IPL 2026: Riyan Parag wins toss, elects to bat first against Delhi Capitals

Riyan Parag (Pic: File Pic)

In the IPL 2026 match against Delhi Capitals (DC), Rajasthan Royals' (RR) skipper Riyan Parag has won the toss and elected to bat first at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

After winning the toss, RR skipper Parag said, "We're going to bat first. I think it's not the usual Jaipur wicket. It's a bit dry; we noticed that yesterday and the pitch played a little faster on the other day. So hopefully it gets a little slow in the back end, so that's why we're batting first. (On the win against Punjab Kings) I think the middle order and lower order finishing it like the way they did and the openers as usual starting really brilliantly. But as a collective team effort, chasing down 220 always helps. Everyone's stepping up. That has been the motto, like, as I was saying, we haven't been playing proper and complete cricket for 40 overs. Hopefully we can narrow it down as the tournament reaches the business end. Another show today and we can rest for a few days. Bishnoi comes back in and Shubham is into the main team".

The Capitals will enter the clash with two changes, where Ashutosh Sharma will come in place of Sahil Parakh, and Dushmantha Chameera will make way for Mitchell Starc.

On the other hand, DC's captain Axar Patel said, "Starc is playing, Chameera isn't playing. Pathum is playing, which means David Miller sits out. Ashok Sharma is there, so there are three changes. We have three changes, the wicket looks good and we're happy to chase. It's important to return to basics. You need to stay in the present to turn things around, focus on the positives. Attitude and body language are very important".

IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: Confirmed Playing XIs

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag (C), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma.

Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Sameer Rizvi, Tristab Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan.