Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals - Players & Playing XI · IPL 2026
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From 27 H2H matches
Eden Gardens
Kolkata, India
Based on the last 30 T20 matches at this venue (since Apr 2023). 3 rain-affected matches excluded.
Recent Matches at This Venue
| Match | 1st Inn | 2nd Inn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| KKR vs LSG 09 Apr 2026 | 181/4 (20) | 182/7 (20) | 363 |
| KKR vs RR 19 Apr 2026 | 155/9 (20) | 161/6 (19.4) | 316 |
| KKR vs GT 16 May 2026 | 247/2 (20) | 218/4 (20) | 465 |
| KKR vs MI 20 May 2026 | 147/8 (20) | 148/6 (18.5) | 295 |
| KKR vs DC 24 May 2026 | 203/5 (20) | 163/10 (18.4) | 366 |
KKR at Eden Gardens
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Robin Uthappa
1085 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
Sunil Narine
69 wkts
DC at Eden Gardens
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Rishabh Pant
122 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
Chris Morris
4 wkts
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Projected Win Probability
Kolkata Knight Riders
| Player | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ovrs | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajinkya Rahane | 25.0 | 18 | 136.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 53.0 |
| Finn Allen | 37.4 | 18 | 205.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 83.9 |
| Manish Pandey | 24.2 | 20 | 123.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.0 | 48.2 |
| Cameron Green | 23.0 | 16 | 147.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 18 | 10.8 | 0.8 | - | 0.0 | 78.4 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 30.0 | 21 | 145.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 61.8 |
| Rovman Powell | 23.3 | 16 | 143.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 50.5 |
| Sunil Narine | 10.3 | 8 | 130.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 27 | 6.9 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 76.6 |
| Rinku Singh | 21.2 | 14 | 147.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | 0.1 | 51.2 |
| Tejasvi Dahiya | 9.6 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 19.2 |
| Anukul Roy | 6.3 | 5 | 129.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 19 | 11.0 | 0.7 | - | 0.1 | 41.0 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 0.4 | 1 | 28.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 35 | 9.5 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 65.0 |
| Kartik Tyagi | 3.0 | 3 | 98.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 42 | 11.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 62.8 |
| Saurabh Dubey | 4.8 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 31 | 9.8 | 0.0 | - | - | 53.7 |
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| Mustafizur Rahman | 2.7 | 4 | 75.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 31 | 7.9 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 87.6 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 2.0 | 3 | 69.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 34 | 9.2 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 81.4 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 19.0 | 14 | 140.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 10 | 9.5 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 63.8 |
| Tim Seifert | 26.9 | 17 | 155.3 | 2.8 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 60.8 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 1.4 | 2 | 58.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 32 | 10.3 | 0.2 | - | - | 59.1 |
| Vaibhav Arora | 0.8 | 2 | 35.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 39 | 11.3 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 57.8 |
| Umran Malik | 4.2 | 3 | 163.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 35 | 12.3 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 56.9 |
| Daksh Kamra | 9.6 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 29 | 8.2 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 55.7 |
| Navdeep Saini | 4.8 | 5 | 95.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 35 | 10.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 53.8 |
| Rahul Tripathi | 23.3 | 17 | 134.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 49.2 |
| Prashant Solanki | 4.8 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 28 | 8.6 | 0.0 | - | - | 47.9 |
| Sarthak Ranjan | 17.2 | 13 | 135.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 38.0 |
| Ramandeep Singh | 10.8 | 8 | 144.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | 0.0 | 27.3 |
Delhi Capitals
| Player | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ovrs | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokesh Rahul | 41.6 | 28 | 150.9 | 4.0 | 1.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 84.8 |
| Sahil Parakh | 16.1 | 12 | 130.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 32.6 |
| Abishek Porel | 25.9 | 18 | 145.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 53.9 |
| David Miller | 24.0 | 16 | 148.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 51.2 |
| Tristan Stubbs | 22.7 | 17 | 129.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | 44.3 |
