k league stage Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 It ended with Delhi Capitals scoring two meaningless runs in a dead rubber contest against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens in the 70th match of the tournament on Sunday, May 24. The tournament will have a rest day on Monday before the playoffs begin, with the top four already decided and loaded.
Tonight, the toss went in favor of Knight Riders, as their captain Ajinkya Rahane decided to field first. However, this decision turned out to be quite bad for them as DC posted a mammoth score of 203-5 on the board, which included a quickfire 60 from KL Rahul, a captain's knock from Axar Patel (39 off 25) and brilliant innings from David Miller and Ashutosh Sharma in the end. Saurabh Dubey (2-28) was the only bowler who impressed.
During the run chase, Rahane and Finn Allen went all out, but were later trapped by a brilliant ball by Lungi Ngidi. Later, Manish Pandey Once again tried to turn back the clock with the bat, but failed to convert his start into a big innings, falling for 25 off 16. After one, Cameron Green also failed, he gave his wicket to Kuldeep Yadav.
Kuldeep was the most impressive bowler of the night for DC, who apart from Green, also dismissed KKR captain and vice-captain Rinku Singh during the fourteenth over. He also created a chance for a hat-trick for himself, which went waste. In the end Mitchell Starc also showed his magic by taking two wickets. lungi ngidi Also took three, including the last shot off Varun Chakravarthy to end the proceedings at the Eden Gardens, resulting in a comprehensive 40-run win for the visitors.
Both teams were already out of the competition and as a result, the game became irrelevant within minutes of the start as Rajasthan Royals clinched the final spot for the top four of the playoffs. The tournament will conclude on May 26, with Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans playing Qualifier 1 at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala.
Below are the funniest memes from Match 70 of IPL 2026 between KKR and DC
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