Elsewhere in the competition, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) victory over Delhi Capitals helped them rise to fourth place in the standings, while DC slipped to fifth.
Abhishek Sharma believes that the game-changer in his career was the 2024 IPL season in Sunrisers Hyderabad when he felt youngsters were given the freedom and full backing to perform at their optimal level. The world's No. 1 ranked T20 batter once again dazzled with an unbeaten 135 off 68 balls in SRH's 48 run win against Delhi Capitals. "Team coaches (Daniel Vettori) and captain (regular skipper Pat Cummins) created an environment where you can express yourself. I wanted to show my talent but you have to have backing from captain. The environment we had in SRH in 2024 was game-changer and it felt that they wanted youngsters to grow. Punjabi players enjoy freedom and Hyderabad team gave me that," Abhishek said at the post match presentation. His celebration was an ode to the 'Orange Army' and he also thanked his father Rajkumar Sharma for being present at the ground. "One needs to pan the cameras on him (father) to catch his expressions. He always sits close to the sightscreen and
IPL 2026 HIGHLIGHTS: Abhishek Sharma (135 not out off 68 balls) scored his second IPL century in Hyderabad to equal the most tons record for SRH
Abhishek Sharma also holds the record of the highest individual score for the Hyderabad-based franchise with his 141-run innings against PBKS in IPL 2025
JioHotstar in India will stream the IPL 2026 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals through its app and website
SRH have played a total of 66 matches in Hyderabad, winning 39 and losing 25. Two matches have ended with no result or a tie
Axar Patel-led DC will be hoping to equal their head-to-head record against SRH 13-13 with a win in Hyderabad
Both SRH and DC are looking to extend their winning run and keep their push for the playoffs up and running in IPL 2026
SRH's Heinrich Klaasen is leading the Orange Cap leaderboard of IPL 2026 at the moment, while CSK's Anshul Kamboj is leading the top wicket-takers' chart
David Miller made amends for his last over error against Gujarat earlier as he helped DC chase 15 runs in the final over, scoring 16 runs off 3 balls to take the 2 points home.
Nabi, who was signed by Delhi Capitals (DC) for Rs 8.40 crore during the player auction last year, came into the tournament after finishing as the leading wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26
Since introducing this initiative in 2011, the team has consistently worked toward embedding eco-friendly practices into its operations.
JioHotstar in India will stream the IPL 2026 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals through its app and website
RCB will be looking to replace PVBKS at the top of the points table with a win over DC on Saturday
Axar Patel-led DC will be hoping to break into the top four in the points table with a win over defending champions RCB in Bengaluru
RCB have played a total of 120 matches at Chinnaswamy Stadium, winning 72 matches and losing 44 of them over the years. Four matches have ended in a no result or tie
SRH's Heinrich Klaasen is currently leading the orange cap leaderboard, while GT's Prasidh Krishna holds the lead in the purple cap leaderboard
RR's Vaibhav Suryavanshi is currently leading the Orange Cap leaderboard, while GT's Prasidh Krishna holds the lead in the Purple Cap leaderboard
Watch the best moments and top performers from CSK vs DC IPL 2026 as Sanju Samson delivers a stunning unbeaten century and Ayush Mhatre shines with a brilliant fifty
Delhi Capitals Director of Cricket Venugopal Rao said losing four wickets in as many overs proved to be the turning point as they went down by 23 runs to Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match here. Chasing 213 to win, DC were placed 61 for no loss in 4.5 overs but lost the wickets of KL Rahul (18), Pathum Nissanka (41), Axar Patel (1) and Sameer Rizvi (6) to slip to 76 for 4 in 8 overs on Saturday. "I think after seeing this second inning's batting, there was a bit of due there. I felt losing four wickets in four overs was the turning point. In this format, always felt that back-to-back wickets, it's always cause for the team," Rao told reporters. DC were also sloppy in the field as they missed a run-out of Ayush Mhatre and dropped a catch of Sanju Samson, who made them pay by scoring a 56-ball 115. "It happens. It's a long tournament, we will have one or two bad games. In the first three games, we fielded well. One-off game; after the strategic timeout, we missed a run-out and ga