01 May,2026 11:33 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
KL Rahul (Pic: X/@DelhiCapitals)
In the IPL 2026 match against Rajasthan Royals (RR), Delhi Capitals (DC) emerged victorious by seven wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
With an aim of chasing the target of 226 runs, the Capitals scored 226 runs by losing three wickets in 19.1 overs.
Opening batsman Pathum Nissanka scored 62 runs off 33 deliveries, including six boundaries and three maximums. Fellow opening batsman KL Rahul accumulated 75 runs in 40 balls, laced with six boundaries and five maximums.
Facing 17 balls, Nitish Rana registered 33 runs with the help of three boundaries and two maximums.
Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma stayed unbeaten. Facing 11 balls, Stubbs scored 18 runs, including a boundary and a maximum, whereas Ashutosh scored 25 runs in 15 balls, with the help of boundaries.
RR's Jofra Archer, Impact Player Tushar Deshpande, and Ravindra Jadeja claimed one wicket each. Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, and Ravi Bishnoi went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against DC.
Earlier in the first essay of the match, the Royals lost the early wickets of their opening batsmen, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, on six and four runs, respectively.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel scored a crucial 42 runs after facing 30 balls. His knock also included four boundaries and a maximum.
Later, skipper Riyan Parag delivered a glorious knock of 90 runs off 50 deliveries, laced with eight boundaries and five maximums. Ravindra Jadeja also accumulated 20 runs in 14 balls, with the help of a boundary and a maximum. Shubham Dubey was dismissed for six runs in six balls, including a boundary. Donovan Ferreira delivered a fiery cameo of an unbeaten 47 runs off just 14 balls. His knock included two boundaries and six maximums. Along with him, Jofra Archer stayed unbeaten on one run in one ball. With this, the Royals posted a total of 225 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs against the Capitals.
Delhi Capitals' (DC) star pacer Mitchell Starc returned with the figures of three wickets for 40 runs in four overs. Kyle Jamieson, captain Axar Patel, and T. Natarajan claimed one wicket each. Star spinner Kuldeep Yadav went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against RR.
