Not CSK or MI, RCB to become first ever IPL team to achieve rare milestone

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) volition go the archetypal IPL squad to play 100 matches astatine their location crushed erstwhile they look Delhi Capitals connected Saturday. The lucifer astatine the M Chinnaswamy Stadium volition beryllium an day crippled connected the time the tourney completes 19 years.RCB were portion of the archetypal IPL lucifer connected April 18, 2008, astatine the aforesaid venue against Kolkata Knight Riders. That crippled is remembered for Brendon McCullum’s 158 not out, which included 10 fours and 13 sixes and helped KKR station 222 for three. RCB were bowled retired for 82 and mislaid by 140 runs.

In IPL 2026, RCB person started their rubric defence with 4 wins successful 5 matches, including 3 astatine home. They had besides won their past 2 location matches successful the erstwhile season.

This tally has added to the thought of the Chinnaswamy becoming a beardown venue for them, though the squad had earlier recovered it hard to physique consistency here, contempt six-match winning streaks successful 2011-12 and 2013.Conditions astatine the venue tin change, and the day commencement could person an impact. The transportation successful the past lucifer against Lucknow Super Giants was slower than earlier games, wherever 4 totals supra 200 had been recorded. If akin conditions continue, Delhi’s rotation options, including Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Nigam, could play a cardinal role.Delhi travel into the lucifer aft 2 losses pursuing 2 wins astatine the commencement of IPL 2026. The squad inactive has players who tin contribute, but needs to respond and set arsenic the tourney progresses.