Delhi Capitals produce team-record chase to beat Rajasthan Royals and end slump

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/delhi-capitals/tv8Qjdkq/"]Delhi[/a] openers paved the way for a turnaround win after three consecutive losses, as they chased down [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rajasthan-royals/S2MQPiFG/"]Rajasthan[/a]'s imposing 225-6 which was buoyed by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parag-riyan/AaxieEbG/"]Riyan Parag[/a]'s 90 from 50 balls.[/p][p]Delhi's previous highest successful run-chase was 210 against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lucknow-super-giants/juEriKhI/"]Lucknow Super Giants[/a] in 2025.[/p][p][b]"It matters to get the win," [/b]said player of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/delhi-capitals-tv8Qjdkq/rajasthan-royals-S2MQPiFG/?mid=W2AdNaU1"]the match[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rahul-lokesh/lY19PeDI/"]Rahul[/a] who top-scored with 75 from 40 balls.[/p][p][b]"Results haven't gone our way but we had some honest conversations. We needed to get sharper in certain areas.[/b][/p][p][b]"We got this win and are hoping to string together some more."[/b][/p][embed guid="80193a9d-4917-4d11-be91-6415cf6af176" url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXzy5UZjRmC/?img_index=1" social-type="instagram" /][p]Sri Lankan [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nissanka-pathum/jHFbKAPP/"]Nissanka[/a] hit his maiden IPL half-century, scoring 62 off 33 balls. Rahul's 75 was his third half-century of the season, along with 152 not out against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/punjab-kings/juzL6jnm/"]Punjab Kings[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rana-nitish/ptXCQtA0/"]Nitish Rana[/a] chipped in with 33 but the hosts fumbled the finish, holding back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/archer-jofra/0xgJcAPF/"]Jofra Archer[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/burger-nandre/OjtCk75e/"]Nandre Burger[/a].[/p][p]Impact sub [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/deshpande-tushar/Krxy0jWp/"]Tushar Deshpande[/a] went for 16 runs in the penultimate over as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stubbs-tristan/OG4HXfC2/"]Tristan Stubbs[/a] (18 not out) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sharma-ashutosh/0ADXpdR1/"]Ashutosh Sharma[/a] (25 not out) steered Delhi over the line with five balls to spare.[/p][p]The Capitals moved to sixth in the table with four wins in nine games while Rajasthan missed out on a chance to go top.[/p][p]They remain fourth with 12 points from 10 games and trail Royal Challengers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/royal-challengers-bengaluru/ObLbexsS/"]Bengaluru[/a] and Sunrisers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunrisers-hyderabad/ltywUfPr/"]Hyderabad[/a] who are also on 10, on net run-rate.[/p][embed guid="3b1aa22a-be1c-4e06-9cc8-5146e89fea20" url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXzqmxvtFlw/" social-type="instagram" /][p][b]"My job is to get two points so my score and innings don't really matter if we lose the game," [/b]said Rajasthan captain Parag.[/p][p]Earlier, the experienced pair of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jamieson-kyle/jyYIDqGo/"]Kyle Jamieson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swepson-mitchell/fsX27j4c/"]Mitchell[/a] Starc hit Rajasthan hard as both openers fell cheaply.[/p][p]Wonderkid [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arora-vaibhav/QqLoPeFk/"]Vaibhav Sooryavanshi[/a] was bowled by Jamieson for four while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jaiswal-yashasvi/4WTrPc5D/"]Yashasvi Jaiswal[/a] was caught and bowled by Starc for six.[/p][p]Parag, with five sixes in his 90, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jurel-dhruv/WIPHAsve/"]Dhruv Jurel[/a] (42) turned the innings around before Starc struck twice more to reduce the hosts to 168-5.[/p][p]The Australian quick sent down 12 dot balls in his four overs and finished with 3-40.[/p][p]South African slugger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ferreira-donavon/jLbWQv8q/"]Donovan Ferreira[/a] then hit six sixes and scored 20 off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yadav-kuldeep/QuQQCaL1/"]Kuldeep Yadav[/a]'s 18th over, closing on 47 not out from just 14 balls.[/p]