Tata IPL 2026
#TATAIPL-2026-43 : Mitchell Starc , K L Rahul , Pathum Nissanka Play Pivotal Role In Delhi Capitals Win Over Rajasthan Royals By 7 Wickets
DC bowling got the edge with the retun of Aussie legend Mictehll Starc . Playing his first match after injury lay- off, Starc made an impact 3/40
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Delhi Capitals after some embarassing losses put back their campaign on track as they beat Rajasthan Royals By 7 wickets in yet another high- scoring Tata IPL 2026 encounter in Jaipur . RR won the toss an opted to bat first.
RR were jolted early with both their in- form openers dismissed – Yashasvi Jaiswal 6 caught and bowled by Mitchell Starc and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 4 ( bowled by big Kiwi Kyle Jamieson who gave the 15- year old a fiery aggressive send- off. Jamieson was reprimanded for his action post-match ) . RR 12/2 in 1. 3 overs.
RR innings got back the momentum with a 100 run- partnership between Skipper Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel . Parag finally scored his first fifty this season after series of poor scores . Jure 42 ( 30 balls 4 fours 1 six), Parag a fine 90 ( 50 balls , 8 fours 5 sixes). Ravindra Jadeja 14 , Shubham Dubey 6. The finishing was done by rampant Donovan Ferreira 47 not out ( 14 balls , 2 fours and 6 sixes) . Jofra Archer not out 1 . RR finishing strongly at 225 / 6 in their 20 overs .
DC bowling got the edge with the retun of Aussie legend Mictehll Starc . Playing his first match after injury lay- off, Starc made an impact 3/40 ( 4 overs) , Kyle Jamieson 1/48 ( 4 overs), Axar Patel 139 ( 4 overs), Kuldeep Yadav 0/41 ( 4 overs), T Natarajan 1/55 ( 4 overs)
In reply DC were off to a flier with their openers setting the stage . DC raced to 110-1, 9.3 overs . Pathum Nissanka led the assault with 62 ( 33 balls , 6 fours 3 sixes). KL Rahul backed him well with a fine 75 ( 40 balls, 6 fours, 5 sixes), Nitish Rana 33 ( 17 balls , 3 fours 2 sixes). These were three wickets DC would lose in the chase .
Easy on the eye! 👀
KL Rahul continues his fine run with a 4⃣th fifty-plus score this season 🫡
Will he guide them to victory?
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Tristan Stubbs 18 not out ( 11 balls 1 four, 1 six) and Ashutosh Sharma not out 25 ( 15 balls 4 fours) ensured a comfortable DC win by 7 wickets . DC reaching 226/3 in19. 1 overs.
RR Bowling : Jofra Archer 1/46 ( 4 overs), Nandre Burger 0/41 ( 3 overs), Tushar Deshpande 1/38 ( 4 overs), Brijesh Sharma 0/35 ( 3.5 overs), Ravi Bishnoi 0/28 ( 2 overs), Ravindra Jadeja 1/33 ( 3 overs)
Match: IPL 2026, 43rd Match
Venue: Jaipur | Date: May 01, 2026