IPL 2026: Will Virat Kohli play as Impact Player again today vs Delhi Capitals?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru faces Delhi Capitals with a key question surrounding Virat Kohli's role. After an ankle injury, Kohli played as an Impact Player against LSG, scoring 49. While expected to be fit, his workload management could see him reprise the Impact Player role.
RCB, in strong form, aims for a top spot.
NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to take on Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2026 encounter at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. In their last outing against Lucknow Super Giants, star batter Virat Kohli was deployed as an Impact Player.
Kohli had sustained an ankle injury during the win over Mumbai Indians and did not take the field in the second innings, but still contributed 49 runs against LSG. That raises the key question - will Kohli once again feature as an Impact Player against Delhi Capitals? RCB have been in impressive form this season, suffering just one defeat, which came against Rajasthan Royals.
Apart from that, they have recorded dominant wins over Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants, placing them second on the points table. A victory in this game could see them climb to the top. RCB also have a favourable head-to-head record, having won 20 of the 33 matches played against Delhi Capitals, who have 12 wins, with one match ending without a result.