RR vs DC Highlights IPL 2026: DC register their largest ever chase, end losing streak with KL Rahul's well-paced innings

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Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals Highlights: Emotions are high for DC after registering a much-needed win in Jaipur. KL Rahul's confident 75, Pathum Nissanka's half-century, and cameos from Rana and Ashutosh seal the deal for the Capitals, keeping them in the hunt for the playoffs.

5:57 PM IST, May 1All done! DC win by 7 wickets

5:53 PM IST, May 1Stubbs finds four – 5 needed off last over!

5:51 PM IST, May 114 needed off last two over, last over of Jofra Archer

5:46 PM IST, May 1Stubbs crunches juicy full toss for six!

5:43 PM IST, May 1Excellent from Ashutosh again! Deft, makes use of all of his crease

5:41 PM IST, May 130 needed off last 3

5:39 PM IST, May 1Creative from Ashutosh! Paddles for four

5:34 PM IST, May 1Crucial last-ball four for DC! 42 off 24…

5:30 PM IST, May 1Tired KL Rahul can't clear long on! RR in this

5:23 PM IST, May 1Excellent from Deshpande – 53 needed off 30

5:19 PM IST, May 1Deshpande removes Nitish with a wide yorker!

5:15 PM IST, May 160 needed off 36 – KL crunches six of his own!

5:12 PM IST, May 16, 4! Rana takes on Burger

5:10 PM IST, May 178 needed off 42

5:04 PM IST, May 118-run over off Jadeja – much needed!

5:01 PM IST, May 1Nitish Rana frees his arms – big six!

4:59 PM IST, May 1KL reaches another half-century

4:55 PM IST, May 1Halfway at halfway – 113/1 after 10

4:52 PM IST, May 1Switch-hit fails for Nissanka! Falls to Jadeja

4:48 PM IST, May 1Six more! KL Rahul on the charge

4:46 PM IST, May 14, 6! Rahul goes big and brings up 100 partnership

4:38 PM IST, May 178/0 after 7

4:33 PM IST, May 1DC finish powerplay on 70/0 – and first fifty for Nissanka!

4:30 PM IST, May 159/0 after 5

4:23 PM IST, May 1Sweet as you like from Nissanka for six more!

4:20 PM IST, May 1AND NOW FROM NISSANKA! Statement batting

4:19 PM IST, May 1Six of the best from KL Rahul!

4:16 PM IST, May 14, 4! Nissanka – off the helmet!

4:12 PM IST, May 1Rahul picks up 8 off the second over

4:06 PM IST, May 14, 6! Nissanka with a statement off Archer

4:05 PM IST, May 1Back for the chase – Archer with the first over

3:50 PM IST, May 1Ferreira crushes 47*(14) – RR finish on 225/6!

3:44 PM IST, May 1Natarajan gets Shubham – but Ferreira gets four!

3:40 PM IST, May 14, 6! Ferreira bludgeons Starc, past 200 with over to spare

3:35 PM IST, May 16, 6, 6! Ferreira takes down Kuldeep

3:28 PM IST, May 1And now Parag falls on 90! Starc doing the magic

3:25 PM IST, May 1Starc with a second! Jadeja guides it to backward point

3:20 PM IST, May 14, 4, 4! Parag running away with it now

3:17 PM IST, May 1RR getting a move on! 17 off Natarajan

3:08 PM IST, May 1130/3 after 14 overs

3:04 PM IST, May 1JADEJA SURVIVES! Direct hit would have had him

2:57 PM IST, May 16 and out! Jurel falls to Axar

2:53 PM IST, May 1FIFTY for Parag!

2:50 PM IST, May 1Very solid from Kuldeep – 91/2 after 10

2:41 PM IST, May 16, 6! Parag takes on his opposite number

2:39 PM IST, May 171/2 after 8 overs

2:31 PM IST, May 16, 4, 6! Sublime from Parag, 56/2

2:28 PM IST, May 136/2 after 5 overs

2:19 PM IST, May 1Parag crunches Starc over midwicket

2:13 PM IST, May 1TIMBERRRR! Jamieson ends Sooryavanshi's night early

2:10 PM IST, May 1Sooryavanshi hammers first ball he sees for four down the ground!

