May, in IPL 2026 again features some of the best IPL games in the evening — the Rajasthan Royals vs the Delhi Capitals at the famous Sawai Mansingh Stadium in the capital city of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Match 43 of the Indian Premier League on May 1st at 7:30 PM IST promises to be a gripping T20 game between the hosts and the visitors with the former looking to continue their momentum while the latter want to break theirs with a win. This match is of particular significance to both the teams and makes for an exciting match view for millions of Reddy Anna viewers. 

Rajasthan Royals – High on Home Soil 

Riyan Parag’s Rajasthan Royals come into the clash with their confidence high, after they chased down a massive 223 run target to end the juggernaut of star studded army of Punjab kings, a chase which showed their batting ability and capacity to perform well. The Royals are fourth in the points table with 12 points from nine matches. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the league’s most exciting young batsman (400 runs, including a century here), Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja among others are here. There is also Jofra Archer who bowls well, and bowlers take wickets at every turn, and the Royals look threatening. 

Delhi Capitals – On Their Heels

Delhi Capitals are having a tough time. Already having won three of the eight matches played (so far) with a net run rate of -1.060 and crashing for 75 against RCB three days ago, Axar Patel’s men are under pressure to put up a result in this game. The only saving grace for the Capitals team is that Mitchell Starc has been cleared by Cricket Australia to play from May 1 and that can be a source of added pace. The backbone of the Delhi batting order is KL Rahul (358 runs at an average of 51.14) but the middle order needs to be in fine form.

Sawai Mansingh Stadium – Batters’ Dream

The pink-stone Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur is one of India’s favourite cricket grounds. The flat pitch and good outfield tends to play into the hands of the batsman in full flow – this season, the average first innings total is 180-190 runs. Seam bowlers are swinging in the early stages of the game and the spin bowlers are biting at the end. There is a dew factor that tends to favour the run chase and so there is some importance to staying right in the toss.

Conclusion: Rajasthan Royals will Win

Battling on home turf with good form and one of the best team batting orders, the Rajasthan Royals have 57% to win. Unless there is some magic in early action from Mitchell Starc and Kuldeep Yadav, Param Sooryavanshi and Venkatesh Iyer will put on a total that will be too much for a poor Delhi side to chase. The Royals win a close battle and you can see this on Reddyannaofficial platform.