Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals, 43rd Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - CommentaryRR vs DC, 43rd Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Commentary

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Brijesh Sharma to Ashutosh Sharma, FOUR, slower ball outside off, the length was short and that allowed Ashutosh to delay his bat swing, he waits for the ball to arrive and slaps it extra cover. Not quite off the middle but enough for the ball to trickle into the rope..

Jofra Archer to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR, Archer is livid. He can't believe it. He's waving his arms around. Bishnoi came in for the catch and misjudged the trajection. Full and angled in, Stubbs flicks it uppishly towards deep mid-wicket. Bishnoi charges in then tries to run around, the ball lands wide of him and goes over the rope

Tushar Deshpande to Tristan Stubbs, SIX, that's a gift from Deshpande and Stubbs accepts it happily. Just the ball he needed to get himself going. Nice, juicy full toss and Stubbs pumps it down the ground, clears long-on comfortably

Tushar Deshpande to Ashutosh Sharma, FOUR, nicely done! Ashutosh is moving around in the crease but Deshpande stays calm and nails the wide yorker, but Ashutosh opens the bat face and steers it past a diving short third. He used the pace on offer and collected the boundary

Brijesh Sharma to Ashutosh Sharma, FOUR, that's nicely done. Ashutosh walks down, sits down and laps the full toss fine. Not quite off the middle but he got it fine for the ball to race away

Jofra Archer to Ashutosh Sharma, FOUR, that ruins the over for Rajasthan Royals. Archer strays onto the pads and Ashutosh flicks it in front of square, splits the two fielders - deep square leg and deep mid-wicket - perfectly

Jofra Archer to Rahul, out Caught by Donovan Ferreira!! That's the wicket Rajasthan Royals wanted. A well-set Rahul is on his way back. A fine knock but he would be disappointed. This was a pace on delivery, right in the slot but Archer's extra pace meant Rahul's bat turned in his hand, he mistimes the big shot to long-on and Ferreira laps it up safely. The Royals are hanging in there.. Rahul c Donovan Ferreira b Jofra Archer 75(40) [4s-6 6s-5]

Jofra Archer to Rahul, FOUR, have Bishnoi and Shanaka saved the boundary? No. Fullish delivery, Rahul loses his grip on the bat - the bottom hand comes off the bat handle and miscues the loft over extra cover. Bishnoi runs across from sweeper and parries the ball, but it rolls in and Shanaka touches the rope while picking up the ball

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Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Rana, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! Excellent review from RR! Rana is not complaining as he walks off. So that suggests there was an edge. Wide yorker outside off, Rana shuffles across and bends down to reach it, gets it off the toe-end and Jurel takes a simple catch. The appeal was a confident one from Jurel and he convinced Jurel to review. The partnership is broken and the dangerous Rana is back in the hut. Nitish Rana c Dhruv Jurel b Tushar Deshpande 33(17) [4s-3 6s-2]

Nandre Burger to Rahul, SIX, now Rahul has a piece of Burger. The angle works against Burger, he lands it right in the arc and Rahul clears his front leg, gets his bottom hand into play and whips it in front of square

Nandre Burger to Nitish Rana, FOUR, this si smart batting. Rana shuffles across his stumps, waits for the ball to arrive and whips it backward of square. He used the pace of Burger there and picked up the boundary

Nandre Burger to Nitish Rana, SIX, lovely shot! Rana starts the over with a maximum. This is a full delivery, right in the slot outside off and Rana pumps it over extra cover. He got it off the middle and in the gap, the ball sails over the rope

Tushar Deshpande to Nitish Rana, FOUR, uhhh! That was nicely done. Deshpande went short and into the wicket, Rana ramps and the idea was to go over short third, but ends up getting it over Jurel. He gets enough connect to clear the keeper and pick up the boundary

Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Rana, FOUR, massive over - 18 runs. They needed that after a couple of quiet overs. Jadeja went wide with the line, but overpitches and Rana pounces, he gets under the length and lofts it over extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes

Ravindra Jadeja to Rahul, SIX, Archer moves to his left and watches it sail past him. Fraction short and outside off, Rahul shuffles across and flat-bats it down the ground. That was close to Archer but Rahul got enough to beat him

