Stats: DC's Powerplay ignominy, RCB's chase highs
13 runs scored by DC in overs 1-6 is the lowest Powerplay total in IPL history, surpassing 14 runs each by RR against RCB in 2009 and by SRH against RR in 2022.
Lowest Powerplay (1-6 overs) totals in the IPL
| Scores | Team | Against | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/6 | DC | RCB | Delhi | 2026 |
| 14/2 | RR | RCB | Cape Town | 2009 |
| 14/3 | SRH | RR | Pune | 2022 |
| 15/2 | CSK | KKR | Kolkata | 2011 |
| 16/1 | CSK | DD | Raipur | 2015 |
| 16/1 | CSK | RCB | Chennai | 2019 |
7 runs at the fall of the fifth wicket by DC is the second-lowest score by a team in an IPL innings after 6 runs by KTK against Deccan Chargers in 2011. DC also recorded the lowest IPL score at the fall of the sixth wicket (8 runs).
6 wickets lost by DC is the joint-most by any team inside the Powerplay in a non-curtained IPL game, alongside KTK against Deccan in 2011.
81 balls remaining to chase 76 runs by RCB against DC is the second-most in a successful IPL chase, only behind 87 balls left by MI against KKR in 2008. RCB's previous record was 71 balls against KXIP in 2018. This is RCB's 15th win by 9 or 10 wickets, well ahead of SRH and MI (9 each).
Most balls remaining in a successful IPL chase
| Balls left | Team | Against | Margin | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | MI | KKR | 8 wickets | Wankhede | 2008 |
| 81 | RCB | DC | 9 wickets | Delhi | 2026 |
| 76 | KTK | RR | 8 wickets | Indore | 2011 |
| 73 | KXIP | DD | 10 wickets | Mohali | 2017 |
| 72 | SRH | RCB | 9 wickets | Brabourne | 2022 |
| 71 | RCB | KXIP | 10 wickets | Indore | 2018 |
138 balls were bowled in the match, making it the second-shortest completed IPL game. The shortest remains 125 balls between MI-KKR in 2008.
75-all out by DC is the seventh-lowest first-innings total in the IPL. It is DC's third-lowest total after 66 and 67 in 2017. This is the third time DC has been bowled out for 75 or fewer – the second most by any side after RCB (4).
Lowest first innings totals in the IPL
| Total | Team | Against | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | KKR | MI | Wankhede | 2008 |
| 67 | DD | KXIP | Mohali | 2017 |
| 68 | RCB | SRH | Brabourne | 2022 |
| 70 | RCB | RR | Abu Dhabi | 2014 |
| 70 | RCB | CSK | Chennai | 2019 |
| 73 | KXIP | RPS | Pune | 2017 |
| 75 | DC | RCB | Delhi | 2026 |
It is also the third-lowest total by any team against RCB, behind 58 and 59 by RR in 2009 and 2023.
20 dot balls bowled by Suyash Sharma are the most by a spinner and joint-most by any bowler in an IPL innings, alongside Munaf Patel (2009), Deepak Chahar (2019), and Umran Malik (2022). His 7 runs conceded are the fewest by a spinner in a full 4-over spell.
1/7 (4 overs) by Suyash is the joint-most economical 4-over spell by an uncapped Indian bowler, alongside Rahul Sharma's 2/7 for PWI in 2011.
9012 runs by Virat Kohli – the first player to 9000 IPL runs. 1172 of those have come against DC, the second-most against any opponent behind his 1174 against CSK.
7/17 by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood is the fourth-best combined figures for opening bowlers in an IPL innings. Their three wickets each inside the Powerplay is the first time two bowlers have done so in the same IPL innings.
4/12 is Josh Hazlewood's joint-best T20 figures, alongside those against Sri Lanka in 2022. It is the second-best figures for RCB vs DC, after Jaydev Unadkat's 5/25 in 2013.
189 runs difference between DC's last two innings (264 vs PBKS, 75 vs RCB) is the highest in two successive games by any team in the same IPL season. The previous highest was 164 by RCB in 2017.
2.5 overs when DC used their Impact Substitute is the second-earliest usage in the first innings of an IPL match. MI used it in the second over against RR in 2024.
