DC vs RR Live Score, IPL 2026: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Surpasses Virat Kohli For Big Record, Riyan Parag Slams 23-Ball 50

With 44 maximums to his name, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become the Indian batter with the most sixes in an IPL season. He has surpassed the likes of Abhishek Sharma (42 in 2024), Shreyas Iyer (39 in 2025), Virat Kohli (38 in 2016 and 2024) and Suryakumar Yadav (38 in 2025).

RR are off to a superb start despite losing Yashasvi Jaiswal in the second over of the Powerplay.

RR 75-1 (6)

4, 0, 4, 0, 4, 6 - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is firing on all cylinders here! The southpaw smashed spinner Tripurana Vijay for three fours and one six. There was also a dropped catch that went for a four. Sameer Rizvi failed to take a tough catch at long-on, and the ball deflected off his hands to the boundary.

RR 58-1 (5)

0, 4, 4, 4, 0 - Yashasvi Jaiswal is off to a terrific start against the Delhi Capitals. The southpaw smashed DC's ace pacer Mitchell Starc for three fours in the very first over. It is worth noting that Starc had dismissed Jaiswal in the first over when the two teams faced each other in their previous game this season.

RR 12-0 (1)

"Happy to be back first. I was pretty unsure about the wicket as well. It looks like it's dry, but then we've seen the past scores and results here, chasing has been better, though it also tends to slow down a bit later on. So I was a little confused, but happy to bowl first because of that," said Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag.

"We've had some ups and downs in the last few games. I think we haven't defended totals very well. But today gives us another opportunity to do that and hopefully get it right. So we've gone with an extra seamer today and hopefully we can defend the total better. Jaddu is out because of workload management and all of that, and Ravi Singh comes in for us," he added.

"We would like to bowl. Obviously when you win, you feel good, and the atmosphere is positive too. There is only one change. Looking at the nature of the pitch, unfortunately Auqib Nabi misses out, and instead Vijay Tripurana is making his debut," said Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel.

"Earlier I used to think a lot after seeing the wicket, but now I'm not thinking too much because whenever I've tried to predict it, the opposite has happened," he added.

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