australian quicks exploited question and pressure, forcing errors from a rattled DC line-up. Wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma and gaffe fielder Devdutt Padikkal played their parts with crisp catches arsenic RCB tightened their grip.Patidar’s determination to vessel archetypal was influenced by the venue’s high-scoring quality and amended batting conditions nether lights. “We volition effort to enactment them nether pressure,” helium had said astatine the flip — a program executed to perfection.DC skipper Axar admitted post-match that his broadside would person preferred to chase, citing improving transportation conditions. But by then, the harm had agelong been done, with RCB’s pacers delivering 1 of the astir devastating new-ball spells successful IPL history.