Match 43 of the Indian Premier League 2026 will see Rajasthan Royals take on Delhi Capitals in a crucial mid-season clash.
Rajasthan Royals have been in impressive form this season and head into the contest on the back of a commanding six-wicket win over Punjab Kings. Chasing a daunting 222, RR completed the task in 19.2 overs, with Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring 51 and Donovan Ferreira contributing a vital 52. With the ball, Yash Raj Punja led the effort with two wickets, while Nandre Burger and Jofra Archer chipped in with one each.
In contrast, Delhi Capitals are coming off a heavy nine-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. DC were bundled out for just 75 after a dramatic collapse that saw them lose six wickets for eight runs inside four overs. Abishek Porel top-scored with 30, while Kyle Jamieson picked up the only wicket in an otherwise underwhelming bowling display.
With RR riding high on confidence and DC looking to bounce back, this fixture could prove pivotal in shaping the playoff race.
Probable Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, V Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Donovan Ferreira, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Ravi Bishnoi, B Sharma
Bench: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, R Singh, Shubham Dubey, Yash Raj Punja, Aman Rao, Kwena Maphaka, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Yudhvir Singh, SS Mishra, Vignesh Puthur, Kartikeya Sen, Adam Milne
Delhi Capitals:
Sahil Parakh, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Kyle Jamieson, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan
Bench: Abishek Porel, Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Prithvi Shaw, Pathum Nissanka, Ajay Mandal, M Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Auqib Nabi, Mukesh Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, R Ahmed