2:07 PM IST, May 17/1 after the first over

2:04 PM IST, May 1Starc fires back – tough full-toss, skied straight up

2:01 PM IST, May 1Jaiswal greets Starc with a six!

1:54 PM IST, May 1DC playing XI – David Miller dropped

1:45 PM IST, May 1RR playing XI

1:32 PM IST, May 1Riyan Parag wins toss, opts to BAT first

1:20 PM IST, May 1Quick runs vs quick wickets battle

1:00 PM IST, May 1Half an hour to the toss…

12:45 PM IST, May 1Will DC trigger big changes in personnel?

12:35 PM IST, May 1Should RR chop and change with batting order?

12:20 PM IST, May 1Can Mitchell Starc's return galvanise DC?

12:05 PM IST, May 1Last time out – Super Over thriller in 2025

11:45 AM IST, May 1RR become first team to hand Punjab a loss

11:30 AM IST, May 1DC suffer from 3 consecutive losses

11:15 AM IST, May 1State of the table

11:00 AM IST, May 1Hello and welcome!

Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals Highlights: Delhi Capitals are suffering from a sinking feeling. Recognised as one of the teams with the most talent heading into the IPL, a strong start seemed to be proving their stature – but everything changed when Lungi Ngidi, in the form of his life, suffered a scary concussion last weekend, meaning they failed to defend 265 to end up on the wrong side of a record. It was another shocking showing a couple of days later as a shell-shocked DC batting unit fell to 8/6 against Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood, getting crushed by RCB....Read More

Having lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the match prior, having conceded 240+ in that game, DC enter a fifth consecutive match against a team in the playoff spots – it hasn't been an easy schedule, but fail to beat these teams, and it isn't a tough argument to say that you don't belong at that level. It remains a very long way back for DC, who know they essentially have to stay unbeaten through to the end of the season, but they have a boost with Mitchell Starc returning and Ngidi cleared from his injury. A capable bowling unit has its X-factors back.

And not a moment too soon either – they will need Starc’s experience and Ngidi’s trickery against the flamboyant Rajasthan Royals, on home turf, led by the talk of the town Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Sooryavanshi has been in incredible form and hardly seems to have any weakness, but Starc has a habit of uprooting teams’ best batters when his team needs him the most. This being his return game, he will be there for the taking – and no forgetting about Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is quietly piecing together another terrific season. RR do have some questions to answer with Dhruv Jurel suddenly struggling at number three, with calls for Shimron Hetmyer to bat in that position even if it makes an all-lefty top three.

The real threat for DC will be Jofra Archer, who is a scary bowler to face after DC’s underbelly was exposed by the new ball last time out. Archer has been the best new ball bowler in the tournament, and will be a handful to deal with for someone like young Sahil Parakh or Abishek Porel; how KL Rahul fares against him might matter the most.

DC cannot afford to lose, and RR want to stake their claim for the top two. The hosts start as favourites, but DC will refuse to be written out.

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May 01, 2026 11:27:01 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: All done! DC win by 7 wickets

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Another 220+ chase goes tumbling, and that's DC's largest chase in franchise history. Much needed to end their losing streak and keep themselves alive in the tournament.

Ashutosh Sharma with a fine cameo at the end to keep things simple, and RR have some things to think about now heading into the last 4 games of the season.

May 01, 2026 11:23:49 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Stubbs finds four – 5 needed off last over!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Stubbs rather chips one into the leg-side, looks like half a chance for a moment, but always evading Bishnoi! Runs away from him, and it's a four that gives DC the over after Archer had done sensationally.

5 needed off 6 balls, any complications coming in?

May 01, 2026 11:21:12 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 14 needed off last two over, last over of Jofra Archer

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Archer will be looking to give Burger or Brijesh about 8 or 9 to defend, and will want a couple of wickets. DC should keep their heads and wait for a mistake here, no need to force the issue…

May 01, 2026 11:16:39 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Stubbs crunches juicy full toss for six!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: That might just be that! Too full from Deshpande, knee high and Stubbs launches it down the ground for six.

18 from 14 needed – DC shouldn't lose this.

May 01, 2026 11:13:05 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Excellent from Ashutosh again! Deft, makes use of all of his crease

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Very clever from Ashutosh! Nudges forward then jumps back in his crease, gets some width and waits on it, guiding it past short third for four. How to play good death bowling.

