Watch the highlights of DC vs RR - The 62nd match of the 2026 IPL (Indian Premier League) Twenty20 cricket tournament between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on May 17, 2026.
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| Axar Patel batted through to the finish © BCCI / IPLT20 |
Mitchell Starc's four-for, Lungi Lgidi and Madhav Tiwari's each two wickets before Half-centuries from Abishek Porel, KL Rahul, Axar Patel 18-ball 34* and Ashutosh Sharma's 5-ball 18* helped to Delhi Capitals convincing five-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals and keep their playoffs hopes alive in a high-scoring 62nd match of a Indian Premier League.
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- Delhi Capitals chased 194 was their ninth highest successful run-chase in Indian Premier League and It is their second highest chase against Rajasthan Royals in IPL after they had chased 226 at Jaipur earlier in this edition.
- Rajasthan Royals' 75 for 1 was their 13th highest powerplay total in Indian Premier League and It is their highest powerplay-total against Delhi Capitals in IPL, previous highest powerplay-total was 68 for 0 at Guwahati in the 2023 IPL edition.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 43 sixes in this IPL edition - The most sixes hit by Indian in a IPL season, beating Abhishek Sharma's record of 42-sixes in the 2024 IPL edition.
- 70 : Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel set up the third highest second-wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals in IPL.
- 72 : Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag set up the third highest third-wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals in IPL.
- Riyan Parag hammered a 23-ball his fastest fifty for Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and the third fastest fifty by an RR batsman against Delhi Capitals in IPL.
- Rajasthan Royals' 193 was their sixth highest score against Delhi Capitals in Indian Premier League and It is their third highest total at Delhi in IPL.
- Mitchell Starc's 4 for 40 was his fourth best bowling figures in Indian Premier League, his second best bowling performance for Delhi Capitals in IPL and the fourth best-bowling-figures by an DC bowler against Rajasthan Royals in IPL.
- Delhi Capitals' 72 for 0 was their joint seventh highest powerplay total in Indian Premier League and It is their second highest powerplay-total against Rajasthan Royals in IPL after their 78 for 2 also at Delhi in 2024.
- 105 : Abhishek Sharma and KL Rahul set up the second highest first-wicket partnership for Delhi Capitals against Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League, The highest is 110-run stand between Pathum Nissanka and KL Rahul at Jaipur earlier in this edition and the DC's fourth highest any-wicket stand against RR in IPL.
- Delhi Capitals' 197 was their fourth highest score against Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League and It is their second highest total against RR at Delhi in IPL after their 221 in 2024.
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RR scored 193-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Dhruv Jurel struck 53 off 40-balls including 5-fours & 2-sixes.
Riyan Parag hammered a 51 off 26-balls including 5-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 196.15 and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blasted a 46 off 21-balls contained 5-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 219.04.
DC best bowler by Mitchell Starc claimed a 4-wickets, Lungi Lgidi and Madhav Tiwari both took 2-wickets.
DC chase down the target of 194, finishing at 197 for 5 in 19.2 overs with top scorer by KL Rahul struck 56 off 42-balls including 3-sixes & a four.
Abishek Porel blasted a 51 off 31-balls including 7-fours & a six with strike rate of 164.51, Axar Patel hammered a unbeaten 34 off 18-balls included 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 188.88 and Ashutosh Sharma hit a unbeaten 18 off 5-balls contained 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 360.
RR best bowler by Jofra Archer, Brijesh Sharma both took 2-wickets and one for Dasun Shanaka.
Mitchell Starc named Player of the match for his pace bowling to claimed a 4-wickets for 40-runs in 4-overs.
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