Tristan Stubbs, David Miller

NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals completed a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) after a late push from David Miller, who hit two sixes in the final over following contributions from KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs in their IPL 2026 match on Saturday.Chasing 176 on a slow Chinnaswamy pitch, DC reached 179 for four. Miller (22 not out off 10 balls), who had faced criticism after failing to finish the game against Gujarat Titans earlier in the tournament, stayed till the end this time and struck Romario Shepherd for two sixes in the last over when 15 runs were needed.After losing three wickets in the powerplay, DC recovered through Rahul (57 off 34 balls), Stubbs (60 not out off 47 balls) and Axar Patel (26 retired hurt). Rahul steadied the innings after an early collapse and targeted Josh Hazlewood, hitting him for two sixes and three fours. He reached his fifty in 30 balls before falling to Krunal Pandya, caught by Virat Kohli at long-on.Rahul and Stubbs added 69 runs for the fourth wicket after DC were 18 for three in 2.5 overs. Stubbs and Axar then put on 47 runs before Axar retired hurt. At 134 for four in 15.5 overs, DC needed 45 off 25 balls, which Stubbs and Miller completed with one ball left.Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/26) had earlier removed Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair and Sameer Rizvi.RCB posted 175 for eight after being asked to bat. Phil Salt scored 63, while Kohli made 19 in a 52-run opening stand. RCB were 59 for one at the end of the Power Play after Salt attacked Auqib Nabi in the fifth over.Salt reached his fifty in 30 balls and added 47 runs with Devdutt Padikkal, who was dismissed by Axar Patel. Kuldeep Yadav then had Salt caught by Stubbs, leaving RCB at 105 for three.Rajat Patidar and Tim David added some runs before Patidar was caught behind off Mukesh Kumar and David was dismissed by Axar. RCB were 99 for two after 10 overs but managed only 76 runs in the last 10 overs, finishing below 200.

Ex-India batter Mohammad Kaif was in awe of Bhuvneshwar Kumar after the pacer rolled back the years with a superb spell against the Delhi Capitals in the IPL on Saturday. Representing the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Bhuvneshwar returned impressive figures of 4-0-26-3, even though he couldn’t prevent his side from going down by six wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Kaif noted that despite being 36, Bhuvneshwar still has the skill to trouble the best batters in the world and is good enough to play for India. He also reminisced about their time together in the Ranji Trophy, recalling how Bhuvneshwar once dismissed the legendary Sachin Tendulkar for a duck.

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Kaif wrote, “There are moments when one gets emotional. Watching Bhuvi bowl so beautifully today brought back memories of the days when he was just 17. I was the UP captain, and was impressed by his control and swing. But selectors said he was too young. I insisted. Bhuvi made his Ranji debut, got Sachin Paaji for duck in the final. He’s 36 now, still troubles the best of batsmen with his swing. India comeback? Why not, Bhuvi still has it in him.”

Bhuvneshwar Kumar hasn’t played for India since the T20I series against New Zealand in 2022. Recently, the veteran pacer etched his name in history by becoming the first bowler to take 200 wickets in the IPL, and only the second overall after Yuzvendra Chahal.

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Right from his opening over, he set the tone beautifully, moving the ball both ways and keeping the batters guessing. The early reward came when he trapped Pathum Nissanka lbw with a sharp nip-backer, a dismissal that underlined his mastery of seam movement.

If that wasn’t enough, Bhuvneshwar returned in his second over to rip through the middle order. He first removed Karun Nair, inducing a false stroke with clever changes in length, before getting Sameer Rizvi to edge behind. At that stage, DC were reeling, and Bhuvneshwar looked almost unplayable.

Even in his second spell, with the ball no longer new, he maintained exceptional discipline. His third over went for just five runs, highlighted by pinpoint yorkers and subtle variations that denied the batters any momentum.

Though Tristan Stubbs managed a late boundary, Bhuvneshwar largely kept things tight, forcing the batters to work hard for every run.

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