| Axar Patel | 13.6 | 10 | 132.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 28 | 8.8 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 75.4 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | 21.2 | 12 | 170.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 50.1 |
| Tripurana Vijay | 10.2 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.7 | 1.0 | - | - | 61.2 |
| Madhav Tiwari | 7.5 | 6 | 134.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 22 | 8.9 | 1.0 | - | - | 60.6 |
| Mitchell Starc | 3.5 | 4 | 82.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 39 | 10.7 | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 80.8 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 2.8 | 3 | 86.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 32 | 9.0 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 61.7 |
| Mukesh Kumar | 2.3 | 4 | 64.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 41 | 12.7 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 50.6 |
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| Dushmantha Chameera | 2.9 | 5 | 56.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 35 | 9.9 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 76.1 |
| Pathum Nissanka | 32.4 | 21 | 155.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 67.8 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4.9 | 6 | 76.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 34 | 9.9 | 0.1 | - | 0.0 | 64.1 |
| Ben Duckett | 28.5 | 18 | 156.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.0 | 64.0 |
| Kyle Jamieson | 6.9 | 6 | 106.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 40 | 11.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 62.9 |
| Vipraj Nigam | 15.6 | 8 | 190.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 33 | 12.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 59.2 |
| Ajay Mandal | 10.2 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.7 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 57.0 |
| Nitish Rana | 26.6 | 18 | 147.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 56.6 |
| Sameer Rizvi | 24.7 | 17 | 145.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 52.4 |
| Prithvi Shaw | 22.9 | 15 | 151.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 51.3 |
| Thangarasu Natarajan | 5.1 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 43 | 12.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 51.1 |
| Karun Nair | 21.2 | 15 | 139.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 47.3 |
| Auqib Nabi | 6.0 | 4 | 153.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 37 | 12.5 | 0.3 | - | - | 25.6 |
Projected Player Points
| Player | Team | PP | D11 Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lokesh Rahul | Delhi Capitals | 45.5 | 84.8 |
| Cameron Green | Kolkata Knight Riders | 43.1 | 78.4 |
| Mitchell Starc | Delhi Capitals | 41.1 | 80.8 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Kolkata Knight Riders | 40.1 | 87.6 |
| Finn Allen | Kolkata Knight Riders | 40.1 | 83.9 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | Kolkata Knight Riders | 36.4 | 81.4 |
| Axar Patel | Delhi Capitals | 36.1 | 75.4 |
| Ben Duckett | Delhi Capitals | 36.0 | 64.0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Delhi Capitals | 35.8 | 76.1 |
| Pathum Nissanka | Delhi Capitals | 35.1 | 67.8 |
| Rachin Ravindra | Kolkata Knight Riders | 33.8 | 63.8 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 33.8 | 61.8 |
| Madhav Tiwari | Delhi Capitals | 33.0 | 60.6 |
| Rinku Singh | Kolkata Knight Riders | 31.7 | 51.2 |
| Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 31.6 | 76.6 |
| Tim Seifert | Kolkata Knight Riders | 31.5 | 60.8 |
| Kyle Jamieson | Delhi Capitals | 31.3 | 62.9 |
| Tripurana Vijay | Delhi Capitals | 30.2 | 61.2 |
| Manish Pandey | Kolkata Knight Riders | 30.1 | 48.2 |
| Kartik Tyagi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 29.9 | 62.8 |
| Tristan Stubbs | Delhi Capitals | 29.7 | 44.3 |
| Vipraj Nigam | Delhi Capitals | 29.7 | 59.2 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Kolkata Knight Riders | 29.5 | 53.0 |
| Umran Malik | Kolkata Knight Riders | 29.1 | 56.9 |
| Nitish Rana | Delhi Capitals | 29.0 | 56.6 |
| Sameer Rizvi | Delhi Capitals | 28.9 | 52.4 |
| David Miller | Delhi Capitals | 28.8 | 51.2 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Delhi Capitals | 28.5 | 64.1 |
| Abishek Porel | Delhi Capitals | 28.5 | 53.9 |
| Rovman Powell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 28.1 | 50.5 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Kolkata Knight Riders | 28.1 | 59.1 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | Kolkata Knight Riders | 28.0 | 65.0 |
| Vaibhav Arora | Kolkata Knight Riders | 27.3 | 57.8 |
| Rahul Tripathi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 26.4 | 49.2 |
| Lungi Ngidi | Delhi Capitals | 25.6 | 61.7 |
| Mukesh Kumar | Delhi Capitals | 25.6 | 50.6 |
| Thangarasu Natarajan | Delhi Capitals | 25.3 | 51.1 |
| Prithvi Shaw | Delhi Capitals | 25.1 | 51.3 |
| Navdeep Saini | Kolkata Knight Riders | 25.0 | 53.8 |
| Karun Nair | Delhi Capitals | 24.8 | 47.3 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | Delhi Capitals | 23.5 | 50.1 |
| Ajay Mandal | Delhi Capitals | 23.2 | 57.0 |
| Daksh Kamra | Kolkata Knight Riders | 22.6 | 55.7 |
