Delhi Capitals kept their playoff hopes alive after beating Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the match 62 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on Sunday at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.Chasing 194, Ashutosh Sharma finished the match with a six as DC registered their sixth win of the season.DC now have 12 points in 13 games and they moved from eighth to seventh in the points table.Meanwhile Riyan Parag’s RR stay at fifth when they had a chance of entering the top four. RR now have 12 points in as many games with six wins and six defeats and an NRR of 0.027.Earlier in the day, RCB became the first team to qualify for the playoffs when they defeated Punjab Kings by 23 runs in Dharamshala. RCB occupy the top spot of the points table and have 18 points in 13 games with nine wins and just four losses. Punjab Kings, while still at number four, seriously damages their chances to qualify for playoff after facing sixth straight defeat. PBKS now have 13 points in as many games with six wins and six defeats and one no result. Gujarat Titans remain second with 16 points from 13 matches. GT’s five-match winning streak ended against KKR, but they are still well-placed with eight wins, five defeats and a net run rate of +0.400. Sunrisers Hyderabad occupy third place with 14 points from 12 matches, having won seven and lost five. Their NRR stands at +0.331. CSK, remain sixth in the points table with 12 points from 12 games after winning six and losing six. Their NRR is +0.027.KKR are at seventh place with 11 points from 12 matches. The former champions now have five wins, six defeats and one no-result, with a net run rate of -0.038.At the bottom, Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants have both been eliminated from the playoff race. MI are ninth with eight points and an NRR of -0.504, while LSG remain last with the same number of points but a poorer NRR of -0.701.
IPL points table after match 62:
| Position | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | NR | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Q) | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 18 | +1.065 |
| 2 | Gujarat Titans | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | +0.400 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | +0.331 |
| 4 | Punjab Kings | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | +0.227 |
| 5 | Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | +0.027 |
| 6 | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | +0.027 |
| 7 | Delhi Capitals | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -0.871 |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -0.038 |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians (E) | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | -0.504 |
| 10 | Lucknow Super Giants (E) | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | -0.701 |
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