DC Vs RR, IPL 2026 In Pics: Capitals Keep Playoff Pulse Beating With Gritty Five-Wicket Win

Delhi Capitals chased down 194 runs against Rajasthan Royals with five wickets to spare at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, May 17. KL Rahul (56) and Abishek Porel (51) slammed blistering half-centuries to give a blistering 105-run opening stand. At the end, Ashutosh Sharma blazed an unbeaten 5-ball 18 to take DC home with 4 balls to spare. In the first innings, RR also got off to a fiery start with swift knocks from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Riyan Parag till Mitchell Starc wreaked havoc in the middle-overs to take a four-wicket haul to restrict RR to 193 in 20 overs. With this win, DC keep themselves alive in the playoff race even if only marginally, while RR now can only go to a maximum of 16 points.

Delhi Capitals won by 5 wickets
Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel, right, and Ashutosh Sharma celebrates after winning the Indian Premier League cricket match against Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Himesh Reshammiya performs IPL 2026
Indian singer Himesh Reshammiya performs before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Rajasthan Royals Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, right, and captain Riyan Parag, centre, watch a performance of artist Himesh Reshammiya during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals, in New Delhi.
Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, right, and captain Riyan Parag, centre, watch a performance of artist Himesh Reshammiya during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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Rajasthan Royals Yashasvi Jaiswal IPL
Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Rajasthan Royals Vaibhav Sooryavanshi IPL
Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals Lungi Ngidi, second right, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals
Rajasthan Royals' Dhruv Jurel, left, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Rajasthan Royals Dhruv Jurel IPL
Rajasthan Royals' Dhruv Jurel plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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IPL Rajasthan Royals Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag celebrates his fifty runs
Rajasthan Royals' captain Riyan Parag celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals
Rajasthan Royals' captain Riyan Parag, left, and his batting partner Dhruv Jurel run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag IPL
Rajasthan Royals' captain Riyan Parag plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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Delhi Capitals Tripurana Vijay IPL
Delhi Capitals' Tripurana Vijay attempts to field the ball during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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Delhi Capitals Mitchel Starc IPL
Delhi Capitals' Mitchel Starc, right, appeals successfully for the wicket of Rajasthan Rajasthan Royals' Ravi Singh, center, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Rajasthan Royals Dasun Shanaka IPL
Rajasthan Royals' Dasun Shanaka plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Indian Premier League: DC vs RR Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, left, watches match sitting at the dugout during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Delhi Capitals Abhishek Porel IPL
Delhi Capitals' Abhishek Porel plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul, left and his batting partner Abhishek Porel run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Delhi Capitals KL Rahul  IPL
Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul dives to reach the crease during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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Delhi Capitals Abhishek Porel celebrates his fifty runs
Delhi Capitals' Abhishek Porel celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Delhi Capitals KL Rahul IPL
Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Delhi Capitals KL Rahul celebrates his fifty runs
Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Delhi Capitals Sahil Parakh IPL
Delhi Capitals' Sahil Parakh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel IPL
Delhi Capitals' captain Axar Patel plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Delhi Capitals Tristan Stubbs IPL
Delhi Capitals' Tristan Stubbs plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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IPL 2026: DC vs RR
Delhi Capitals' Tristan Stubbs, right, and his batting partner Axar Patel run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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IPL 2026: RR vs DC
Rajasthan Royals' Dasun Shanaka, left celebrates the wicket of Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul, right, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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Delhi Capitals David Miller IPL
Delhi Capitals' David Miller plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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IPL David Miller
Delhi Capitals' David Miller reacts after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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DC won by 5 wickets with 4 balls remaining
Delhi Capitals' Ashutosh Sharma celebrates after winning the Indian Premier League cricket match against Rajasthan Royals in New Delhi, India. | Photo: AP/Manish Swarup
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