By Admin 
Today’s second match in IPL 2026 will be played between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. Both the teams will clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Both the teams are involved in the race for playoffs. In such a situation, both will give their all to win. If the Delhi team loses, it will be out of the race for the playoffs. If Rajasthan loses then the path ahead will become very difficult for it.
So far Delhi Capitals has played 12 matches in IPL 2026. During this period, they have won only five matches. However, even if Delhi wins the remaining two matches, its reaching the playoffs will still depend on the results of other teams. Talking about Rajasthan Royals, they have played only 11 matches so far. During this period Rajasthan has got 6 wins. Rajasthan will have to win two of its remaining three matches at any cost.
Who is ahead in head to head?
There is a tough competition in head to head between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. The match is 16-15, in which Delhi is ahead. While Delhi has defeated Rajasthan seven times at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Rajasthan has given only three defeats to Delhi on this ground.
Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch report
The pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is suitable for the batsmen. High scoring matches are seen here. The field is quite small. However, Delhi’s performance here has been unexpected. This is the same pitch where they almost achieved the target of 210 runs and were all out for 75 runs after one match.
match prediction
Our match prediction meter is saying that Rajasthan Royals have the upper hand in this match. However, the toss is going to be very important, because the team chasing the target has more chances of victory.
Probable playing eleven of Delhi Capitals- KL Rahul (wk), Abhishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Madhav Tiwari, Mukesh Kumar, Aaqib Nabi Dar, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi.
Probable playing eleven of Rajasthan Royals- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ryan Parag (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Joffra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Brijesh Sharma.