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Points Table: Bengaluru won from Delhi by 81 balls first, net run rate ran like a rocket, now see the complete mathematics of playoff
Samira Vishwas | April 28, 2026 2:24 PM CST

IPL 2026 Points Table After RCB Win: After the match played between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2026, a big change was seen in the points table. Bengaluru bowlers performed brilliantly in this match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Delhi’s batting completely disintegrated in front of the lethal bowling of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood and the team was all out for just 75 runs. Abhishek Porel somehow saved the team from a very embarrassing situation by scoring 30 runs, but the record of poor performance in the powerplay was still recorded.

RCB won with 81 balls remaining

Chasing this easy target, Bengaluru won the match with 81 balls remaining, taking its net run rate to +1.919. With this win, Royal Challengers Bengaluru is in a very strong position in the race for the playoffs.

points table position

Bengaluru is at the second position with 12 points with 6 wins in 8 matches. Whereas Punjab Kings remains on top with 6 wins in 7 matches. Hyderabad is third with 5 wins in 8 matches, while Rajasthan is also one place below with 5 wins in 8 matches due to low NRR.

Team match Victory Garland score net run rate
Punjab Kings 7 6 0 13 +1.333
Royal Challengers Bangalore 8 6 2 12 +1.919
Sunrisers Hyderabad 8 5 3 10 +0.815
Rajasthan Royals 8 5 3 10 +0.602
Gujarat Titans 8 4 4 8 -0.475
Chennai Super Kings 8 3 5 6 -0.121
Delhi Capitals 8 3 5 6 -1.060
Kolkata Knight Riders 8 2 5 5 -0.751
Mumbai Indians 7 2 5 4 -0.736
Lucknow Super Giants 8 2 6 4 -1.106

Delhi got a shock

Delhi Capitals have suffered a big loss due to this defeat. The team has slipped to seventh place with 6 points from 8 matches with 3 wins and 5 losses, and its net run rate has become -1.060. Delhi still has 6 matches left and if the team wins all the matches, it can reach the maximum of 18 points. However, to make it to the playoffs, he will have to perform consistently in the remaining matches.


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