RR vs DC Match 43 Live Commentary - Jaipur (01 May 2026)

Wide! T Natarajan attempts the wide yorker but this goes beyond the tramline.

OUT! c Ashutosh Sharma b T Natarajan.

Full and on middle, Dubey flicks it to deep mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

Wide! Starc goes short, on middle, but this is too high. Donovan Ferreira lets it pass. Wide given for height.

Pushes it across the right-hander at 143.2 kph, on a length. Donovan Ferreira reaches out and throws his hands at the ball. It flirts with the tramline but the decision goes in favour of the bowler.

Nails the yorker, on off, Ferreira digs it out to extra cover and gets to the other end.

Leg bye! A bit of tail back in on the yorker from Starc. Shubham gets the front leg out of the way and has a swipe across the line. Gets beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the pads. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls in front of point.

FOUR! Just wide! From around the wicket, Starc nearly gets the yorker in, on off. Donovan Ferreira gets just enough leverage to get under the ball and opens the bat face to carve it behind point. Kuldeep Yadav sprints to his right and flings himself in that direction, but the ball evades him. It nearly went the distance as the ball bounced just in front of the boundary cushions. The 200 is up for RR.

SIX! Absolutely thumped! Starc misses his yorker by a small margin, on off.

Bowled with a flat trajectory, on a good length, on middle and leg. Donovan Ferreira rocks back and taps it to long on for a single.

Out comes the googly, spinning back in, on a nagging length, on middle. Shubham angles it wide of backward point and crosses over.

SIX! That has gone back a long way. Flighted delivery, googly attempted by Kuldeep. Full and wide on off, Donovan Ferreira extends his hands into the lofted hit and sends it way over cover for a biggie.

SIXI Straighter this time, but the result is the same. Kuldeep gives the ball a bit of air but ends up being a bit too full, on off. Ferreira clears the front leg and collapses his back knee to get under the ball. Pumps it over long off for half a dozen more.

Shorter and a bit of turn, on middle. Donovan rocks back and forces it down the strip. The ball was in the air for a brief moment but dropped short of Kuldeep, who did well to make the stop.

SIX! Third biggie of the over. Donovan Ferreira is turning it on for the Royals at the back end of the innings. Kuldeep offers flight, full and on middle. Donovan Ferreira gets down on a knee and nails the slog sweep towards cow corner for a 95-metre hit. 20 runs off Kuldeep's final over.

FOUR! Gets it through! Skidding through at 143.7 kph, on a good length, just outside the off stump. Jadeja plays it late as he glides it to short third. Kyle Jamieson is late to get down to his right there and concedes a boundary. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters.

Wide! Low full toss, drifting down leg, Jadeja lets it go past him.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mitchell Starc breaks through. Pace off and bowled into the surface by Starc, over off. Jadeja gets on his toes and gets his hands high. He tries to guide it over backward point but does not have any pace to work with. Spoons it to Ashutosh Sharma there on the edge of the ring, who moves to his right and takes the catch at head height.

Full and slanting in at the toes, Ferreira knocks it down to long on for a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Mitchell Starc strikes gold for DC. From around the wicket, hits the back of a length, on off and middle. Parag just swings through the line, aiming to back over the bowler's head. The ball holds up a bit in the surface and one hand comes off the bat handle. It is skied towards mid off, where Axar Patel takes a few steps forward and does the rest. End of a fine knock from the RR skipper. Two wickets in the over. RR are now 168/5.

Delivers it full, outside off, Dubey steers it to backward point with an open bat face.

Wide! Starc goes searching for the yorker but drifts down leg and it comes out as a low full toss. Dubey fails to help it away.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Starc errs in length as he serves a juicy half-volley, on off. Dubey presses onto the front foot and creams the drive all along the ground, wide of extra cover. He picks up a boundary to get going.

Good stop! Across off, on a good length. Jadeja cuts it late but can't get it through. Mitchell Starc moves to his left at backward point and gets down to make the stop. Just a single.

FOUR! Helped away! Jamieson dishes out the yorker but strays on the toes. Parag gets inside the line and glances it to the left of the man at short fine leg for a four.

FOUR! Smart batting! Pace off and dug in short, over middle. The off-cutter spins back towards the right-hander, but Parag gets his hands high to play the ramp over the keeper's head for four more.

FOUR! Make that a hat-trick of fours. A poor ball by Jamieson, a low full toss, sliding onto the pads. Parag helps it wide of short fine leg to his left and it races away.

