Delhi Capitals registered their second win of the season to jump the top spot in the points table as the Capitals make it two wins in a row after beating MI by 6 wickets. Mukesh Kumar did the early damage with the ball, and the MI batters never quite found top gear. Rohit started promisingly but couldn't cut loose, falling to a short, wide delivery. SKY swept well, rotated strike smartly, and compiled a well-controlled, nicely paced fifty before a skiddy Ngidi delivery caught him lbw just when MI needed him most. Axar and Vipraj kept things tight in the middle phase, and Natarajan and Ngidi peppered the tail with bouncers, yorkers, and slower balls to choke the finish with smart variations. It was looking like MI would fall well short, but Santner and Bosch played crucial cameos down the order, pushing the total past 160.
For DC it was the Sameer Rizvi show once again as the UP youngster smashed a stunning 51-ball 90. When he walked back to the dugout, the Capitals needed only 12 runs to win the game. David Miller and Tristan Stubbs ensured that the Capitals suffered no further damage as they went over the line with six wickets in hand, winning their second game to start the IPL 2026 campaign. Despite the early struggles, Pathum Nissanka did not stop himself. He played a counter-attacking brand of cricket, bringing the Capitals back into the chase. Sameer Rizvi got along with him, and they stitched a steady partnership after the powerplay was done, taking the Capitals towards the chase. They had a 66-run partnership going when Mitchell Santner dismissed Nissanka and opened up a chance for MI to come back into the match.
The Delhi Capitals did not get off to a great start in the chase. Deepak Chahar was lucky to get the wicket of KL Rahul with a delivery down the leg side in the first over of the second innings. In the next over, Bumrah's brilliance saw Nitish Rana falling to a run-out, putting DC under pressure at 7 for 2.
