‘Curse of April 27’ returns after 15 years! Delhi Capitals script unwanted IPL history

NEW DELHI: It was a nightmare evening for Delhi Capitals astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium arsenic the “curse of April 27” returned to haunt the IPL aft 15 years. On the aforesaid day successful 2011, Kochi Tuskers Kerala had slumped to 11 for 6 — and now, DC matched that ignominy successful adjacent much melodramatic manner against Royal Challengers Bengaluru connected Monday.RCB’s pacers produced a ruthless display, reducing DC to a staggering 8 for 6 wrong 4 overs, yet leaving them astatine 13 for 6 astatine the extremity of the powerplay — the lowest-ever powerplay people successful a afloat IPL match. The illness besides equalled the grounds for astir wickets mislaid (six) wrong the archetypal six overs of an IPL innings, matching Kochi’s unwanted feat from 2011.Most wickets mislaid wrong (1-6 overs) successful an IPL innings

Pacers tally riot successful historical collapseThe carnage began successful the precise archetypal implicit erstwhile Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled debutant Sahil Parakh with a searing inswinging yorker for a two-ball duck.

Josh Hazlewood past turned the screws, striking doubly successful consecutive deliveries to region KL Rahul and Sameer Rizvi.Bhuvneshwar returned to disregard Tristan Stubbs and skipper Axar Patel successful speedy succession, portion Hazlewood added Nitish Rana to the list. Within 3.5 overs, DC were staring astatine an unbelievable 8 for 6, their apical bid blown distant by precision seam bowling.Live Score: DC vs RCB, IPL 2026Records tumble successful melodramatic fashionThe illness rewrote aggregate unwanted records. DC’s 13 for 6 successful the powerplay is present the lowest successful a completed IPL innings, surpassing Rajasthan Royals’ 14 for 2 successful 2009.

It besides places them alongside Kochi Tuskers Kerala (2011) for the astir wickets mislaid successful the archetypal six overs of an innings.Other infamous entries connected the database see Delhi Daredevils’ 24 for 6 (2017), RCB’s 28 for 6 (2014), and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 29 for 6 (2013), but DC’s latest meltdown stands retired for its sheer standard and timing.Lowest Powerplay (1-6 overs) totals successful the IPL

RCB skipper Rajat Patidar had opted to vessel first, citing favourable chasing conditions — a determination that paid disconnected instantly. His bowlers executed the program to perfection, with crisp catches from Jitesh Sharma and Devdutt Padikkal adding to DC’s misery.For DC, it was a illness that volition beryllium remembered for each the incorrect reasons — a chilling reminder of however rapidly fortunes tin unravel successful T20 cricket, particularly connected a day that present carries an eerie legacy.