Twitter Explodes After DCs Crucial Win Over Rajasthan Royals
Delhi Capitals have kept themselves alive in the playoffs race with a win over Rajasthan Royals. This marks an end to the most intense week in this IPL, where the bottom teams dominated the ones at the top. With three spots left to grab, seven teams stand in contention.

An intense IPL week has come to an end with the clash between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. Delhi Capitals were able to stand tall in this game, as they turned the tables pretty well against Rajasthan Royals. With a win over them, the team has kept itself alive in the playoffs race.
And this is exactly where it gets interesting. With RCB already qualified for the playoffs, there are just three spots left to be grabbed by the other teams. However, at the same time, there are seven teams which will be competing for these spots as the league stages are about to end this week.
The week which just concluded saw some of the most intense games. MI, standing at number 9, defeated PBKS; LSG ended up defeating CSK; KKR ended up defeating GT; and now it was Delhi Capitals who defeated Rajasthan Royals.
Here's how Twitter has reacted to the intense week.
No Hiccups
The only team to not have Hiccups 🧿pic.twitter.com/6cofSaW0GB
— Zoro (@zorohellking82) May 17, 2026
The only top team which didn't struggle this week was Royal Challengers Bengaluru. This is why they are called the defending champions.
TRP Won
Can you just say TRP won instead. 😬
— Yash (@impatelyash) May 17, 2026
It is not just the teams standing at the bottom of the table who have won. It is also the TRP of the tournament, which has received a significant boost with these games.
Best Script Writer
This season is going absolute mad match by match, the script writers know what they doing😉
— Pallavi Tiwari🦋 (@dahi_kachorie) May 17, 2026
This week we have seen some of the peak IPL script-writing skills. It remains to be seen who has written these scripts to make the tournament more interesting.