| Saurabh Dubey | Kolkata Knight Riders | 22.4 | 53.7 |
| Anukul Roy | Kolkata Knight Riders | 22.0 | 41.0 |
| Sarthak Ranjan | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20.2 | 38.0 |
| Prashant Solanki | Kolkata Knight Riders | 18.0 | 47.9 |
| Ramandeep Singh | Kolkata Knight Riders | 17.4 | 27.3 |
| Sahil Parakh | Delhi Capitals | 16.1 | 32.6 |
| Auqib Nabi | Delhi Capitals | 10.8 | 25.6 |
| Tejasvi Dahiya | Kolkata Knight Riders | 9.6 | 19.2 |
Delhi Capitals · Innings 1
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abishek Porel | c Tejasvi Dahiya b Saurabh Dubey | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Lokesh Rahul (wk) | c Rovman Powell b Anukul Roy | 60 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 200 |
| Sahil Parakh | c Ajinkya Rahane b Sunil Narine | 24 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 141.18 |
| Axar Patel (c) | c Rinku Singh b Varun Chakaravarthy | 39 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 156 |
| David Miller | c Finn Allen b Saurabh Dubey | 28 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 147.37 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | not out | 18* | 11 | 2 | 1 | 163.64 |
| Tristan Stubbs | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kolkata Knight Riders · Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anukul Roy | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Saurabh Dubey | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kartik Tyagi | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 13.75 | 0 | 1 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 2 | 0 |
Kolkata Knight Riders · Innings 2
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | c David Miller b Kuldeep Yadav | 63 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 161.54 |
| Finn Allen | b Lungi Ngidi | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 153.85 |
| Manish Pandey | c Mitchell Starc b Lungi Ngidi | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 156.25 |
| Cameron Green | c David Miller b Kuldeep Yadav | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rovman Powell | run out (Sameer Rizvi) | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 138.1 |
| Rinku Singh | c Tristan Stubbs b Kuldeep Yadav | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tejasvi Dahiya (wk) | b Axar Patel | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Anukul Roy | c Mitchell Starc b Mitchell Starc | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | c Axar Patel b Lungi Ngidi | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Kartik Tyagi | c Axar Patel b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saurabh Dubey | not out | 4* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
Delhi Capitals · Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Auqib Nabi | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 3.4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 7.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Axar Patel (c) | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Madhav Tiwari | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 | 2 | 0 |
Statz Rating
A contextual performance score measuring each player's overall impact in the match. Scaled against the season so ratings are directly comparable across fixtures.
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lokesh Rahul
DC
|
90.0 |
| 2 |
Kuldeep Yadav
DC
|
87.5 |
| 3 |
Saurabh Dubey
KKR
|
82.2 |
| 4 |
Ajinkya Rahane
KKR
|
79.8 |
| 5 |
Axar Patel
DC
|
74.5 |
| 6 |
Lungi Ngidi
DC
|
61.0 |
| 7 |
Manish Pandey
KKR
|
41.7 |
| 8 |
Varun Chakaravarthy
KKR
|
39.3 |
| 9 |
Rovman Powell
KKR
|
39.0 |
| 10 |
David Miller
DC
|
37.0 |
| 11 |
Sunil Narine
KKR
|
35.6 |
| 12 |
Finn Allen
KKR
|
35.6 |
| 13 |
Anukul Roy
KKR
|
32.6 |
| 14 |
Ashutosh Sharma
DC
|
32.4 |
| 15 |
Sahil Parakh
DC
|
31.8 |
| 16 |
Mitchell Starc
DC
|
30.2 |
| 17 |
Abishek Porel
DC
|
25.0 |
| 18 |
Cameron Green
KKR
|
8.2 |
| 19 |
Kartik Tyagi
KKR
|
7.4 |
| 20 |
Madhav Tiwari
DC
|
6.4 |
| 21 |
Auqib Nabi
DC
|
5.6 |
| 22 |
Tejasvi Dahiya
KKR
|
0.7 |
| 23 |
Tristan Stubbs
DC
|
0.0 |
| 24 |
Rinku Singh
KKR
|
0.0 |
How Statz Rating works:
- Each player receives a contextual match impact score based on their all-round contribution — batting, bowling, and situational factors.
- Ratings are scaled against the season benchmark so they are directly comparable across fixtures and to the season leaderboard.
- A typical top performer scores around 100. Exceptional performances can exceed 100.
KKR vs DC – IPL 2026 Match Report | Statz
Kuldeep Yadav and Lokesh Rahul Crush KKR as Delhi Capitals Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
Delhi Capitals won by 40 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 70th match of 74 in the Indian Premier League 2026 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Lokesh Rahul set up the win with a blistering 60 off 30 at the top of the order, before Kuldeep Yadav (3/29) and Lungi Ngidi (3/27) dismantled KKR in the chase.
First Innings – Delhi Capitals 203/5 (20 overs)
Lokesh Rahul was devastating from ball one. He hit five fours and four sixes in a 30-ball 60 at a strike rate of 200, putting KKR’s bowling under immediate pressure. He shared an opening stand of 40 with Abishek Porel (22 off 18) before Porel fell at 40/1 in the 5th over.