May 01, 2026 11:11:34 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 30 needed off last 3

RR vs DC LIVE Score: You back DC from here – a couple of big hits will push it into a walk in the park territory, but that's easier said than done. Wickets here complicate things.

May 01, 2026 11:09:27 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Creative from Ashutosh! Paddles for four

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Nicely done! Knows it's going to be full and tailing in, so steps across and laps it in the gap between keeper and fine leg. Get any bat on it and it's four.

31 needed off 19… Brief delay as the floodlights flicker off.

May 01, 2026 11:04:33 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Crucial last-ball four for DC! 42 off 24…

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Much needed to settle some nerves! It was a 7-run over until then, but Archer errs in line and allows Ashutosh Sharma to flick it away for four more.

Smells like another thriller coming up…

May 01, 2026 11:00:01 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Tired KL Rahul can't clear long on! RR in this

RR vs DC LIVE Score: KL Rahul was visibly tiring for a while there – bat twists in his hands as he can't get the power behind the drive, and floats kindly to long-on for an easy catch.

RR right up in this – 49 off 28 won't be straightforward with two new men in!

May 01, 2026 10:53:23 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Excellent from Deshpande – 53 needed off 30

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Really important quiet over with a wicket thrown in. If RR can keep bowling like that they stand a chance, but with Rahul and Stubbs, DC have exactly who they want out there at the moment.

May 01, 2026 10:49:58 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Deshpande removes Nitish with a wide yorker!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Key wicket for Tushar Deshpande and RR! Angled across from Rana, who tries to squeeze it away but can only get a faint edge on it through to Jurel.

RR will want to use this to try and trigger a couple more mistakes and bring themselves right back into it. Stubbs in.

May 01, 2026 10:45:32 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 60 needed off 36 – KL crunches six of his own!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Great shot! Burger tries to angle it in from around the wicket, and it's such a safe shot from KL Rahul, doesn't matter that it's across the line on this pitch. Connects well and sends it for six more.

Expensive over, rate down to 10 now – RR need to be nails-on with their death bowling.

May 01, 2026 10:42:54 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 6, 4! Rana takes on Burger

RR vs DC LIVE Score: He was part of that Ferreira swap deal, and against his own old team, has something to prove after the Don's blitz – and doing a decent job of it! Gets width from Burger and carves it over cover for a lovely six, then shuffles across to help it past short fine leg for four more! DC in total control.

May 01, 2026 10:40:10 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 78 needed off 42

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Rate just above 11rpo. Good over from Deshpande to fire it in and eke out a quietish one.

DC will be favoured from here, but can't afford too many mistakes.

May 01, 2026 10:34:02 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 18-run over off Jadeja – much needed!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: That will help! KL Rahul mis-hits one down the ground but manages to get it far enough past Archer at long-on for six, then Rana takes advantage of a wide one to carve it over extra-cover for four more.

88 needed off 48, DC in a decent position.

May 01, 2026 10:31:47 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Nitish Rana frees his arms – big six!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Much needed for Nitish Rana, can't afford to get bogged down. Starts this Jadeja over with a massive slog sweep – will want to help that translate into a really big one to bring this rate down a fair ways.

May 01, 2026 10:29:02 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: KL reaches another half-century

RR vs DC LIVE Score: KL Rahul with the makings of another top knock, but RR have managed a couple of overs without conceding boundaries. Really important for them.

106 needed off 54 now. RR edges back up towards 12.

May 01, 2026 10:18:39 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Six more! KL Rahul on the charge

RR vs DC LIVE Score: SH\hot! Even better than the first. Gets a little bit of width, picks the googly, and hammers it big down the ground – 20 off that Bishnoi over! DC back in business.

118 needed off 66…

May 01, 2026 10:16:47 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 4, 6! Rahul goes big and brings up 100 partnership

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Much more like it! Was slightly nurdly from DC in the last couple of overs but they can't afford for it to be like that. Rahul with a full-blooded swing, with more than enough distance – but RR smelt a chance there!

May 01, 2026 10:08:13 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 78/0 after 7

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Great over from Bishnoi, even if Rahul finds four on the last ball. Quick through the air and good areas, not letting the batters get a free easy swing. Rahul does well to rock back and punch it over his head for the boundary needed in the over.