A half-volley, on off. Parag cracks the drive to deep cover and crosses over.

Top work! Low full toss, angling away, Jadeja extends his hands and hits it wide of mid off, but Tristan Stubbs is quick across the turf and dives to his right to prevent the ball from going past him. Single taken. 15 runs off the over.

A low full toss, on off, Riyan Parag drills it with a straight bat wide of long off. Mitchell Starc runs to his right and slides to pull the ball back inside. He does well to get rid of the ball before his back foot touches the ropes. Two taken. Starc seems to be experiencing a bit of cramp, but he is staying on.

Fuller one and on middle, Riyan Parag clips it away wide of long on, where Tristan Stubbs works in tandem with the deep mid-wicket fielder to keep it down to two runs.

WIDE! Tries the bouncer, on middle, but this is too high for the batter, Riyan Parag leaves it alone. Wided.

Pitched up and on middle, Riyan Parag uses his wrists and clips it wide of long on for a run.

SIX! Straight as an arrow! T Natarajan sticks to the fuller length, on middle. Ravindra Jadeja is expecting that length, hits it through the line and with a high elbow, tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Short of a length and around off, Ravindra Jadeja pulls it away to deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Gets it away this time! T Natarajan misses the yorker again and bowls a full toss, on off. Riyan Parag shows the full face of the bat and smacks it to the long off fence for a boundary. No chance for Starc this time around.

Flatter, full and around leg, Riyan Parag swipes at it but he ball goes off his pads towards short fine for a leg bye.

Floated, short and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket and calls for two. He hustles back for the second, but a better throw would have made things interesting here.

Slows it up, full and on off, Ravindra Jadeja taps it to the off side.

Short and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja cuts it away wide of point, where Ashutosh Sharma dives to his left to make a fantastic stop. He grabs the ball and throws it at the batter's end, where KL Rahul takes the bails off, but Parag has made his ground.

FOUR! Powered away! Kuldeep Yadav drags his length back a bit, on middle. Riyan Parag backs away a bit and uses all his shoulder strength to blast it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Darts this one full and on middle and leg, Riyan Parag whips it away through mid-wicket for one more.

Fuller and on middle, Riyan Parag drills it to long on for a single.

Full again and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja drives it to long on for a run.

Much fuller and on middle and leg, shapes in a touch, Riyan Parag looks to flick it away, but misses and gets hit low on the back pad as the ball rolls to point. The batters cross. Axar Patel has a chat with his bowler and keeper but opts against the review. The umpire gives it as runs, so maybe an inside edge there as well.

On a back of a length, on off, that is punched off the back foot but straight to cover.

Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja uses his feet, reaches out and slaps it wide of sweeper cover for a brace.

Run out chance...missed! Good length and on off, Ravindra Jadeja opens the face of his bat and guides it straight to point, but sets off for the run. He is sent back but gets stranded midway on the pitch. Ashutosh Sharma has a lot of time to take aim, but misses his shy at the batter's end. Jadeja had already given up, but got a life here.

Full and on off, Jurel comes forward and plays it to long off for a run.

Short and around leg, Riyan Parag nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! Superb use of the feet! Tossed up, full and on off, Dhruv Jurel skips down the track to get to the pitch of it and pumps it flat and over the long off fence for a biggie. That also brings up the 100-RUN STAND between these two batters.

OUT! TAKEN! Axar Patel breaks the big partnership. He bowls this quicker and shorter, on middle, angling in. Dhruv Jurel backs away and looks to heave it over mid-wicket, but gets cramped up to free his arms completely. He ends up hitting it from the upper half of the bat much straighter towards long on, where Tristan Stubbs moves to his right, crouches on his knees and takes the catch with a reverse cup.

Dragged back, on leg, Ravindra Jadeja clips it through mid-wicket for one.

Uppish but safe! This is slowed down by Axar, on a length, on middle. Parag backs away to go inside out but skews it off the outer half over cover-point for a single.

Back of a length and around off, Riyan Parag stabs it hard on the ground but straight to extra cover.

WIDE! Goes fuller but way outside off, Riyan Parag leaves it alone. Called a wide.

Hits the length hard and around off, takes pace off, Riyan Parag swats it wide of long off for a couple of runs.

FIFTY FOR PARAG! His first of the season and this has been a captain's knock. This should give him and his team a lot of confidence going ahead in the season. Pitched up, on off, Riyan Parag drills it to long off for a run. Not much of a celebaration, just a little raise of the bat and a hug from his partner.

