New Delhi. The 43rd match of IPL 2026 between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals is to be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. DC will be eyeing to improve their position in the points table by winning this match. This match is very important for DC. If there is a defeat in Jaipur, then there will be a big blow to the playoff hopes, which means for them this match is like ‘do or die’. Delhi Capitals is under pressure at this time. This team is currently at 7th position in the points table after losing 5 out of 8 matches. After winning the first 2 matches, this team has lost 5 out of the next 6 matches. The most recent match of this team captained by Akshar Patel was very disappointing.
DC had to face a big defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. This team was reduced to 75 runs after losing 6 wickets for just 8 runs. The opposition team achieved the easy target in 6.3 overs. This match had exposed the weaknesses of both the batting and bowling departments of Delhi Capitals.
On the other hand, RR would like to strengthen its place in the top-4 by winning on its home ground. Rajasthan Royals team is at fourth position after winning 6 out of 9 matches. This team had made a great start to its campaign by winning the first 4 matches. After this he had to lose 3 out of the next 5 matches. This team, captained by Riyan Parag, is coming into this match after a morale-boosting win, after successfully chasing the huge target of 223 runs and giving Punjab Kings the taste of their first defeat of this season.
Even though Rajasthan Royals found the rhythm at the right time, there are still concerns about the form of captain Parag, as his performance with the bat has been quite up and down. Nevertheless, his small but impactful contribution in the last match could prove to be a timely boost for the team as it now enters the final stages of the tournament. The return of the middle-order batsmen to form in that match is also an encouraging sign for the host team.
Rajasthan Royals team: Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Ryan Parag (captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Joffra Archer, Nandre Berger, Kwena Mafaka, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao Perala, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen, Dasun Shanaka, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vignesh Puthur, Brajesh Sharma.
Delhi Capitals team: Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Tripura Vijay, David Miller, Oqib Nabi Dar, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Sahil Parakh, Prithvi Shaw, Kyle Jamieson, T Natarajan, Madhav Tiwari, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera.
