Delhi Capitals Cricket Vs Royal Challengers Cricket Timeline

The Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers cricket timeline begins with the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League. With both teams having a period of dominance at times, the two have evolved over the years. From a slow batting performance to bowling struggles, the two teams have faced challenges obstructing them from winning against each other. The inconsistency in players’ performances has highly impacted the dominance of franchises over one another. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals have played 33 matches since the beginning of the league, of which RCB has won 20, while DC has managed to claim only 12 games. This demonstrates the edge RCB hold over DC in the league. Nevertheless, DC has given tough times to RCB players.

Early Encounters: 2008 to 2015

1. DC vs RCB, IPL 2008: DC first faced RCB for the 17th game of IPL 2008 in Delhi. Gautam Gambhir led DC with 86 to defeat Rahul Dravid’s side by 10 runs. Glenn McGrath claimed 4 wickets, dismissing the top order RCB batters. In the 43rd match of the season, DC claimed victory against RCB by 5 wickets. Despite RCB’s total of 154, anchored by Shreevats Goswami (52), DC completed the run chase, led by skipper Virender Sehwag (47).
2. RCB vs DC, IPL 2009: RCB met DC in St George's Park in South Africa for the 14th game of IPL’s second edition. DC, led by Virender Sehwag, completed the run chase of 150, thanks to Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 67 not out, thus winning the match by 6 wickets. Game 52 of the season was iconic in the DC vs RCB rivalry as RCB won their first match against DC. Opted to bat first, DC produced 134; however, RCB pulled off the run chase effortlessly to claim the victory by 7 wickets.
3. RCB vs DC, IPL 2010: The 20th match of the season took place in Bengaluru between the two clubs. DC, led by Dinesh Karthik, won the match by 17 runs, thanks to Kedar Jadhav, who scored an unbeatable half-century. For game 35th, DC met RCB in Delhi and clinched the victory by 37 runs on their home ground. Paul Collingwood led the DC with 75*, winning player of the match.
4. DC vs RCB, IPL 2011: DC and RCB only played each other once in the Indian Premier League's fourth edition, in Delhi for the 30th match. Royal Challengers Bangalore claimed the game by 3 wickets, with Virat Kohli leading the run chase with 56 runs off 38 balls.
5. RCB vs DC, IPL 2012: Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals locked horns in the 5th game of IPL 2012. Invited to bat first, RCB scored 157, headed by AB de Villiers (64*). DC, on the other hand, managed to score 137 in 20 overs while losing seven wickets, handing RCB a 20-run win. The RCB defeated DC by 21 runs in the 67th game. Invited to bat first, RCB scored 215, thanks to Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli, who played an impressive partnership of 204 runs. DC, on the contrary, could accumulate 194 in 20 overs.
6. RCB vs DC, IPL 2013: Both franchises met for the 21st match of the season. RCB and DC played an innings of 152, were led to a super over. In the super over, Delhi scored 11/2 while Bengaluru scored 15/0 to win the game. In the 57th match, RCB beat DC by four runs, owing to captain Virat Kohli's 99.
7. DC vs RCB, IPL 2014: DC and RCB met for the second game of IPL 2014 in Sharjah. Welcomed to bat first, DC played an innings of 145. RCB pulled off the run chase well, with Yuvraj Singh scoring 52* and Virat Kohli 49*. The 38th encounter between the two franchises took place at Bengaluru. RCB batted first, scored 186, led by Yuvraj Singh (68*). DC were sent back to the pavilion at 170, giving a 16-run win to RCB.

