Delhi won a high-scoring match; KL Rahul shined with the bat

DC won the high-scoring match this season, with KL Rahul scoring the most runs for the team.

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By The Indian Post Live
Published May 2, 2026, 12:08:19 AM | Updated May 2, 2026, 12:08:19 AM
KL Rahul celebrates his fourth fifty of the season
KL Rahul celebrates his fourth fifty of the season
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IPL 2026 Match No. 43: In today’s match, DC won a high-scoring game, which was played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. RR won the toss and chose to bat first. RR set a target of 226 runs for DC. DC completed the target of 226 runs in 19.1 overs, and with this, RR won the match by 7 wickets.

With this, DC has played a total of 9 matches so far in this season, out of which they have won 4 matches (against LSG, MI, RCB, and RR) and lost 5 matches (against GT, CSK, SRH, Punjab Kings, and RCB).

DC is currently placed 6th in the points table.

RR has played a total of 10 matches so far in this season, out of which they have won 6 matches (against CSK, GT, MI, RCB, LSG, and Punjab Kings) and lost 4 matches (against SRH, KKR, SRH, and DC).

RR is currently placed 4th in the points table.

RR Baating:

RR batted first and set a strong target for DC, scoring 225 runs. The highest contributions came from two players: Riyan Parag (c), who scored 90 runs off 50 balls, including 8 fours and 5 sixes, and Dhruv Jurel, who scored 42 runs off 30 balls, including 4 fours and 1 six.

  • Yashasvi Jaiswal – 6 runs (3 balls, 2 fours, 0 sixes)
  • Vaibhav Sooryavanshi – 4 runs (2 balls, 1 four, 0 sixes)
  • Ravindra Jadeja – 20 runs (14 balls, 1 four, 1 six)
  • Donovan Ferreira – 47 runs (14 balls, 2 fours, 6 sixes)
  • Shubham Dubey – 6 runs (6 balls, 1 four, 0 sixes)
  • Jofra Archer – 1 run (1 ball, 0 fours, 0 sixes)
Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel
Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel
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DC Batting:

In a high-scoring match, players usually feel a lot of pressure about how they will perform. However, DC handled the situation well in this match. KL Rahul played the highest innings for his team RR, scoring 75 runs off 40 balls, including 6 fours and 5 sixes.

  • Pathum Nissanka: 62 runs, 33 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes
  • Nitish Rana: 33 runs, 17 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes
  • Tristan Stubbs (not out): 18 runs, 11 balls, 1 four, 1 six
  • Ashutosh Sharma (not out): 25 runs, 15 balls, 4 fours, 0 sixes
KL Rahul hit some big sixes during his stay
KL Rahul hit some big sixes during his stay
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Rajasthan Royals squad:

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 squad:

KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan

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