6 wickets fell for 8 runs, Bhuvneshwar-Hazelwood together ruined Delhi
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IPL 2026 DC vs RCB LIVE: Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood of Royal Challengers Bangalore together destroyed Delhi Capitals on the night of 27 April. Within the powerplay, both the experienced pacers bowled such killer bowling that none of the Delhi batsmen could stay on the crease. Within six overs, Delhi had lost six wickets while only 13 runs could be scored on the scoreboard.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood together destroyed Delhi Capitals.
Anshul Talmale reports from New Delhi: The Arun Jaitley Stadium of the country’s capital was not even fully filled when Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood together destroyed the batting order of Delhi Capitals. The story of Delhi’s destruction against RCB was written as soon as they lost the toss. From the first over, Bhuvi and Hazlewood together terrorized Delhi in such a way that the team could not recover till the last.
Lowest score in powerplay (1-6 overs) in IPL
- 13/6 – DC vs RCB, Delhi, 2026*
- 14/2 – RR vs RCB, Cape Town, 2009
- 14/3 – SRH vs RR, Pune, 2022
- 15/2 – CSK vs KKR, Kolkata, 2011
- 16/1 – CSK vs DD, Raipur, 2015
- 16/1 – CSK vs RCB, Chennai, 2019
Smallest powerplay total in IPL history
Actually, the 39th match of IPL 2026 was played on 27 April between the home team Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. After winning the toss, RCB decided to bowl first and within the powerplay, half of the Delhi team had lost six wickets for just 13 runs within the powerplay. In this match, 36-year-old Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Sahil Parakh (0), Tristan Stubbs (5) and captain Akshar Patel (0).
Josh Hazlewood being so
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