Ravindra Jadeja to Nitish Rana, SIX, this is the match-up Delhi Capitals want Rana to win. He has to take down Jadeja. This is drifted across from round the wicket, Rana sits down and launches the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket

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Ravindra Jadeja to Pathum Nissanka, out Lbw!! Jadeja breaks the partnership! Much needed breakthrough for Rajasthan Royals. A fine knock from Nissanka comes to an end. Did he need to play that shot? He attempts the reverse sweep, misses a straight ball and is struck in-line with the stumps. Virender Sharma had no hesitation and had his finger up in a flash. Nissanka tries his luck with the review but costs his side one. Ball-tracking showed it to be crashing into off-stump. Pathum Nissanka lbw b Ravindra Jadeja 62(33) [4s-6 6s-3]

Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul, SIX, Rahul takes Bishnoi apart.20 from the over. Once again the length was all wrong. Overcooks the flighted delivery and Rahul is not miss out, he thumps it down the ground and clears long-off with ease

Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul, SIX, that's high and long. Bishnoi fires it in, but the length is right in the slot, Rahul stays leg-side and gives himself the space to free his hands, lofts through the line and sends it sailing over long-on. 86 meters..

Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul, FOUR, shot! Bishnoi goes full and overpitches, the line is outside off and Rahul does not miss out - bread and butter for him, he plays the lofted drive over extra cover and almost sends it the distance - one bounce and over the ropes

Ravindra Jadeja to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, much needed boundary. This is a dragdown by Jadeja and Nissanka does not miss out, even though he fetches it from outside off, he middles the pull and beats long-on comfortably

Ravi Bishnoi to Rahul, FOUR, he became predictable there. 107ks flatter delivery, Rahul hangs on the back foot, deep in the crease and smashes it straight over Bishnoi, one bounce and over the ropes

Brijesh Sharma to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, beautifully played, back of a length and at the stumps - Nissanka picks the length early, swivels across and then thumps the pull over mid-wicket, one bounce and over the ropes, brings up the opener's maiden IPL fifty

Brijesh Sharma to Rahul, FOUR, crunched, too full and too wide from Brijesh - KL throws his bat on the drive and finds the gap wide of extra-cover for a boundary

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Tushar Deshpande to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, that's easy pickings for Nissanka - full-toss down leg and it's whipped behind square on the on-side, runs away to the ropes in a hurry

Nandre Burger to Pathum Nissanka, SIX, clubbed, back of a length and just outside off - Nissanka picks the length early, swivels across and then dismisses the pull over mid-wicket, soars over the ropes for a maximum

Nandre Burger to Pathum Nissanka, SIX, beautifully played, tad short and at the stumps - Nissanka stays on the front-foot, swivels across and then hammers the pull over deep backward square leg for a maximum

Jofra Archer to Rahul, SIX, cracking shot, fraction short and KL is all over it like a rash - transfers he weight onto the back-foot, swivels across and then plays a lovely pull over square leg. Didn't bother to keep it down and sends it sailing into the stands

Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, nicely played, short of a good length and just outside off - Nissanka waits on it, opens the face of the bat and then uses Archer's pace to run it behind point

Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, Pathum Nissanka has been clonked on the helmet and the ball runs away to the ropes - banged in short and he's rushed onto the pull, ricocheted of the shoulder, onto the helmet and rolls into the gap behind point. Replays show that the ball flicked the top-edge first and the umpire changes the call to runs

Nandre Burger to Rahul, FOUR, cracking shot, on a good length and angling across the right-hander - KL stands tall and then drives it up and over cover, one bounce and over the ropes

Nandre Burger to Rahul, FOUR, nicely played, short of a length and at the hips, KL gets inside the line, uses Burger's pace and flicks it behind square on the on-side, runs away to the ropes in a hurry

Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, SIX, lovely, on a good length and angling into the pads, Nissanka gets inside the line, uses Archer's pace and then whips it over long leg for a maximum

Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, nicely played, fuller length delivery at the stumps - Nissanka leans forward and then drives it over mid-on, almost went all the way, bouncing in front of the ropes