May 01, 2026 10:03:34 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: DC finish powerplay on 70/0 – and first fifty for Nissanka!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: DC do get to 70, which is what they would have wanted – Nissanka hammering them through the legside consistently. That's his first fifty in the IPL, fine knock at a terrific rate. Will need much more of that as the field spreads.

May 01, 2026 10:00:03 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 59/0 after 5

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Great start for DC but they won't want these dot balls to rack up – Nissanka could have turned that into a really big over.

DC will want close to 15 from this last over of the powerplay.

May 01, 2026 9:53:35 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Sweet as you like from Nissanka for six more!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Some brutal batting from DC, they are in a real mood tonight! They know they can't leave it too late with no Miller, so need to get as many as they can right now.

A very similar pickup, he's so comfortable with that shot. 49/0 after 4, already a flurry of sixes.

May 01, 2026 9:50:37 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: AND NOW FROM NISSANKA! Statement batting

RR vs DC LIVE Score: What a hit from Nissanka! One of the best players in the world square of the wicket, and because of shots like that. On pace from Burger, but right where Nissanka wants it to play a pick up shot and send it flying many many rows back for six more! Great start for DC.

May 01, 2026 9:49:28 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Six of the best from KL Rahul!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: SHOT! He knows where it's coming, and he's ready for the swivel pull – around abdomen high, and pure timing to fetch him a lovely six.

34/0 after 3 – decent from DC, targeting at least 70 in the powerplay.

May 01, 2026 9:46:47 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 4, 4! Nissanka – off the helmet!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Tough luck for Archer! Digs it in short, thin edge on the attempted hook from Nissanka, rockets into his helmet and runs away for four through backward point!

The next one goes through the same area – but it's a much more confident shot, waits on it and guides it through the gap for four more.

May 01, 2026 9:42:39 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Rahul picks up 8 off the second over

RR vs DC LIVE Score: KL Rahul bookends Burger's over with a couple of boundaries, but four dot balls in amongst those.

23/0 after 2 – DC will want to maximise the powerplay.

May 01, 2026 9:36:41 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 4, 6! Nissanka with a statement off Archer

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Good hit! First boundary is somewhat of a mishit which clears mid-on, but nothing iffy about the first six of the chase. Fades into his legs, and it's a confident flick which flies all the way for six. Will settle his nerves.

May 01, 2026 9:35:03 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Back for the chase – Archer with the first over

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Here we go then. Jofra Archer will want an early wicket against Nissanka or Rahul. But starts on the money with a couple of dot balls – pressure already on.

May 01, 2026 9:20:40 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Ferreira crushes 47*(14) – RR finish on 225/6!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: What a hand down the order from former DC man Ferreira! He has hit absolutely everything, and hit the cover off the ball – six sixes, and they have hammered 78 off the last 5 overs!

Some performance – 226 should be very defendable against an underconfident DC, especially after they thought they could restrict RR to under 210!

May 01, 2026 9:14:23 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Natarajan gets Shubham – but Ferreira gets four!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Natarajan's low full toss picks out Dubey, who can only slice it – but Ferreira picks the gap in the on-side off the slower bouncer perfectly!

How much can he get RR…

May 01, 2026 9:10:18 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 4, 6! Ferreira bludgeons Starc, past 200 with over to spare

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Wow! Some touch Ferreira is in at the moment, and DC will be really regretting letting this man go! Gets a couple that are short of the yorker, and he is able to hammer a pair of clean swings through the line to pick up boundaries.

RR suddenly looking at well above 220, 207/5 with the last over coming.

May 01, 2026 9:05:55 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 6, 6, 6! Ferreira takes down Kuldeep

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Donovan Ferreira was at the Capitals last year, and he is coming back to haunt his old team! Kuldeep Yadav has been sensational today, but Ferreira takes his big swings at the spinner and connects well thrice in a row. He's already motoring!

May 01, 2026 8:58:06 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: And now Parag falls on 90! Starc doing the magic

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Mitchell Starc proving his value to DC as soon as he returns! Just that touch of hold in that surface and a little bit of extra bounce, spliced into the air as he tries to clear mid-off. Turns into a simple catch for Axar Patel there.

