Match overview
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Capitals by 47 runs in their IPL 2024 fixture at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on 12 May 2024. RCB batted first and posted 187/9, with the middle overs proving particularly productive: 77 runs fell in overs 7–15 for just 2 wickets. Delhi's chase fell apart in the powerplay. Four wickets went down for 54 runs inside the first 6 overs, and the required run rate climbed beyond realistic reach before the 10th over. DC were eventually bowled out for 140, falling short by 47 runs.
Cameron Green was named Player of the Match. Delhi Capitals had won the toss and chosen to field, which aligns with standard practice at this ground, but the decision could not prevent RCB from building a substantial total. The defeat extended Delhi's inconsistent run in 2024: three wins and two losses in their previous five outings.
For RCB, the win was their fifth consecutive victory in IPL 2024, following wins over Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans (twice) and Sunrisers Hyderabad. At a venue that averages 196 in the first innings, finishing on 187/9 was below the ground's par score, but it proved more than enough given Delhi's collapse.
Venue and conditions
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is among the most batter-friendly grounds in the IPL. Across 142 T20 matches at the venue, the average first-innings score is 196 and the average second-innings score is 177. The powerplay tends to produce 43 runs on average; RCB's 61-run powerplay in this match was well above that baseline. The death overs average 40 runs, and RCB's 49 in overs 16–20 also beat the norm, despite losing 5 wickets in that phase.
Teams have opted to field after winning the toss in 76% of matches here, reflecting a view that dew and surface wear assist the chasing side later in the evening. The chase success rate of 55% does give a slight edge to the team batting second. In this fixture, however, Delhi's early wicket losses made the dew factor irrelevant long before the final overs.
Spinners can find purchase in the middle overs when the pitch slows, and that phase often determines whether a total is chaseable. Delhi managed 73 runs in overs 7–15 for 3 wickets, a reasonable middle-overs effort that simply came too late given the powerplay damage.
How to watch
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Recent form
Heading into this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore were in the strongest run of form of any side in the IPL 2024 season. Their four previous results read: W vs Punjab Kings, W vs Gujarat Titans, W vs Gujarat Titans, W vs Sunrisers Hyderabad. The only blemish in their recent record was a loss to Kolkata Knight Riders earlier in the campaign. That winning momentum carried into the Chinnaswamy fixture and RCB showed no signs of letting it slip.
Delhi Capitals came in with a mixed record over their last five matches: wins over Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans sat alongside losses to Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The inconsistency reflected a side capable of beating top teams but vulnerable to losing control of a match quickly, as the powerplay collapse here demonstrated. Their next fixture and the remainder of the 2024 season would determine whether this defeat was an outlier or part of a wider problem with their batting at the top of the order.
