- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.5 Almost out last ball, gone this time! Jaiswal's slump continues. 115ks cutter is full and nearly on the off-side tramline. Jaiswal didn't move across, reached out with his hands and looked to slap it over cover. Thick top edge went high to Starc's right at short third. 19/17.3 Shot checked.... and ball doesn't travel! Tiwari gets Sooryavanshi with a 129ks slot ball. Off-stump line, batter was on middle and off and went back in the crease for the straight drive. Played it too early, might have been better served going through with the shot. Miller slides to the right and takes it at long-off. He covered 24 metres, graphic shows. Pumps his fists, bowler's delighted too 89/219.4 struck right in front and that's as plumb as it gets, Ngidi gets his second! Jurel moved a long way towards off and that full delivery has struck him right in front. Jurel has reviewed even though there's no bat, so it's curtains for him 191/814.2 Starc strikes and that's a sharp catch from Axar at long-on! Starc pitched it up outside off but rolled his fingers over that one to make it an offcutter, and Parag mistimes straight down, where Axar does very well to dive forward and get both his hands under the ball cleanly 161/314.3 a sitter for Axar this time and that's two in two for Starc! He gets the big wicket of Ferreira. Pace on this time for the short ball, the batter is slightly cramped for room as he goes for the pull down the ground but can't quite swing freely and hands a catch to long on 161/414.5 third wicket in four balls! Although Ravi has reviewed it for lbw. Top work from Starc to deceive the batter. He takes the pace off and sends down a cutter, Ravi is too early into his shot and the ball hits him right in front of middle and off, with the off stump clearly visible. No edge, going straight for the stumps and that's a review gone for RR 165/516.5 holed out on the leg side, another one perishes for RR! Only a bit more pace around 127kmh from Tiwari, Dubey pulls it away but can't get enough power behind it and T Vijay swallows it at deep square leg. Tiwari is pumped 173/618.5 and he strikes again! Starc gets his fourth as Shanaka holes out. He wants to clear that cover boundary again, but can't quite middle this one and Stubbs does well to settle under it 187/7Extras8 (lb 2, w 6)TOTAL193/8 (20 Overs, RR: 9.65)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1.5 ov), 2-89 (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 7.3 ov), 3-161 (Riyan Parag, 14.2 ov), 4-161 (Donovan Ferreira, 14.3 ov), 5-165 (Ravi Singh, 14.5 ov), 6-173 (Shubham Dubey, 16.5 ov), 7-187 (Dasun Shanaka, 18.5 ov), 8-191 (Dhruv Jurel, 19.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.1 Brijesh returns and he strikes first ball! It's a slower delivery at 120kmh and Porel skies that into the night sky, Ferreira settles under it nicely at long on. Porel has done his job though 105/114.3 chopped on! Knuckle ball on fourth stump line, Rahul goes after it with a back foot punch without any footwork and he gets an inside edge 133/312.3 he counters with a swing and only manages an edge! That last delivery probably rattled Parakh a bit. He stands tall this time to swing down the ground, the ball is just short of being in the slot and takes the outside edge for a regulation catch for Jurel 122/216.2 Archer strikes, Jaiswal runs a mile to take a catch and DC lose one more! Stubbs goes across for the slower ball and scoops it into the stratosphere, Jaiswal comes sprinting in from the rope and swallows that without even having to dive 153/418.1 Miller finds deep midwicket! Put that glass down, there's another plot twist. Brijesh starts with a slower ball on the stumps, Miller wants to muscle it away but all he can do is find Shanaka in the deep for a straightforward catch 175/5Extras16 (b 1, lb 2, w 13)TOTAL197/5 (19.2 Overs, RR: 10.18)Fall of wickets: 1-105 (Abishek Porel, 10.1 ov), 2-122 (Sahil Parakh, 12.3 ov), 3-133 (KL Rahul, 14.3 ov), 4-153 (Tristan Stubbs, 16.2 ov), 5-175 (David Miller, 18.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JC Archer 4 0 35 2 8.75 10 3 1 3 0 AF Milne 3.2 0 41 0 12.3 3 2 2 1 0 Brijesh Sharma 4 0 44 2 11 4 5 1 2 0 MD Shanaka 3 0 29 1 9.66 4 1 2 0 0 Yash Raj Punja 4 0 29 0 7.25 5 1 1 1 0 D Ferreira 1 0 16 0 16 0 0 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Delhi Capitals , elected to field 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
17 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 - 75 runs, 1 wicket)
- Delhi Capitals Impact Player Subs : Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Karun Nair, Pathum Nissanka and Vipraj Nigam
- Rajasthan Royals Impact Player Subs: Aman Rao, Dasun Shanaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Bishnoi and Sushant Mishra
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (V Sooryavanshi 35, DC Jurel 15, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 75/1 in 6.0 overs (V Sooryavanshi 42, DC Jurel 19)
- Over 8.4: Review by Delhi Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - K Kelkar, Batter - R Parag (Struck down)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (DC Jurel 5, R Parag 42, Ex 3)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 7
- R Parag: 50 off 23 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 161/3 in 14.2 overs (DC Jurel 45)
- Over 14.5: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - K Kelkar, Batter - Ravi Singh (Struck down)
- Over 16.3: Review by Delhi Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - K Kelkar, Batter - SB Dubey (Upheld)
- Rajasthan Royals Impact Player Sub: Dasun Shanaka in for Shubham Dubey (Rajasthan Royals innings, 16.5 ov)
- DC Jurel: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 19.2: Review by Delhi Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - Amit Rana, Batter - DC Jurel (Upheld)
- Over 19.4: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Amit Rana, Batter - DC Jurel (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals - 193/8 in 20.0 overs (JC Archer 2, AF Milne 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 72 runs, 0 wicket)
- Delhi Capitals: 50 runs in 3.6 overs (24 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (Abishek Porel 27, KL Rahul 16, Ex 7)
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 72/0 in 6.0 overs (Abishek Porel 38, KL Rahul 26)
- Delhi Capitals: 100 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 55 balls (Abishek Porel 49, KL Rahul 44, Ex 8)
- Abishek Porel: 50 off 29 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 34 balls (1 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 123/2 in 13.0 overs (KL Rahul 53, AR Patel 1)
- Delhi Capitals: 150 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 13
- Over 16.0: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Amit Rana, Batter - AR Patel (Struck down)
- Delhi Capitals Impact Player Sub: Ashutosh Sharma in for Mukesh Kumar (Delhi Capitals innings, 18.1 ov)
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
Match Coverage
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Shanaka, Ferreira, shambles - low-impact calls set RR back
First, they subbed in Dasun Shanaka after a batting collapse despite Jofra Archer not having batted yet, and then bowled Donovan Ferreira in the 18th over with Shanaka left with an over
Parag: 'If we keep playing like this, we shouldn't be in contention for top four'
Rajasthan Royals suffered their third successive defeat, and find themselves sixth with two games left



