RR Vs DC, IPL Player Of The Match: Who Won POTM Award Yesterday In Indian Premier League 2026 Match 43

Delhi Capitals (DC) successfully chased down their highest target in Indian Premier League history with 7 wickets in hand against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Friday, May 2.

After being put in to bat first, RR posted a massive 225/6 on board, but DC chased down the target without much fuss and five balls to spare.

After skittling for just 75 runs in their last match against RCB at home, DC were low in confidence with their batting not performing up to expectations, and under such pressure when they were put to chase a daunting 226-run target, nobody expected much from them, but DC batters gave a positive surprise to their fans.

KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka (62) got their team off to a blazing start, forging an 110-run partnership in just 9.3 overs for the first wicket. Both the batters smashed blistering half-centuries to provide a solid base for the chase with their fiery knock, and the remaining batters capitalised on the opening stand to carry out a comfortable chase at the end.

Nitish Rana played a quick-fire cameo of 33 off 17 balls and Ashutosh Sharma (25*) and Tristan Stubbs (18*) performed the finishing job well to get them over the line.

Riyan Parag Redeemed Himself Amid Smoking Row

Earlier, in the first, RR got off to a poor start as they lost their flamboyant openers - Yashasvi Jaiswal (6) and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (4) cheaply. However, amid testing circumstances, RR's skipper Riyan Parag broke the shackles of poor form amid vaping controversy in the background with a sensational 90-run knock off 50 deliveries.

The stylish batter smacked eight fours and five sixes during his innings and stitched a brilliant 102-run partnership with wicket-keeper batter Dhruv Jurel. Towards the end, Proteas hard-hitter, Donovan Ferreira, unleashed himself on the DC and took RR to a whopping 225 runs on the back of a fiery 47 not out off just 14 balls.

KL Rahul - Player Of The Match

DC's chic opening batter, KL Rahul, was announced the 'Player of the Match' for his mesmerising knock of 75 off 40 balls. The 34-year-old Indian batter hit six fours and five elegant sixes during his innings and played a vital role in getting DC their fourth win of the season.

Rahul and Pathum Nissanka got Delhi off to a much-needed opening stand of 110 runs, which proved to be the backbone of their highest-ever chase in IPL.

With this, the Delhi Capitals have now moved to the 6th spot in the standings with 8 points from 4 wins in nine matches.