DC right back in this, but RR's finishing duo here now.

May 01, 2026 8:55:38 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Starc with a second! Jadeja guides it to backward point

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Key wicket for DC! Jadeja had played a couple of nice shots, but this pace-off delivery is not the one to try and guide over the fielders inside the ring on the off-side. Not enough pace to get it over the fielder there, and he falls.

May 01, 2026 8:50:45 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 4, 4, 4! Parag running away with it now

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Loose from Jamieson! Can't quite nail his spots in this over and is immediately being punished. A couple of full tosses down the leg side and he whips them away for fours, and one very nice guided upper cut over the keeper's head.

Into the 90s…

May 01, 2026 8:47:01 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: RR getting a move on! 17 off Natarajan

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Big over! Parag beginning to hit them well, ending the over with a crisp four down the ground off a low full toss, but it is Jadeja picking up a slot ball and driving it for six that will give them the most confidence.

147/3 with 5 overs to play – DC need a wicket.

May 01, 2026 8:38:30 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 130/3 after 14 overs

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Kuldeep Yadav continues to string together good overs, not letting any maximums be hit off his bowling. Doing well.

RR have a platform – certainly looking at 200, but can they explode to try and get a few more?

May 01, 2026 8:34:36 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: JADEJA SURVIVES! Direct hit would have had him

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Ashutosh Sharma misses the stumps and Jadeja can breathe easy! He knocked it to him at backward point inside the ring and set off for a run, but Parag was not interested – Ashutosh had time to take aim and fire, but doesn't hit the target!

121/3 now, after 13 overs.

May 01, 2026 8:27:26 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 6 and out! Jurel falls to Axar

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Axar Patel has this tendency to take wickets right after going for a boundary, and it's happened again! Jurel hits it so clean down the ground for a great six, but the next ball is rather dragged by him – not enough distance, and Stubbs can get underneath it!

114/3 now, hugely important wicket at this moment for DC with RR gaining momentum.

May 01, 2026 8:23:02 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: FIFTY for Parag!

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Clear relief in Riyan Parag's body language as he reaches his first fifty for the year. Has been under pressure and gone through controversy lately – important innings for him.

May 01, 2026 8:20:29 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Very solid from Kuldeep – 91/2 after 10

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Kuldeep Yadav with two very quiet overs thus far. RR being careful against him, not taking any sorts of risks.

Natarajan on for his first over of the night.

May 01, 2026 8:11:00 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 6, 6! Parag takes on his opposite number

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Axar Patel taken down! Too much width first and then too short – two easy swings, quick hands, plenty of power, and Parag is looking in good touch. His highest score of the season already thus far.

May 01, 2026 8:09:29 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 71/2 after 8 overs

RR vs DC LIVE Score: DC's spinners will want to give nothing away – they are their team's greatest strength, and will want to make it count. DC in a good position at the moment.

May 01, 2026 8:01:23 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 6, 4, 6! Sublime from Parag, 56/2

RR vs DC LIVE Score: What cricket that is! Jamieson drops it on a length and the RR skipper swings it away for a six. Next ball catches his edge but finds four, but the shot of the bunch is saved for last – makes some room, and hits it impossibly far over covers! Incredible batting, and it takes the over for 20 – much-needed.

May 01, 2026 7:58:02 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: 36/2 after 5 overs

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Axar Patel sneaks in an over in the powerplay but burns a review on a silly DRS attempt – it's down leg, AND too high.

Parag and Jurel need to go big.

May 01, 2026 7:49:19 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Parag crunches Starc over midwicket

RR vs DC LIVE Score: Important that RR don't lose momentum and continue to fire through the powerplay. That's a good shot from Parag – picks up the length early and hammers it over midwicket for four.

Runs still coming.

May 01, 2026 7:43:30 PM IST

RR vs DC LIVE Score: TIMBERRRR! Jamieson ends Sooryavanshi's night early

RR vs DC LIVE Score: HOW ABOUT THAT! DC knew the importance of early wickets and this was the big fish! Jamieson doesn't hesistate from going full from around the wicket again, and he has success this time! Sooryavanshi can only just jam his bat down, but it's an inside edge – rockets into his stumps and suddenly Delhi are cock-a-hoop!

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