The return of Mitchell Starc has brought a big relief to Delhi Capitals. The team is struggling with continuous defeats, while Rajasthan Royals is in great form. A close contest can be seen between the two teams in Jaipur today. In the points table, while RR is at fourth place with 12 points, DC is at seventh place with 6 points.
Who is the match today (1st May) IPL 2026: In the 43rd match of IPL 2026, today is the match of Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals on Friday 1st May. The biggest feature of this match to be held in Jaipur is that Delhi Capitals' ace bowler Mitchell Starc will be available to play. Overall, Stark's return is considered to be the biggest relief for DC.
Returning after injury, keeping an eye on match fitness
Mitchell Starc was recovering from a shoulder injury and recently joined the team. Although, he has not played any match for more than three months, but he has been bowling continuously in the DC nets and looks ready to play. With Starc's arrival, Kyle Jameson may have to sit out. Meanwhile, Lungi Ngidi has started training, but it is not decided yet whether he will play in this match.
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Bad form of Delhi Capitals
This match is very important for DC, because the team has lost three consecutive matches. In the last match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the team was all out for just 75 runs. The team has not got success this season even with the new ball. DC has taken only 7 wickets in the powerplay.
RR's strong start and aggressive opening
In contrast, Rajasthan Royals have been the strongest team in the powerplay. He has taken 21 wickets in this phase. Joffra Archer alone has taken 9 wickets. RR's opening pair Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi are quite aggressive. In such a situation, the match between Starc and these two batsmen will be worth watching.
RR's confidence increased after victory against Punjab
Rajasthan Royals recently achieved a big target of 223 runs against Punjab Kings. After this victory, the confidence of the team has increased a lot. RR is in a good position after winning two out of the last three matches. If they beat DC, they can also top the points table depending on the results of other matches.
Probable Playing XI: Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Dhruv Jurel (wk)
Riyan Parag (captain)
Donovan Ferreira
Shubham Dubey
Dasun Shanaka
Ravindra Jadeja
jofra archer
Nandre Burger
Brijesh Sharma
Yash Raj Punja
Probable Playing XI: Delhi Capitals
KL Rahul (wk)
Sahil Parakh
Nitish Rana
Sameer Rizvi
Tristan Stubbs
david miller
Vipraj Nigam
Akshar Patel (captain)
Mitchell Starc
Kuldeep Yadav
Dushmantha Chameera
T Natarajan
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