Sahil Parakh contributed 24 off 17 in a second-wicket partnership of 47 before being caught at 87/2 in the 10th over. Rahul continued his assault before eventually falling at 125/3 in the 13th over, caught off Varun Chakaravarthy.
Axar Patel kept the momentum going with a composed 39 off 25 (three fours, two sixes, SR 156), adding 41 with David Miller (28 off 19, three sixes). Ashutosh Sharma finished unbeaten on 18 off 11 to push DC to a commanding 203/5.
Saurabh Dubey was KKR’s best with the ball – 2/28 from 4 overs at an economy of 7.00. But Kartik Tyagi went for 55 off his 4 overs at 13.75, costing KKR dear in the middle overs.
Second Innings – Kolkata Knight Riders 163/10 (18.4 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane was the only KKR batter to truly threaten. He struck 63 off 39 (four fours, four sixes, SR 162), initially building a promising stand with Finn Allen (20 off 13). But Allen was bowled by Mitchell Starc at 43/1 in the 5th over, and once Manish Pandey (25 off 16) fell at 87/2 in the 9th over, wickets tumbled.
Cameron Green made just 2 off 3 at 96/3, and when Rahane was finally caught at 128/5 in the 14th over off Kuldeep Yadav, KKR collapsed from 128/5 to 155/9. Rinku Singh went for a duck (128/6, over 13.3), Tejasvi Dahiya was bowled for 1 (129/7, over 14.1), and Rovman Powell battled to 29 off 21 before being run out at 154/8.
Kuldeep Yadav was brilliant – 3/29 from 4 overs at 7.25, including the crucial Rahane and Rinku wickets. Ngidi matched him with 3/27 from 3.4 overs (economy 7.36), cleaning up the tail. Starc (2/26) and Axar Patel (1/38) completed the destruction.
Statz MVP – Lokesh Rahul (90)
Lokesh Rahul earned a Statz rating of 90 for his match-defining 60 off 30. His impact, which calculates impact based on match context, reflected how his innings set up a total that was always going to be too much for KKR. The official Player of the Match went to Kuldeep Yadav – a case where the bowler’s three wickets got the nod over the batter’s explosive platform. Statz saw Rahul’s batting contribution as the foundation of the entire result.
Top 5 Statz Ratings
- Lokesh Rahul (DC) – 89.95 – 60 off 30 balls (SR 200, 5 fours, 4 sixes). Set the tone for DC’s commanding total.
- Kuldeep Yadav (DC) – 87.48 – 3/29 from 4 overs (economy 7.25). Broke the back of the chase with key wickets.
- Saurabh Dubey (KKR) – 82.16 – 2/28 from 4 overs bowling plus 4 not out. KKR’s most economical seamer.
- Ajinkya Rahane (KKR) – 79.75 – 63 off 39 (SR 162). Fought hard but ran out of partners.
- Axar Patel (DC) – 74.52 – 39 off 25 with the bat and 1/38 with the ball. Strong all-round contribution.
Turning Point
The match shifted when Rinku Singh was caught for 0 off Kuldeep Yadav at 128/6 in over 13.3, immediately after Rahane had fallen at 128/5 in the previous ball. Two wickets in two deliveries broke KKR completely – they went from 128/4 with Rahane in full flow to 128/6, and never recovered. Needing 76 from 40 balls with Rinku was still possible. Without him, it was done.
Match Context
This was the 70th match of 74 in the IPL 2026 regular season. Delhi Capitals rise to 6th (W7 L7, 14 pts, NRR -0.651) and keep their slim playoff hopes alive heading into the final round of fixtures. Kolkata Knight Riders drop to 7th (W6 L7, 13 pts, NRR -0.147) and are now all but eliminated. KKR have lost their H2H advantage over DC this season, with DC winning the return leg after KKR took the first meeting by 8 wickets.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals: who played
Delhi Capitals won by 40 runs in IPL 2026 at Eden Gardens on 24 May 2026. Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 63 off 39 balls and Lungi Ngidi took 3/27.
Frequently asked questions
Who played in Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals?
Kolkata Knight Riders XI: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Delhi Capitals XI: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.
Who won Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals?
Delhi Capitals won by 40 runs.
When and where was Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals played?
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals was played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday 24 May 2026, in IPL 2026.
What were the final scores in Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals?
Kolkata Knight Riders scored 163/10 in 18.4 overs. Delhi Capitals scored 203/5 in 20 overs.
Who was the Statz MVP in Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals?
Lokesh Rahul was named Statz MVP, earning a Statz Rating of 90/100. The Statz Rating combines batting impact, bowling impact and match context.
Who was the top run-scorer in Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals?
Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with 63 off 39 balls.
Who took the most wickets in Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals?
Lungi Ngidi took 3/27 in 3.4 overs.