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RR vs DC, IPL 2026: Mid-innings show

Natarajan to Donovan Ferreira, SIX, a sitter and Axar has dropped it, to make matters worse, he's palmed it over the ropes - a low full-toss and Ferreira didn't get the elevation on the lofted drive, hit hard and flat, right down long-off's throat. Axar went reverse cupped, but the ball hit his forearm and bounced over the ropes

Natarajan to Donovan Ferreira, SIX, smashed, a low full-toss and Ferreira has hammered it over long-off's head - nothing wrong with the ball by Natarajan, might've missed the length by a yard, hit the bottom of Ferreira's bat and he still has enough power to clear the man in the deep

Natarajan to Donovan Ferreira, FOUR, clubbed, Ferreira is playing a match-winning camoe here, was a slower short ball outside off and it's swatted away past square leg, the fielder in the deep is very square and has no chance

Natarajan to Shubham Dubey, out Caught by Ashutosh Sharma!! An ugly slog from Dubey and he's holed out to cover -was a low full-toss and he went too hard on the slog, the ball catches the lower half of the bat and went straight up - Ashutosh settles under and completes a fine catch. Shubham Dubey c Ashutosh Sharma b Natarajan 6(6) [4s-1]

Mitchell Starc to Donovan Ferreira, SIX, classy, fuller length delivery outside off - Ferreira gets under it and then carves it high over cover - sails over the ropes, this is a stunning finish from the South African

Mitchell Starc to Donovan Ferreira, FOUR, nicely played, full and wide of off, almost a wide full-toss and it's scythed over backward point - the fielder in the deep runs to his right, dives and goes one-handed, but the ball bounces short of him

Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, SIX, 20 off the over, Kuldeep's last over was kept for Ferreira, but the batter has the last laugh - flighted delivery on middle and leg, it's once again in the arc and the right-hander shovels it into the stands at deep mid-wicket

Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, SIX, smashed, tad too full once again from Kuldeep - it's once again in the slot and Ferreira doesn't miss out, swings through the line and clears long-off for a maximum

Kuldeep Yadav to Donovan Ferreira, SIX, lovely, tad too full and wide of off, it's the wrong 'un, but this is right in Ferreira's slot - he leans across, plays with a slightly open face and then goes inside out over cover for a maximum

Mitchell Starc to Shubham Dubey, FOUR, creamed, too full and too wide from Starc, a half-volley and it's drilled into the gap wide of cover, runs away across the fast outfield. The extra ball ruins what would have been a fine over from Starc

Mitchell Starc to Riyan Parag, out Caught by Axar Patel!! Starc is making a difference here for the Capitals - shortened the length and went hard into the pitch, Parag was shaping for the lofted cover-drive, but the ball might've held up a fraction on the pitch, hit high on the bat and spooned a skier to the DC captain at mid-off. Riyan Parag c Axar Patel b Mitchell Starc 90(50) [4s-8 6s-5]

Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, out Caught by Ashutosh Sharma!! That's a dolly to backward point and Starc has his second wicket - change of pace from Starc, slower short ball outside off and RJ has no pace to play the dab over the infield, hits it straight to Ashutosh - an useful cameo from RJ comes to an end. Ravindra Jadeja c Ashutosh Sharma b Mitchell Starc 20(14) [4s-1 6s-1]

Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, cheeky and four, short of a good length and just outside off - RJ plays close to his body and then cuts it late, to the right of short third, the fielder dives and lets the ball go under him

Kyle Jamieson to Riyan Parag, FOUR, that's too easy for Parag, full-toss on the pads and it's whipped away backward of square on the on-side for a boundary

Kyle Jamieson to Riyan Parag, FOUR, cheeky and four, the slower bouncer from Jamieson, banged into the pitch and would have gone over Parag's head - he waits, leaps and then runs it over the keeper's head, bounces away to the ropes

Kyle Jamieson to Riyan Parag, FOUR, nicely played, fuller length delivery on the pads, flicked into the gap behind square on the on-side, beats the man in the ring and runs away to the ropes for a boundary

