DC vs RCB Match Prediction: Who will win today’s IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The Delhi Capitals gear up to host the defending champions, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in a mouth-watering fixture in the Indian Premier League 2026 season. The match will mark the homecoming of star batter Virat Kohli, and expect the Arun Jaitley Stadium to be filled with fans eager to catch a glimpse of Kohli in action on a warm Monday evening.

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru march into the country's capital with a wave of momentum after coming off a firm five-wicket victory over the Gujarat Titans. Additionally, the franchise would be keen to scramble out a victory after DC had defeated them earlier in the reverse fixture in Bengaluru.

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The Delhi Capitals are battling consistency issues after conceding victories due to players' foolish errors. Their previous match against the Punjab Kings saw them drop catches during critical junctures as the Shreyas Iyer-led side delivered a record-setting chase, despite KL Rahul's record-setting effort.

The Axar Patel-led side will look to avoid any schoolboy-level mistakes in an attempt to return to winning ways and also put themselves in contention for the playoffs.

DC vs RCB Match Prediction

DC vs RCB Predicted Match Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru

RCB's well-built team checks all the boxes, leaving no room for errors. The franchise has shown brilliance while setting targets and while chasing, and has maintained its position in the top three of the IPL points table.

Virat Kohli is coming in strong after scoring 328 runs in seven matches at a strike rate of 163.18 and three half-centuries so far. RCB's bowling attack, featuring Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood and Krunal Pandya, has displayed thorough consistency.

DC vs RCB Probable Playing XIs

Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XI: Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (C), Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan and Mukesh Kumar. 

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood and Rasikh Salam.

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