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KL Rahul, Abhishek Porel power Delhi Capitals to five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals
PTI | May 18, 2026 6:38 AM CST

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Abhishek Porel and KL Rahul's fluent half-centuries powered Delhi Capitals to a five-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals. The opening pair's 105-run stand set the stage for the chase, with Axar Patel's unbeaten 34 sealing the win in 19.2 overs. Delhi successfully overhauled RR's competitive total of 193.

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New Delhi: Abhishek Porel and KL Rahul hit fluent half-centuries as Delhi Capitals overhauled a competitive Rajasthan Royals total to register a five-wicket victory on Sunday.

Porel, playing only his third IPL match of the season, looked in fine touch during his 31-ball 51, while KL Rahul bounced back from a couple of underwhelming outings with a composed 56 off 42 deliveries as Delhi Capitals completed the chase of 194 in 19.2 overs.

The opening pair stitched together a match-winning 105-run partnership that laid the foundation for DC's chase, before Axar Patel scored an unbeaten 34 off 18 deliveries to complete the chase.


BRIEF SCORES RR:

193 for 8 in 20 overs (Jurel 53, Parag 51; Ngidi 2 for 24, Starc 4 for 40) lost to DC: 197 for 5 in 19.2 overs (Porel 51, KL Rahul 56; Archer 2 for 35) b y five wickets


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