Delhi Capitals chased 226 to win over Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets, with KL Rahul (75) and Pathum Nissanka (62) starring in the IPL 2026 match.
Delhi Capitals (DC) secured a 7-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the IPL 2026 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on May 1, chasing 226 in 19.1 overs.
Rajasthan Royals chose to bat first but lost early wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 6 off 3, and Vaibhav Suryavanshi managed just 4 off 2. Riyan Parag rebuilt the innings with a superb 90 off 50, hitting 5 sixes. He added 102 runs with Dhruv Jurel, who scored 42 off 30. Ravindra Jadeja contributed 20 off 14. Donovan Ferreira provided a late surge with 47 not out off 14, smashing 6 sixes at a strike rate of 335.71. RR finished at 225/6 in 20 overs. For DC, Mitchell Starc led the bowling with 3 wickets.
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In the chase, Pathum Nissanka attacked early, scoring 62 off 33. He shared a 110-run opening stand in 57 balls with KL Rahul. Rahul anchored the chase with 75 off 40, hitting 6 fours and 5 sixes. Nitish Rana added 33 off 17. Tristan Stubbs scored 18 not out off 11, while Ashutosh Sharma made 25 not out off 15.
Delhi completed the chase comfortably with 3 wickets down, sealing the win with 5 balls to spare.
Rahul all KLASS with that pick up pull 🔥🔥
— Robbie Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) May 1, 2026
You have to have a bit of rogue in you to scrape and succeed in high profile competition. His demeanor might put some people off, but that is needed to prep up yourself.. https://t.co/WvCQFEjNgS
— WV Raman (@wvraman) May 1, 2026
When you Look at some the shots Riyan Parag plays, it makes you go wow. There is some talent there.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 1, 2026
Once he understands his game bit more i personally think he can be unstoppable.
First ball, welcome to the list Kyle Jamieson
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 1, 2026
Second ball, welcome to the list kyle Jamieson. #vaibhavsooryavanshi
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