Delhi Capitals v Rajasthan Royals Cricket Scorecard, Match 43 – IPL 2026

Result
Match 43 - Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | May 01 2026, Fri
RR
RAJASTHAN ROYALS225/6 (20.0)
DC
DELHI CAPITALS226/3 (19.1)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets (CRR: 11.79)
Player of the Match
Lokesh Rahul
Batting: Rajasthan Royals
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Yashasvi Jaiswalc and b Mitchell Starc63-1200
Vaibhav Suryavanshib Kyle Jamieson421-200
Dhruv Chand Jurel (wk)c Tristan Stubbs b Axar Patel423041140
Riyan Parag (c)c Axar Patel b Mitchell Starc905085180
Ravindra Jadejac Ashutosh Sharma b Mitchell Starc201411142.86
Donavon Ferreiranot out471426335.71
Shubham Dubeyc Ashutosh Sharma b T Natarajan661-100
Jofra Archernot out11--100
Extras (lb 3, w 6)9
Total (20.0 Overs)225/6
Bowling: Delhi Capitals
BowlerOMRWECON
Mitchell Starc4.0040310.0
Kyle Jamieson4.0048112.0
Axar Patel4.003919.8
Kuldeep Yadav4.0041010.3
T Natarajan4.0054113.5
Batting: Delhi Capitals
BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Pathum Nissankalbw b Ravindra Jadeja623363187.88
Lokesh Rahul (wk)c Donovan Ferreira b Jofra Archer754065187.5
Nitish Ranac Dhruv Jurel b Tushar Deshpande331732194.12
Tristan Stubbsnot out181111163.64
Ashutosh Sharmanot out25154-166.67
Extras (lb 1, w 7, nb 1)13
Total (19.1 Overs)226/3
Bowling: Rajasthan Royals
BowlerOMRWECON
Jofra Archer4.0046111.5
Nandre Burger3.0041013.7
Tushar Deshpande4.003819.5
Brijesh Sharma3.1035011.1
Ravi Bishnoi2.0028014.0
Ravindra Jadeja3.0033111.0
Match Information & Lineups
SeriesIPL 2026
DateMay 01 2026, Fri
VenueSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
TossRR (Bat)
CityJaipur, India
Time07:30 PM IST
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Tushar Deshpande
Delhi Capitals Playing XI
Lokesh Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan
Head to Head Records (Total: 31 Matches)
15
RR
VS
16
DC
Highest: 225 (RR)
Highest: 226 (DC)
Lowest: 115 (RR)
Lowest: 60 (DC)

Delhi Capitals v Rajasthan Royals – IPL Match 43 Highlight – 01 May, 2026

This one… honestly, it felt messy, tense, and brilliant all at once. Typical IPL stuff. Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals and the momentum just refused to stay with one side.

Delhi started with the bat and came out aggressively. A few crisp boundaries early, crowd getting loud straight away. It looked like one of those 220-type nights for a while.

Then suddenly… collapse vibes.

Quick wickets changed everything. Rajasthan slowed the scoring down beautifully. Dot balls started piling up, batters forcing shots that weren’t really there.

Still, Delhi found a late spark. One lower-order cameo completely shifted the mood and dragged them to a competitive total. Not huge, but tricky enough under pressure.

Rajasthan’s chase began confidently. Clean hitting, good running, not much panic. For a moment, they looked comfortably ahead.

But IPL games never stay calm for long.

Delhi hit back with wickets in the middle overs, and suddenly RR were stuck. Required rate climbing, crowd roaring after every dot ball.

From there, it became a proper nerve game. Every boundary mattered. Every over felt massive.

Final overs? Absolute madness.

In the end, Delhi Capitals somehow held their nerve and sneaked through. Barely believable stuff.