DC vs RR IPL 2026: Preview, Head-to-Head Record As Both Teams Look For A Desperate Win

The Delhi Capitals (DC) face the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Match 62 of IPL 2026 on Sunday, May 17, as part of a double-header.

DC registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over RR in their earlier meeting this season at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. While Axar Patel's side still has a slim mathematical chance of reaching the playoffs, they will need several other results to fall in their favour.
Rajasthan Royals, meanwhile, have hit a rough patch with back-to-back defeats. They remain fifth on the table with 12 points from 11 matches and know that a win could push them back into the top four.

Both teams have used a batter as their Impact Substitute, though in contrasting roles. DC have deployed Ashutosh Sharma in the lower order to provide finishing firepower, while RR have consistently backed 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during run chases this season.

DC vs RR: Pitch Report Arun Jaitley Stadium

The Arun Jaitley Stadium has traditionally been a batting-friendly venue. In the past, teams preferred setting a target here, as the surface would slow down and offer grip later in the game due to minimal dew. However, that pattern has shifted in recent years with the pitch becoming noticeably flatter.

With short boundaries and a lightning-quick outfield, scoring boundaries has become significantly easier. That said, bowlers aren't entirely out of the contest, as the pitch can still provide some lateral movement for pacers, along with grip and turn for the spinners.

DC vs RR: Head-to-Head Record

• Total Matches Played: 31
• Delhi Capitals Won: 16
• Rajasthan Royals Won: 15
• No result: 0

DC vs RR: Squads

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

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