IPL 2025, DC vs RR Highlights: Tristan Stubbs seals super over win with big six after Mitchell Starc heroics with ball

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: Ahead of the toss, it will be interesting to see if any personnel changes are made by these teams. RR will likely carry an extra spinner into the match in Kumar Kartikeya, but otherwise a pretty similar team to that they had against RCB. DC, meanwhile, will have a call to make if Faf du Plessis is fit. Does he come in straight for Fraser-McGurk? Does Porel therefore get moved back to opener? Will be interesting to see the calls that are made.

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: While The Delhi stadium felt like a heavy bat-first venue in 2024, there seems to be just enough for the bowlers this year around. While MI defended their total, for much of the chase it looked like Delhi were coasting, and their late implosion had very little to do with how the pitch played.

It's not an easy or straightforward call regarding what the right choice at the toss is though. Both captains will be hoping that an even balance like there was on Sunday will be on offer. If that's the case, should make for a cracker of a game.

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: Heading into the 2025 season, DC's one concern would have been bench depth, especially with Harry Brook pulling out. However, with Karun Nair stepping in the injury absence of Faf du Plessis, DC have turned back to a former player who is showing that he still means business.

After a few years in the wilderness, Karun Nair asked cricket for another chance in a famous tweet. He has looked like a different player domestically in this last year, and an 89(40) against MI that included a demolition of Jasprit Bumrah put the world on notice. Will this end in him helping Delhi to heights the franchise hasn't seen before?

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: While Kuldeep Yadav is setting himself up for an all-time season and Vipraj Nigam has been one of the finds of this year's IPL, DC captain Axar Patel himself has been very very quiet with ball in hand.

On one side, he hasn't had to be terrific with the two leggies doing the brunt of the heavy-lifting. But Axar is far too good a bowler to be wicketless five games into the season, including a brutal pair of showings where he finished 0-52 against RCB and 0-43 against SRH.

While an apparent finger discomfort can be jotted down as the reason for his quiet start with ball, he is a smart enough player to know that he needs to show up when it will matter most for his team. He will be hoping to find some sort of rhythm today.

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: In two IPL games, Yashasvi Jaiswal has managed to be dismissed by Mukesh Kumar on both occasions, scoring 7 runs. While Delhi have tinkered with their new ball partner for Mitchell Starc, this stat might urge them to use Mukesh once again.

Jaiswal had a strong performance against RCB in the previous match, and DC will be aware of how dangerous RR can be if they get partnerships going. An early wicket will quickly swing the match in their favour, especially with how out-of-sorts RR have looked through the middle overs.

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: While DC's batting unit fell apart in a slightly embarrassing fashion against MI in the last third of their innings, their threat has been established through the early part of this campaign. Experience and dynamism in equal amounts, with some devastating hitters at the very top and then lower down the order.

It's a difficult batting unit to keep tabs on, as their wins over LSG and RCB in particular have demonstrated, and nor is it one necessarily prone to collapses with KL Rahul, Axar Patel, and Tristan Stubbs through the middle order.

RR's bowling unit does look a touch shallow, but in Jofra Archer and Wanindu Hasaranga, they do have some game-changing calibre players. A lot on their shoulders in this game.

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: Kuldeep Yadav is simply bowling on a different planet right now. The numbers from the first five matches are incredible: 10 wickets, at an economy rate of 5.60, at an average of 11.20. Control, guile, threat, deception, game-changing performances — Yadav is doing it all at the minute.

While he has looked a class apart from all other bowlers this IPL, RR are a team packed with players proficient against spin on their day. Jaiswal, Samson, Parag, are all capable of clearing boundaries with ease against even top-quality spinners.

This battle through the middle overs will be key. Can Kuldeep keep his incredible run of form going, or will RR's domestic talent be able to jump him? Could decide the match.

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: JFM is not the only opener struggling in this matchup. Sanju Samson hasn't had a horrific season by any means —he is averaging 32 at a strike-rate of 140. But with a stepped-up responsibility in the absence of Jos Buttler, RR just need a little bit more from their opener and captain.

