- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 That looks out, Jaiswal wants to check the full toss for height but that looked fair. Umps refer it. 143ks around the waist. Jaiswal was on the crease and was taken aback by the pace and trajectory of the ball - it didn't dip at all. He went back in the crease a touch and looked to drive it down the ground. Ball hit high on the sticker and went towards short leg, was in the air for a while, so it was an easy catch for Starc 6/11.5 Whatta yorker! Big swing in at 135ks, hits the crease on the fulll; Sooryavanshi had a slightly open stance, planted feet as he tried to drive the ball through cover. A thin inside edge took it back to the stumps. Jamieson is pumped, he pumps his fists while charging down the pitch and maintaining eye contact with VS. Karun Nair pumps his fists in the dugout 12/211.4 Oh no... That's a premature end to the party for him, just as he was getting going. Back of a length delivery, spinning into the stumps. There to be hit: he was on the backfoot, but couldn't elevate it over deep midwicket 114/316.4 Parag's been off-strike for a while, and it shows! Parag won't get to a century today, he's shattered as he walks back in. 140.5 clicks, holds a little in the pitch but Parag takes his eyes off the ball right as the ball climbs more than he expected. Cramps him up on the drive, and it is lobbed in the air and right to Axar Patel running in from extra cover 168/516.2 And now Jadeja has to depart. 127.6 clicks - Starc goes for a slower one, short and outside off. Jadeja jumps at this to play it behind him, quite fine, but the lack of pace does his timing in. Straight to Ashutosh Sharma at backward point 167/419.1 He does go for a huge lofted shot, but the ball is a low full toss at an angle - on the stumps - where he just can't get under the ball. Flies up in the air and mid-wicket runs in to collect it comfortably 208/6Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL225/6 (20 Overs, RR: 11.25)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 0.3 ov), 2-12 (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 1.5 ov), 3-114 (Dhruv Jurel, 11.4 ov), 4-167 (Ravindra Jadeja, 16.2 ov), 5-168 (Riyan Parag, 16.4 ov), 6-208 (Shubham Dubey, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MA Starc 4 0 40 3 10 12 5 2 3 0 KA Jamieson 4 0 48 1 12 5 6 2 0 0 AR Patel 4 0 39 1 9.75 6 2 3 0 0 Kuldeep Yadav 4 0 41 0 10.25 4 1 3 0 0 T Natarajan 4 0 54 1 13.5 6 3 4 3 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.3 Nissanka's barbecued himself. He will review but this looks bleak for him. 101ks fullish ball from around the wicket landed on off and went under the bat as Nissanka switched his stance for the reverse sweep. The front leg is in front of off stump and the ball's hit it low on the shin. Impact in line with off and it'd go on to smash off. Jadeja was celebrappealing and that's why 110/115.2 And NOW KL is gone! This is the big twist in the tale that they wanted Archer to produce. The ball was there to be hit once more. On a length and he swiped across the line, but he found the fielder right at deep mid-wicket. Just couldn't get the power he needed on the shot to get it over the fielder 177/314.3 Jurel goes up in a huge appeal behind the stumps! The ball was right on the wide marker. Rana crouched deeeep in the crease and went for a glide. Edge on this? And Jaiswal's signalled for a review... Big spike on the replay and Rana has to walk back, after an enterprising knock! 171/2Extras13 (b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL226/3 (19.1 Overs, RR: 11.79)Fall of wickets: 1-110 (Pathum Nissanka, 9.3 ov), 2-171 (Nitish Rana, 14.3 ov), 3-177 (KL Rahul, 15.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JC Archer 4 0 46 1 11.5 9 6 2 2 0 N Burger 3 0 41 0 13.66 7 3 4 0 0 TU Deshpande 4 0 38 1 9.5 7 3 1 3 0 Brijesh Sharma 3.1 0 35 0 11.05 3 4 0 2 1 Ravi Bishnoi 2 0 28 0 14 2 2 2 0 0 RA Jadeja 3 0 33 1 11 3 2 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Rajasthan Royals , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.45
Match days
01 May 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Delhi Capitals 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 2 wickets)
- Rajasthan Royals Impact Player Subs: Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Ravi Singh, Yash Raj Punja and Tushar Deshpande
- Delhi Capitals Impact Player Subs: Vipraj Nigam, Karun Nair, Abishek Porel, Auqib Nabi and David Miller
- Over 4.5: Review by Delhi Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - R Parag (Struck down)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 0
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (DC Jurel 24, R Parag 26, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 85/2 in 9.0 overs (DC Jurel 30, R Parag 45)
- R Parag: 50 off 32 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 58 balls (DC Jurel 40, R Parag 61, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 130/3 in 14.0 overs (R Parag 68, RA Jadeja 7)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 4
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (R Parag 29, RA Jadeja 20, Ex 3)
- Rajasthan Royals: 200 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals - 225/6 in 20.0 overs (D Ferreira 47, JC Archer 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 70 runs, 0 wicket)
- Rajasthan Royals Impact player Sub: Tushar Deshpande in for Shubham Dubey (Rajasthan Royals innings, 19.6 ov)
- Delhi Capitals: 50 runs in 4.1 overs (25 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (P Nissanka 36, KL Rahul 14, Ex 1)
- P Nissanka: 50 off 23 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 78/0 in 7.0 overs (P Nissanka 52, KL Rahul 25)
- Delhi Capitals: 100 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 52 balls (P Nissanka 61, KL Rahul 38, Ex 1)
- Over 9.3: Review by Delhi Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VK Sharma, Batter - P Nissanka (Struck down)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 27 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Delhi Capitals: 150 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (KL Rahul 21, N Rana 33, Ex 1)
- Over 14.3: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - SJ Nogajski, Batter - N Rana (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 173/2 in 15.0 overs (KL Rahul 71, T Stubbs 1)
- Delhi Capitals: 200 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 10
Match Coverage
All Match News'He wants to prove a point' - Bishop impressed with Starc's 'firepower' on IPL return
Meanwhile, Kyle Jamieson said a 'bit of planning' with Starc had gone into how to keep Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi quiet
Rayudu lauds KL Rahul's changed 'mindset' and 'good approach'
Rahul, the current Orange Cap holder, scored 75 off 40 balls as DC overcame a stiff chase
The great Royals slowdown - Jurel, Jadeja, and an obsolete model
It's a tricky role and Jurel has the attributes to be able to play it but his strike rates feel worryingly behind the times
Rahul leads IPL 2026 Orange Cap race, Archer climbs to No. 2 on Purple Cap table
This is what things look like on the Orange and Purple Cap tables after another high-scoring game in IPL 2026
Parag explains why RR held rampaging Ferreira back
RR captain added that they wanted to have a left-right combination as well




