New Delhi: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their impressive run in IPL 2026 by defeating Delhi Capitals by nine wickets. Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday. The dominant win was RCB’s sixth of the season in eight games, taking their tally to 12 in the IPL points table. They have consolidated their second place in the standings and are closing in on league leaders Punjab Kings, who are at the top with 13 points from seven games.It was a memorable outing for RCB as they bowled out hosts DC for just 75 runs in 16.3 overs before chasing down the target in just 6.3 overs. Virat Kohli Ending the game in style with back-to-back sixes off T Natarajan.Go beyond limits with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The big win also improved RCB’s NRR, which could come in handy as the run to the playoffs in IPL 2026 accelerates. RCB now boast an NRR of +1.919 — the best this season — just ahead of leaders PBKS, who have an NRR of +1.333.With the crushing defeat at home, DC suffered their fifth loss of the season, stuck in seventh place with six points from eight games. The margin of defeat also hurt their NRR, which now stands at a poor -1.060, marginally better than bottom-bottom Lucknow Supergiants -1.106.The two points also moved RCB ahead of third-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad and fourth. Rajasthan RoyalsThey all had 10 points before Monday’s match.Beyond the four playoff spots, the rest of the standings remain unchanged, with Gujarat Titans (8 points) at fifth, followed by Chennai Super Kings (6 points), DC, Kolkata Knight Riders (5 points), Mumbai Indians (4 points) and LSG (4 points).
Latest IPL 2026 Points Table after DC vs RCB Match:
| position | The team | M | W | L | NR | Points | NRR |
| 1 | PBKS | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | +1.333 |
| 2 | RCB | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +1,919 |
| 3 | SRH | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.815 |
| 4 | RR | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.602 |
| 5 | GT | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -0.475 |
| 6 | CSK | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -0.121 |
| 7 | DC | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -1.060 |
| 8 | KKR | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | -0.751 |
| 9 | M.I | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -0.735 |
| 10 | LSG | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -1.106 |
