DC vs RR IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals target vital two points against Delhi Capitals amid crowded playoff race

The race to the IPL 2026 playoffs has entered its decisive phase and inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals will look to secure two crucial points when they take on the hosts Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.

Placed fifth in the IPL 2026 standings, the Royals can climb back into the top four with a win in their 12th game of the season, while Delhi Capitals will be in a do-or-die situation to keep their own playoff hopes alive.

The DC vs RR IPL 2026 match on May 17 will start at 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) and will be available to watch on live streaming and live telecast.

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Earlier this season, the two teams met at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur and the visitors came out victorious by seven wickets.

Last season, DC and RR faced off once at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, where Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fluent half-century laid the foundation for the Rajasthan Royals’ chase of 188. However, despite his brilliance at the top, the inaugural champions fell short in a thrilling Super Over finish.

Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2026 standings

With six wins from 11 games this season, the Rajasthan Royals are currently fifth in the IPL 2026 points table with 12 points. Delhi Capitals are in seventh spot with 10 points from 12 matches. Find the updated IPL points table here.

DC vs RR in IPL

The DC vs RR IPL head-to-head record is almost even with the Delhi Capitals winning 16 out of the 31 matches played between the teams so far.

Delhi Capitals last five matches

Rajasthan Royals last five matches

Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals players

Rajasthan Royals fell short against the Gujarat Titans in their last match but Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel batted with Intent. Vaibhav scored 36 off 16 Balls with a strike rate of 225 while Dhruv Jurel’s 24 off 10 Balls came at a strike rate of 240.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has the best batting strike rate in IPL 2026 among batters with a minimum of 250 runs this season. Sooryavanshi has also hit the most sixes in IPL 2026 with tally at 40 ahead of the match.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been the pick of the batters and is RR’s top-scorer this season with 440 runs in 11 games at a stunning strike rate of 237.

In terms of bowling, Jofra Archer has been the Royals’ most standout performer, having taken 15 scalps to top RR’s wicket-taking charts.

Meanwhile, DC’s top-scorer heading into the game is KL Rahul, who has made 477 runs in 12 games at a strike rate of 177.98. Axar Patel, with 12 scalps, is their top wicket-taker.

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DC vs RR squads

Delhi Capitals players: Axar Patel (captain), KL Rahul, Karun Nair, David Miller, Rehan Ahmed, Pathum Nissanka, Sahil Parakh, Prithvi Shaw, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Nitish Rana, Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Auqib Nabi, Lungisani Ngidi, Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Yadav

Rajasthan Royals players: Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Ravi Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Aman Rao, Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Yudhvir Singh, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger, Sushant Mishra, Kuldeep Sen, Adam Milne, Brijesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Vignesh Puthur, Yash Punja

Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals stats

• Riyan Parag is 1 catch away from 50 catches in IPL.
• Shimron Hetmyer is 4 sixes away from 100 sixes in IPL.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal is 6 fours away from 300 fours in IPL.
• Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is 6 sixes away from 50 sixes in IPL
• Dhruv Jurel is 6 runs away from 1000 runs in IPL.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal is 3 runs away from 4000 runs in T20s.

Where to watch DC vs RR IPL 2026 live

Live streaming of the Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2026 match will be available on the JioHotstar App and website. The DC vs RR match will be telecast live on the Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada and their corresponding HD TV channels in India. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST.