India, May 18 -- Delhi Capitals are still clinging on for a place in the IPL 2026 playoffs as they beat the Rajasthan Royals by five wickets on May 17, Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The 100-run partnership between KL Rahul and Abhishek Porel set up the Capitals' run-chase of 194 as Ashutosh Sharma and Axar Patel stayed till the end to finish the job, thereby hurting the Royals' chances of comfortably progressing to the playoffs. It's certainly worth exploring how the Capitals and Royals can reach the playoffs.

How can the Delhi Capitals qualify for the playoffs after beating the Rajasthan Royals?

A loss on Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium would have knocked the Capitals out of the playoffs race but they must also win th...