DC vs RCB Playing 11 and Toss News, IPL 2026: Lungi Ngidi ruled out; Mukesh Kumar dropped; Sahil debuts for Delhi

I would have fielded if I won the toss. The ground dimensions are small, the pitch also gets better, so we would have chased as well. In the IPL, you score 264 and loss, but it is a long tournament is long, we had a good game with bat and ball, if we had held our chances then the result would be different. You need to keep continuing doing the work, even our best fielders drop catches, so luck is not on our side but we can sit around thinking about it. We have two fast bowlers – Chameera and Jamieson are playing. We have to strike in the powerplay, though Mukesh has done well, he needs a break and we are bringing in international bowlers.

We will bowl first. This venue is a high-scoring ground, it will not make much difference, we will try to put them under pressure in the second innings. The most important thing is different players coming up and deliverying in different matches. We have played some good cricket and continue to carry that momentum. It is in the past, we are looking to play good cricket.

Rajat Patidar has won the toss and decided to bowl first, backing his team’s ability to chase under the conditions. Axar Patel and his team will now look to set a formidable target.

In a tournament like this, every game is vital, and the intensity only ramps up during the grueling second half. While our recent losses might suggest a slump, we’re actually playing good cricket; the challenge lies in mastering the small moments and bridging minor gaps, particularly in our fielding, to convert tight situations into wins. Success in the T20 format requires total consistency across all three departments – batting, bowling, and fielding – regardless of the opposition’s reputation or external factors like boundary size. Our focus remains strictly on executing our own plans and controlling the variables within our reach to ensure the result swings back in our favor today. On a personal level, I’ve learned to trust my process rather than obsessing over short-term scores. Even when the runs weren’t flowing, I could feel that my footwork was solid and my timing was sharp; I knew I was just one click away from a big innings. Having found that rhythm in the last two matches, my goal now is to build on this momentum, make the tournament count, and contribute significantly to the team’s success,” Nitish Rana said as quoted by Cricbuzz.

Both teams have arrived on the field and are going through their warm-up routines as the toss approaches in this crucial clash. Captains and coaches are seen having final discussions.

Lungi Ngidi suffered a serious head injury in the Delhi Capitals’ previous game against the Punjab Kings and was taken to the hospital for treatment. He has since been released and is resting at team hotel. Kyle Jamieson and Dushmantha Chameera remain like-for-like replacements for Ngidi.

Here are the predicted lineups, complete with the Impact Player, for Delhi Capitals as well as Royal Challengers Bengaluru:

DC: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), Kyle Jamieson/Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Auqib Nabi (IP)

RCB: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salim Dar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma (IP)

Should Lungi Ngidi be rested for the RCB home fixture as a precautionary measure, DC are likely to field either Kyle Jamieson or Dushmantha Chameera, both of whom are overseas seamers and thus make for a like-for-like replacement.

Delhi Capitals pacer Lungi Ngidi had to be rushed to a hospital after suffering a freak head injury during the home game against Punjab Kings on Saturday. Though he was discharged and returned to the team hotel on the same day, his participation in the upcoming match against RCB remains doubtful.

Here are the squads of the Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the teams that will be in action at the Arun Jaitley Stadium later today: 

DC: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Rana, David Miller, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Auqib Nabi Dar, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, Mitchell Starc, Kyle Jamieson, Rehan Ahmed, Prithvi Shaw, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Madhav Tiwari

RCB: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer, Philip Salt, Jacob Duffy, Nuwan Thushara, Abhinandan Singh, Swapnil Singh, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal

The Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network, and will be streamed live on the JioHotstar website and application.

The IPL 2026 match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be getting underway at 7.30 pm IST, with toss taking place 30 minutes before start of play.

The IPL 2026 match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be taking place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

Follow our blog for the latest updates on toss and the playing 11s for both teams, with the match set to begin a little over a couple of hours from now.