Natarajan to Riyan Parag, FOUR, 17 off the over, another low full-toss on off, Parag leans forward and drills it back over the bowler's head, bounces away to the ropes

Natarajan to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX, hammered, fuller length delivery on off, RJ leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and lifts it back over the bowler's head, sails over the ropes

Axar Patel to Dhruv Jurel, out Caught by Tristan Stubbs!! Axar has struck with a poor ball, short and outside off, it was there to be hit, Jurel eyes lit up as he went deep into the crease, but hits it high in the air towards long-on, where Stubbs takes a sharp catch. Dhruv Jurel c Tristan Stubbs b Axar Patel 42(30) [4s-4 6s-1]

Axar Patel to Dhruv Jurel, SIX, Jurel into the act now, fuller and quicker, Jurel gets under the ball nicely and clubs it straight down the ground, the partnership between Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag is now 100

Natarajan to Riyan Parag, SIX, this is a strange shot, how did he do that, it was short and outside off, Parag makes room and swats it to long-off, nice use of the wrists and it raced away, absolutely slapped that!

Natarajan to Riyan Parag, FOUR, poor delivery, juicy full-toss, Parag is seeing the ball like a football at the moment, picks it and smashes it to deep extra cover fence

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Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, SIX, six more, bit quicker on off, Parag this time swings it across the line to deep mid-wicket, he's going after Axar

Axar Patel to Riyan Parag, SIX, nice clean hit, tossed up delivery outside off, Parag picks it and lofts it through the line over long-on, it was in the slot and he smashed it

Axar Patel to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, slower and shorter, Jurel was beaten in the flight, but adjusts it at the last minute and guides it past the fielder to third man, the partnership between Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag is now 50

Kyle Jamieson to Riyan Parag, SIX, this is an awesome shot and he's held the pose, full and on middle, Parag makes room, gets under the ball nicely and lofts it inside out over deep extra cover, he connected it with ease

Kyle Jamieson to Riyan Parag, FOUR, now he's gone short, short and wide outside off, Parag throws his bat at it and the ball flies off the outside edge to third man

Kyle Jamieson to Riyan Parag, SIX, he's connected this one beautifully, full and in the slot, Parag plays the pick-up shot to perfection and sends it into the stands over deep mid-wicket

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Axar Patel to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, trifle short and outside off, Jurel ws hanging back in the crease, gets on top of the ball and cuts it square of the wicket on the off side, poor delivery

Kyle Jamieson to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, nicely timed, full and tailing into the pads, Jurel just uses the pace of the ball and flicks it off his legs to deep square leg, Starc in the deep gave up as it was timed beautifully

Mitchell Starc to Riyan Parag, FOUR, he's off the mark, back of a length and outside off, Parag picks it and swings it across the line to deep mid-wicket, he picked the length early and dispatches it with ease

Mitchell Starc to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, hint of width outside off stump, Jurel latches onto it in a flash, gets into a good position and square drives it past the fielder square of the wicket, that raced away

Kyle Jamieson to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, out Bowled!! DC are pumped, good comeback from Jamieson, low dipping full-toss, Sooryavanshi was hanging back in the crease and looks to dig it out, the ball takes the under-edge and deflects off the back pad onto the stumps. The aggressive openers are back in the hut. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi b Kyle Jamieson 4(2) [4s-1]

Kyle Jamieson to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, FOUR, take that, that the only way he knows to play, pitched up and in the slot, Sooryavanshi stands tall and drills it all along the ground to long-off, no soul moved

Mitchell Starc to Yashasvi Jaiswal, out Caught&Bowled!! Starc has the last laugh, his maiden wicket this season, it was a poor delivery though, a full-toss on middle, Jaiswal was surprised by the delivery and looks to swing it across the line, the ball balloons up off the top half of the bat and Starc settles under it comfortably, they checked whether it was above the waist, but it's a fair delivery and Jaiswal has to walk back. Yashasvi Jaiswal c and b Mitchell Starc 6(3) [6s-1]

Mitchell Starc to Yashasvi Jaiswal, SIX, Jaiswal welcomes Starc with a massive six over square leg, short and in the slot, Jaiswal was hanging back, picks it and swings it across the line over backward square leg

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