Short of a length and on middle, Dhruv Jurel rolls his wrists and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Put away! T Natarajan gets the slower one wrong and serves a juicy full toss, outside off. Riyan Parag makes the most of it and smashes it over extra cover for a boundary. 100 UP FOR RR.

SIX! How has he got that there? T Natarajan bangs this into the pitch, keeps the line outside off again. Riyan Parag opens up his stance, plays it like a tennis player's forehand smash, dismissing it over the wide long off fence for a biggie.

Full and on leg, Jurel clips it to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Dishes out the googly, slower and full, on middle. Riyan drops it beside the strip on the off side and hurries to the other end.

Shorter and on off, Jurel pats it back to Kuldeep.

Nearly sneaked through! This skids through, short and flat, on middle. Jurel rocks back for the pull but is rushed. Squeezes out an inside edge towards short fine leg. They cross.

Very full, on middle and leg. Parag can't get under it and hits it along the ground to long on. Just a single.

Loopy googly, full and on off. Dhruv gets his hands through the line of the ball and drills it to the right of long off. Kyle Jamieson gets around and tidies up. Two runs taken. A tidy over from Kuldeep.

SIX! Clean strike! Axar gives it a bit of air, full and outside off. Riyan Parag gets the width to free his arms and presses onto the front foot. He swings through the line and hammers it over long on for a six.

SIX! Back-to-back sixes! Parag is taking down his counterpart. Darted in, on a good length, on middle. This just sits up to be hit and Parag clobbers it way back over mid-wicket for a biggie.

At 97.7 kph, short and on middle, bowled a bit round arm. Riyan punches it to long off for one.

Just a single. Short and on leg, Dhruv nurdles it in front of deep mid-wicket and they take the first run hard. Jurel slips while turning around for the second and the batters eventually settle with one.

Slower and fuller, on off, a bit of grip in the surface. Parag checks his drive to cover.

Bowls it full and quick, on middle. Parag plays a punchy drive but can't get it past the diving Sameer Rizvi at cover.

Flighted delivery, full and on middle, driven to long on for one.

Stays full, on off, Dhruv pushes it down the strip. Kuldeep dives to his right but cannot make a clean stop. He parries it away, allowing a single.

Shorter and turning into the pads. Parag presses back and whips it towards deep mid-wicket. Sameer Rizvi sprints and dives to his left to cut it off. Two runs taken.

Drops it short again, on middle  Parag shovels it to deep mid-wicket and crosses over.

Quicker through the air, fractionally short, Dhruv comes down the track and punches it to long on for one more.

Tossed up, full and on off, Riyan dabs it beside the strip on the off side and takes a quick single.

Skidding through, on a nagging length, on middle. This is punched to long on for one.

Slows it down a bit, on a good length, on middle. Parag turns it through mid-wicket for another single.

FOUR! Nicely adjusted! This keeps coming with the arm at 91.5 kph, on a good length, in line with the off stump. Jurel shimmies down the pitch initially but then holds his charge and adjusts to the shortness of the length. Cuts it between backward point and short third and picks up a boundary. The 50-run stand comes up between this pair.

Sharp stop! Flat and short, on off, Dhruv cuts it hard but Nitish Rana dives to his right and cuts it off, saving at least a couple of runs.

Darted in, on the shorter side, on middle. Jurel goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid wicket for a single.

Attacking the front pad, a bit full. Parag wrists it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

SIX! Hit with real authority! Floated up there by Jamieson as he goes searching for the swing, on middle. Parag puts his head down and has a swing across the line. He holds his shape and with a still head, he clubs it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

FOUR! Off the edge! On a hard length, around the off stump. Parag is slightly tucked up for room but flashes hard at the ball. It flies off an outside edge between the keeper and short third for a four.

SIX! Nothing edgy about this one. Good proactive batting from the RR skipper. Seam-up ball, on a good length, angled in at the sticks. Parag moves towards the leg side to open up the off side. Presents a high elbow and goes inside out over cover for half a dozen. The 50 is up for RR.

Sliding onto the pads, pace taken off. Riyan dabs it beside the strip on the leg side and crosses over.

Good placement! Jamieson drags the length back and follows Jurel as he backs away. Dhruv watchfully nudges it with soft hands in front of deep square leg and picks up a brace.

