DC vs RR Dream11: Lineups, pitch report and score predictions for IPL 2026 match
DC vs RR Dream11: Lineups, pitch report and score predictions for IPL 2026 match originally appeared on Cricket News.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Delhi Capitals need two wins and favourable results to keep playoff hopes alive.
- Rajasthan return after an eight-day break, sitting comfortably on 12 points.
- DC beat RR by seven wickets in their earlier meeting on May 1 in Jaipur.
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DC vs KKR IPL 2026 at Delhi: Match Preview
Delhi Capitals take the field at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday for the last time this season, and the stakes could not be higher.
Match 62 of IPL 2026 brings Rajasthan Royals to the capital as part of a double-header, and for Delhi, it represents one of only two remaining chances to salvage what has been a deeply frustrating home campaign.
They have managed just a single victory from six matches played in Delhi, a record that falls well short of what a playoff-chasing side needs from familiar conditions.
DC’s only path to the playoffs runs through winning both their remaining fixtures and hoping the results elsewhere align perfectly in their favour.
Meanwhile, RR have not played competitive cricket since May 9, when Gujarat Titans handed them a 77-run thrashing in Jaipur.
Twelve points from 11 games leaves them well within reach of a playoff spot, and three games remaining give them enough room to manoeuvre.
MORE: IPL 2026 points table: Latest standings
DC vs RR: Predicted playing XI and starting lineups
DC predicted playing XI: KL Rahul (wk), Prithvi Shaw, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Abhishek Porel, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan
Impact Player: Sameer Rizvi
RR predicted playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal (C), V Suryavanshi, DC Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, RA Jadeja, D Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, TU Deshpande, B Sharma, D Shanaka
Impact Player: Sandeep Sharma
MORE: KKR’s IPL 2026 playoff chances: Qualification scenarios, wins and points required
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi: Pitch Report
For most of the season, Arun Jaitley Stadium has been a belter and that has been a ground where batters have thrived and big scores have flowed freely. But the DC vs CSK game changed the narrative somewhat, with the surface playing uncharacteristically slow. Now, the pitch itself could be the defining factor on the night.
DC vs KKR: Dream 11 Fantasy XI
- Keepers – KL Rahul.
- Batsmen – Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashashvi Jaiswal.
- All-rounders – Axar Patel, Madhav Tiwari.
- Bowlers – Jofra Archer, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav.
DC vs RR: Score Prediction and Winner
If DC bats first: 215 – 225 runs
If RR bats first: 220 – 230 runs
Match winner prediction: RR to secure a victory.
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