Rajasthan Royals (RR) Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to bat first against Delhi Capitals (DC) in match 43 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, which is taking place at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. RR are featuring with one change as wrist spinner Ravi Bishnoi made a comeback in place of Yash Raj Punja, and on the other hand, DC made three changes in the playing XI. Their premier speedster, Mitchell Starc included in the playing XI, and the Delhi-based franchise is featuring without David Miller.
DC are coming after losing three matches in a row, and this will be the do-or-die clash for them. On the other hand, RR must be high on confidence as they defeated the unbeaten Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their last clash by four wickets.
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RR and DC on IPL 2026 Points Table
RR are currently fourth on the points table with six wins in nine matches, and on the other hand, DC are in seventh place with just three wins in eight matches.
RR vs DC Head to Head
DC and RR have faced each other 30 times in the IPL. Out of these, DC have won 15 matches, while RR have secured 15 victories.
Captains at toss
Axar Patel (DC Captain): Starc is playing, Chameera isn't playing. Pathum is playing, which means David Miller sits out. Ashok Sharma is there, so there are three changes. We have three changes, the wicket looks good and we're happy to chase. It's important to return to basics. You need to stay in the present to turn things around, focus on the positives. Attitude and body language are very important.
Riyan Parag (RR Captain): We're going to bat first. I think it's not the usual Jaipur wicket. It's a bit dry; we noticed that yesterday and the pitch played a little faster on the other day. So hopefully it gets a little slow in the back end, so that's why we're batting first. (On the win against Punjab Kings) I think the middle order and lower order finishing it like the way they did and the openers as usual starting really brilliantly. But as a collective team effort, chasing down 220 always helps. Everyone's stepping up. That has been the motto, like, as I was saying, we haven't been playing proper and complete cricket for 40 overs. Hopefully we can narrow it down as the tournament reaches the business end. Another show today and we can rest for a few days. Bishnoi comes back in and Shubham is into the main team.
RR vs DC Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): KL Rahul(w), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan.
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma.