IPL Daily · Sun 17 May 2026

Local dry-run test: RCB lock playoffs first

Match 61 done. DC v RR at Kotla in 90 minutes.

Last night — Match 61, HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala

RCB beat PBKS by 23 runs · RCB become first team into playoffs

222/4 (20) — Venkatesh Iyer 73* · Kohli 58 · Tim David 28
199/8 (20) — Shashank Singh 56
Bowling: Rasikh Salam 3/36 (RCB) · Bhuvneshwar 2/38 (RCB) · Harpreet Brar 2/35 (PBKS)
Toss: PBKS won, opted to bowl · Player of the Match: Venkatesh Iyer

Star of the night

Venkatesh Iyer 73* off 29 balls. Walked in at 157/3, scooped Omarzai twice in two balls, then ripped Lockie Ferguson for 6-4-0-6. Test payload for v2 publish script.

Hits, misses & turning point

Hit Rasikh Salam's first spell. Shreyas Iyer caught off an outswinger for 1. PBKS reeled to 19/3 in 3.2 overs.
Hit Venkatesh + Tim David at the death. 65 runs off the last 4 overs.
Miss PBKS top order, again. Captain Shreyas Iyer back on 1. PBKS now down six in a row.
Turning point Match was decided in the first 3.2 overs. Once Shreyas was gone, 223 was always more than this PBKS top order was going to chase.

Tonight — Match 62

DC vs RR · Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi · 7:30 PM IST

Toss: DC won, chose to bowl
Stakes: DC at 10 pts, 2 left — must win both. RR at 12 pts with 3 in hand.
Matchup to watch: Jaiswal vs Mitchell Starc in PowerPlay.
Pitch: Batting-friendly, avg 1st-innings 172. Spinners turn it in middle overs.

Standings

#	Team	M	W	L	Pts	NRR
1	RCB	13	9	4	18	+1.065
2	GT	13	8	5	16	+0.400
3	SRH	12	7	5	14	+0.331
4	PBKS	13	6	6	13	+0.227
5	RR	11	6	5	12	+0.082
6	CSK	12	6	6	12	+0.027
7	KKR	12	5	6	11	−0.038
8	DC	12	5	7	10	−0.993
9	MI	12	4	8	8	−0.504
10	LSG	12	4	8	8	−0.701

Where every fan stands

RCB — In. First team through. Kohli + Venkatesh + Bhuvneshwar peaking.
GT — One win locks Top-2.
SRH — Two left, one win = in.
PBKS — Down six in a row.
RR — Three in hand. Sweep could take to 18.
CSK — Must win both AND need help.
KKR — Realistically out.
DC — Must win both starting tonight.
MI — Eliminated.
LSG — Eliminated.

Orange & Purple watch

Orange Cap — top 5

Sai Sudharsan (GT) — 553 · 13M · SR 157.5
Shubman Gill (GT) — 552 · 13M · SR 160.5
Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) — 508 · 12M

Purple Cap — top 5

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB) — 24 wkts · 13M
Kagiso Rabada (GT) — 21 wkts · 12M
Anshul Kamboj (CSK) — 19 wkts · 12M

Ground scoop

Patidar benched, Kohli took the armband. RCB walked out at Dharamsala without Rajat Patidar in the playing XI — Kohli captained Match 61. With the playoff slot already locked, expect a settled rotation across the next two RCB fixtures.

Tomorrow

CSK vs SRH. CSK's first must-win.

Sources: espncricinfo.com, businesstoday.in, cricketaddictor.com.

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