2015 to Recent Matches

1. DC vs RCB, IPL 2015: RCB once again dominated DC by defeating Delhi on their home ground in Delhi by 10 wickets. Invited to bat first, DC were bowled out for 95 in 18.2 overs. Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli played a stand-in partnership for 99 runs to claim victory for RCB. Yuvraj Singh, who earlier played for RCB, joined DC this season. The next game between them concluded without a result due to rain.
2. RCB vs DC, IPL 2016: DC won the 11th match of IPL 2016 against RCB. Welcomed to bat first, RCB reached 191, losing five wickets, headed by Virat Kohli (79). DC entered the ground to clinch the match from the hands of RCB, as Quinton de Kock played a stunning innings of 108, with significant support from Karun Nair (54), defeating RCB by 7 wickets. In game 56, Bengaluru defeated Delhi by 6 wickets, thanks to Virat Kohli, who scored an undefeated 54.
3. RCB vs DC, IPL 2017: RCB played DC in game 5 of IPL 2017. Kedar Jadhav played a majestic knock of 69, leading RCB to victory by 15 runs. DC's weak batting caused them to lose the match. Game 56 of 2017 saw both teams playing in Delhi, where RCB defeated DC again by 10 runs. Kohli led the RCB with 58, closely supported by Gayle (48), to produce a total of 161 for Bengaluru. On the contrary, DC was bowled out for 151.
4. RCB vs DC, IPL 2018: RCB and DC encountered each other in games 19 and 45 of IPL 2018. In the 19th match, Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets. DC batted first to gather 174, led by Rishabh Pant (85). However, AB de Villiers scored an unbeatable 90 to accumulate 176 for RCB. In the 45th match, DC played an innings of 181, led by Rishabh Pant (61). AB de Villiers led RCB home in a tight chase with a match-winning performance of 72, followed by Virat Kohli (70).
5. RCB vs DC, IPL 2019: RCB and DC played the 20th and 46th matches of the season. DC bounced back to win both matches, first with 4 wickets, and next with 16 runs. RCB, batted first, was bundled out for 149, while Shreyas Iyer led DC to score 152 in 18.5 overs with 6 wickets down. In game 46, DC registered a total of 187, while restricting RCB to 171, thus getting a victory of a 16-run margin.
6. RCB vs DC, IPL 2020: Fans saw DC overpower RCB in games 19 and 55 of the 2020 season. In the 19th match, DC batted an innings of 196, while restricting RCB to 137, clinching a win by 59 runs. In the 55th match, Bengaluru played the first innings for 152 runs. Ajinkya Rahane (60) and Shikhar Dhawan (54) made the difference with the bat and completed the run chase of 154 in 19 overs, losing 4 wickets.
7. DC vs RCB, IPL 2021: In the 22nd match, RCB defeated DC by 1 run. AB de Villiers’s explosive innings of 75 not out led RCB to a defendable total of 170. Despite a poor start, Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmeyer stretched the innings, however, Rishabh Pant’s last-ball effort fell just short in a heartbreaker. In the 56th match, KS Bharat and Glenn Maxwell anchored the innings with a steady chase to claim victory for RCB by 7 wickets.
8. DC vs RCB, IPL 2022: The 27th match of the IPL 2022 was played in Mumbai. Bengaluru won the match by 16 runs as Dinesh Karthik scored a decisive knock of 66. Despite David Warner's 66 in DC's run chase of 190, Delhi was bowled out for 173.
9. RCB vs DC, IPL 2023: The two teams met for game 20 of the 2023 season. Invited to bat first, RCB gathered a total of 174, while limiting DC to 151, thus winning the game by 23 runs. Bengaluru fell short despite a strong start, with Virat Kohli leading the side with 55 runs, closely supported by Mahipal Lomror (54*) and Faf du Plessis (45). Delhi set on the foot on the ground with Phil Salt opening the match with 87 runs, contributing to his side’s 187.
10. RCB vs DC, IPL 2024: In the 62nd match of IPL 2024, RCB was given the opportunity to bat first. They produced 187, while dismissing DC players at 140. The poor batting performance led them to lose the match by 47 runs.

DC vs RCB, IPL 2025: In IPL 2025, DC faced RCB in the 24th and 46th games. While DC won the 24th game by 6 wickets, thanks to KL Rahul for his match-winning performance of 93 runs. In the 46th game, RCB squared the season by winning the game by 6 wickets, led by Krunal Pandya, scoring an unbeaten 73.