As match number 70 of ongoing indian premier league 2026 takes center stage at the historic site of Eden GardensKolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Will try to secure its place in the playoffs against Spirited Delhi Capitals (DC) But Sunday, May 24.
Kolkata Knight Riders' playoff hopes hinge on Rajasthan Royals' performance against Mumbai Indians in Match 69. If RR wins, KKR will be out of the competition. Even if RR lose, the only way to keep their hopes alive would be to defeat the Delhi-based franchise by an easy margin, taking their tally of points to 15.
Delhi Capitals also have an outside chance of a playoff spot. If they win against KKR, they will have 14 points and need other results to go in their favour.
kkr vs dc match details
| match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals, match 70ipl 2026 |
| venue | Eden Garden, Kolkata |
| date time | Sunday, May 24, 2026, 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Live broadcast and streaming | JioStar Network Channels, JioHotstar (App and Website) |
KKR vs DC Head to Head Record
| matches played | 36 |
| KKR won | 20 |
| DC won | 15 |
| tie/nr | 1 |
| stability for the first time | 22 May 2008 (no results) |
| Latest fixtures | May 08, 2026 (KKR won) |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata Pitch Report
Teams usually prefer to chase at Eden Gardens, the historic venue of Kolkata. The venue also offers lightning-fast outfields, which further proves why the wickets here are loved by batsmen. However, this season, the pitch has provided some help to the spinners. There is little grip on the ball and a good spinner can take advantage of the conditions well.
kkr vs dc predicted playing eleven
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Tejasvi Dahiya (Wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Karthik Tyagi, Varun Chakraborty, Saurabh Dubey.
Impact Player: finn allen
Delhi Capitals
KL Rahul (wk), Abhishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), Madhav Tiwary, Tripura Vijay, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Player: Ashutosh Sharma
Probable best performers of KKR vs DC match
Probable best batsman: Finn Allen
New Zealand's mysterious opening batsman, finn allen The batsman to keep an eye on in this fierce match to be held at Eden Gardens. Allen has been one of the main reasons for KKR's late resurgence in IPL 2026. If he plays beyond the powerplay overs, the right-handed batsman can wreak havoc with the bat.
Probable best bowler: Mitchell Starc
Australia's premium pacer Mitchell Starc has been DC's best bowler since his arrival in IPL 2026. The left-handed batsman has played for KKR before and knows the conditions at Eden Gardens very well. He has taken six wickets in the last two matches and would like to increase this figure.
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