He looked out of sorts in his 15(19) against RCB, but Samson is due a big performance. He scored 86(46) at this venue the last time he played an IPL match here. Can Samson well and truly get his IPL campaign going with a statement performance here?

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: After a terrific rookie season in which he struck 330 runs in just 9 matches at a ridiculous strike-rate of 234, Jake Fraser-McGurk's dry run of form in the year since has carried over into IPL 2025.

A first-ball duck against MI means he has only scored 46 runs in as many deliveries. While his talent is such that DC have backed him, he is sliding into liability territory: can the team afford to regularly start an early wicket down given JFM's all-or-nothing tendencies?

Add to this Karun Nair looking like he is in the form of his life, a remarkable 89(40) in his first match of the season, and DC might want to give the young Australian some time on the bench to stay away from the spotlight and re-find his rhythm. At the very least, he might be due a move down the order…

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: One positive sign for DC is that historically, they have enjoyed more success at the Arun Jaitley Stadium over RR. In nine matches, Delhi have a comfortable head-to-head advantage of 6-3, including last year's win.

Can Delhi translate their home success to a victory after losing their first home game of the season in front of local fans? Having played here just three days ago, you might have to back their familiarity to produce a result tonight.

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: In one of the tightest long-term battles in the history of the IPL, RR hold the narrowest of advantages over Delhi, a record of 15-14 across 29 matches.

Delhi could pull level with a win today, but this stat provides an idea of how tightly locked these two teams are in games against one another.

In the last five matches, the record is also tight, 3-2 in favour of Rajasthan.

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: Having played twice in 2024, DC and RR split their two games, with Rajasthan winning in Jaipur and Delhi in Delhi.

At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi had a dynamite innings with bat, putting on 221/8 thanks to breezy innings by Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, and Tristan Stubbs. In response, Sanju Samson scored a fine 86(46), but the rest of the batting didn't show up as DC won by 20 runs, Kuldeep Yadav the player of the match.

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: RR's two losses have seen them slide down to join the teams that have been seen as the bottom-feeders of the IPL so far. They find themselves currently sitting in eighth place, with CSK and SRH's wins seeing those teams catch up.

A win for RR will likely only see them gain one position on the table — their NRR remains a concern. However, this is more a game about avoiding a loss than getting a big win. Two more points will keep them within touching distance to set up a charge for the playoffs, but you don't fancy their chances if they slide to a third consecutive loss.

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: Although they might think they should already be top, DC still have a chance to open up some daylight between themselves and the rest of the table if they win today. They remain the only team with just a single loss.

This is a match DC do start as favourites. Can they capitalise in home conditions and take top spot, clear of the pack of teams currently on eight points?

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: It's been a funny old season for Rajasthan so far, as two losses to start off were followed by two wins, which have now been followed with two losses once again.

RR's latest loss came in their first match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium this year, as RCB sauntered their way to a nine-wicket victory. It was a disappointingly quiet performance from RR, who looked like they were just going through the motions for much of the match.

They enter this game against the Capitals at 2-4, with four points.

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: From needing just 78 off 54 with nine wickets in hand to not being able to bat out 20 overs, Delhi's collapse against Mumbai was as shocking as it was incredible. This, especially given the quality DC possess in their middle order.

It was definitely panicked and deflating: three consecutive run-outs of three consecutive deliveries to end the game tell the story.

It was the kind of performance that can be something of a negative turning point for teams. Can DC avoid that and get back to winning ways?

DC vs RR IPL Live Score 2025, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals: It finally feels as if the IPL is back. It has been three classic games in a row — Mumbai's miracle against Delhi, an MS Dhoni throwback to get CSK back on track, and then Punjab defending the lowest ever total in the history of the IPL.

What does match 32 have in store as we return to Delhi, and the Arun Jaitley Stadium, where Delhi Capitals prepare to host Rajasthan Royals? Stay tuned to find out!