Jamieson hurls it on a good length, on middle. Dhruv pats it in front of mid on and hurries to the other end. A good finish to the Powerplay for the home side. 20 runs off the over. After 6 overs, the Royals are 56/2.

Floated, full and on off, Riyan Parag drives it to long off for a single.

FOUR! Great shot! Shorter in length and outside off, Dhruv Jurel rocks back, gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a boundary.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Dhruv Jurel looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards mid on for a run.

Slight shout for LBW, but turned down! Flatter, full and on off, Riyan Parag changes his stance for the reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

A much louder appeal for LBW, still turned down! Axar Patel pushes this through quicker, full and on middle, angles it in. Riyan Parag once again switches hands for the switch hit but misses and gets hit on the pads. Axar Patel has a chat with his keeper and takes the review this time. UltraEdge confirms no bat is involved, and Ball Tracking shows that the ball is missing the leg stump. DC lose a review.

Full and speared in at the sticks, Parag taps it to long off for a single.

On a length and on middle, angling in, Dhruv Jurel clips it through square leg for a single.

Touch slower and fuller, outside off, Riyan Parag throws his bat at it. He slices it uppishly but through the vacant point region for a run.

FOUR! Excellent timing! Good-length delivery, on middle, drifts into the pads. Dhruv Jurel brings his wrists into play and flicks it with sublime timing through square leg for a boundary.

Pitched up and on off, Dhruv Jurel drills it wide of short cover. Pathum Nissanka dives to his left to make a half-stop and the batters get the run.

Beaten! Fuller in length and in the channel outside off, gets it to shape away, Riyan Parag goes for the big booming drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short of a length and on off, Riyan Parag dabs it down in front of point for a quick one.

FOUR! Fine shot! Mitchell Starc lands this on a good length and around off. Dhruv Jurel strides out a bit, uses the width and cracks the drive through covers for a boundary.

Pitched up and on off, Dhruv Jurel drills it through point for a single.

Short of a length and outside off, angling away with extra bounce, Riyan Parag slashes at it but misses.

Swing and a miss! Mitchell Starc bangs this into the pitch at 137.5 kph, on off, takes off again. Riyan Parag tries to pull it away but fails to connect.

Well bowled! The trademark in-swinging yorker from Mitchell Starc, on middle, Riyan Parag just about gets his bat down in time to dig it out.

FOUR! Connects this time! Just back of a length and around middle, it sits up nicely for the batter. Riyan Parag gets on top of the bounce and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Kyle Jamieson begins with a fuller delivery, on off, Dhruv Jurel drills it straight to short cover.

Play and a miss! Kyle Jamieson sees the batter advance and hits the length hard, on off, shaping it away. Dhruv Jurel gets a bit squared up trying to play at it as the ball zips past the outside edge.

On a length and on off, Dhruv Jurel opens the bat face and guides it towards point for a single.

FOUR! Take that, says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi! Kyle Jamieson searches for the yokrer, but ends up serving a half-volley, on off. Sooryavanshi stays deep inside his crease and thumps it down the ground to the long off fence for a boundary.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Kyle Jamieson with an instant response, and the crowd has gone absolutely silent here in Jaipur. The Kiwi this time gets the yorker right, on off, tailing in a bit as well. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stays back and tries to dig it out, but gets a bit late to get his bat down. The ball goes off the toe-end onto the back pad before kissing the stumps behind. Jamieson is pumped up here and gives a bit of a send-off to the youngster.

Back of a length and around off, Riyan Parag leaves it alone.

SIX! Now, that's some welcome for Mitchell Starc this season! He lands this back of a length and around middle, not short enough to trouble the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal picks up the length in a trice, swivels and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Hard length and outside off, shaping away a bit. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to cut it away but toe-ends it towards short third.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! There's the response from the Aussie. Not a wicket-taking delivery, but Mitchell Starc opens his account for the season. He bowls a high full toss at 143.3 kph, around the midriff of the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets surprised by it and just swings at it. It spoons up off the higher part of the bat, and Starc runs to his left to take a dolly. Jaiswal is not going anywhere as the third umpire is checking for a No Ball above waist height. However, the Ball Tracking shows that it is well below the waist of Yashasvi, and he will have to walk back to the hut.

Pitched up and on middle, shaping in, Dhruv Jurel knocks it to mid on.

BEAUTY! Good-length delivery, around off, angling away with extra bounce. Dhruv Jurel has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Fuller one and on off, Dhruv Jurel drives it to mid off for a single. End of an eventful first over, a wicket and 7 runs off it!