Delhi Capitals chase 226 and beat RR by 7 wickets in a high-scoring IPL match, keeping playoff hopes alive with a strong performance
Jaipur: The 43rd match of the Indian Premier League 2026 was played on 1 May 2026 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. In a high-scoring IPL match, Delhi Capitals chased a big target and won by 7 wickets with 5 balls remaining.
Match Preview: RR confident, DC under pressure
Rajasthan Royals came into this match with confidence after a win over Punjab Kings and were aiming to move into the top two. Delhi Capitals were under pressure after losing badly to Royal Challengers Bengaluru and needed a win to stay in the playoff race.
Before the match, much attention was on the contest between Mitchell Starc and young batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Toss Update
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bat first to take advantage of the pitch.
Rajasthan Royals Innings: 225/6 (20 overs)
RR scored 225 runs for 6 wickets. The team lost early wickets but recovered well with strong batting in the middle and final overs.
Batting Scorecard (RR)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal – 6 (3)
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi – 4 (2)
- Dhruv Jurel – 42 (30)
- Riyan Parag – 90 (50, 8 fours, 5 sixes)
- Ravindra Jadeja – 20 (14)
- Donovan Ferreira – 47 not out (14 balls, 6 sixes)
- Shubham Dubey – 6 (6)
- Jofra Archer – 1 not out
Riyan Parag played the main innings, while Donovan Ferreira added quick runs at the end to take the total past 220.
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Delhi Capitals Bowling
DC bowlers took wickets but gave away many runs.
- Mitchell Starc – 3 wickets
- Axar Patel – 1 wicket
- Kyle Jamieson – 1 wicket
- T Natarajan – 1 wicket
Delhi Capitals Innings: 226/3 (19.1 overs)
Delhi Capitals chased the target of 226 runs by scoring 226 for 3 in 19.1 overs. This became their highest successful run chase in IPL history.
Batting Scorecard (DC)
- Pathum Nissanka – 62 (33)
- KL Rahul – 75 (40, 5 sixes)
- Nitish Rana – 33 (17)
- Tristan Stubbs – 18 not out
- Ashutosh Sharma – 25 not out
Extras: 13
Total: 226/3
Delhi maintained a high scoring rate throughout the innings and finished the match comfortably.
Rajasthan Royals Bowling
Rajasthan Royals bowlers could not defend the big total.
- Ravindra Jadeja – 1 wicket
- Jofra Archer – 1 wicket
- Tushar Deshpande – 1 wicket
Key Highlights
- Delhi Capitals completed their highest run chase in IPL history.
- KL Rahul led the chase with an important innings.
- Pathum Nissanka gave a strong start.
- Rajasthan Royals failed to defend a score of 225.
- The expected contest between Mitchell Starc and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi did not have much impact on the match.
IPL 2026 Points Table Update
After this match, the points table is as follows:
- Punjab Kings – 13 points
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 12 points
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – 12 points
- Rajasthan Royals – 12 points
- Gujarat Titans – 10 points
- Delhi Capitals – 8 points
- Chennai Super Kings – 6 points
- Kolkata Knight Riders – 5 points
- Mumbai Indians – 4 points
- Lucknow Super Giants – 4 points
Delhi Capitals kept their playoff chances alive with this win, while Rajasthan Royals missed the chance to move into the top two.
Conclusion
This match showed that even a big score like 225 is not safe in the IPL. Rajasthan Royals batted well but could not defend the total. Delhi Capitals chased the target with confidence and won an important match.
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