Struggling Delhi Capitals (DC) are set to take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday, May 8. This will be the 51st match in the current Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.
Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals is at number 7 in the points table with four wins and six losses in 10 matches. Meanwhile, the Knights have three wins and five losses in nine matches. The three-time champions are currently placed at No. 8 in the standings, but can move up to No. 7 if they can extend their winning streak to four matches.
The Capitals have won only two of their last eight matches. In their most recent encounter, they were defeated by Chennai Super Kings at home. Meanwhile, the Knights are coming into this match with a seven-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
DC vs KKR Match Details
| match | Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Match 51, IPL 2026 |
| venue | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
| date time | Friday, May 8, 2026, 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Live broadcast and streaming details | JioStar Network Channels, JioHotstar (App and Website) |
DC vs KKR Head to Head Record
| matches played | 35 |
| DC won | 15 |
| KKR won | 19 |
| Tied up | – |
| no results | 1 |
| stability for the first time | 13 May 2008 (KKR win) |
| Latest fixtures | April 29, 2025 (KKR wins) |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Pitch Report
The Arun Jaitley Stadium is generally known for providing some excellent batting surfaces, especially in recent seasons. However, the bowlers, especially the fast bowlers, have been helped in the last few matches. Capitals were all out for 75 against Royal Challengers Bangalore on this ground when Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood wreaked havoc. Super Kings also bowled well in the last game, with Noor Ahmed and Akeal Hosein bowling brilliantly. Winning the toss and bowling first on this ground does not seem an easy task. Teams chasing the target have won four of the five matches played this season.
Probable playing eleven of DC vs KKR
Delhi Capitals (DC):
Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (captain), Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan.
impact player: Karun Nair
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR):
Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Karthik Tyagi, Varun Chakraborty.
impact player: Vaibhav Arora
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