Finn Allen celebrates his maiden IPL century in match vs Delhi Capitals. (Express Photo | Praveen Khanna)Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 2026: Finn Allen slammed his maiden IPL century as he guided Kolkata Knight Riders to their 4th straight win of the season, handing a 8-wicket thrashing to the Delhi Capitals. Allen took 47 balls to reach his 100 as he got to his milestone with a big six in an innings studded with 5 fours and 10 maximums. Pathum Nissanka started well for Delhi with 50 but the hosts lost wickets in a bunch before Ashutosh Sharma played a 39-run cameo in the end to save their blushes.
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Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl first vs the Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Friday. Kolkata will play with the same team while Delhi made two changes with Vipraj Nigam and Mukesh Kumar coming in for Natarajan and most likely Kuldeep Yadav. Axar Patel’s DC have imploded by inexplicable means, losing four games on the bounce at home in less than a month. Having shot themselves in the foot, Delhi can only hope to get up to 14 points with wins in all the remaining matches.
With tactical blips and the captain’s poor batting form hampering the team, even a well-rounded bowling attack have not helped Delhi’s cause this season. Not far from that are KKR who have struggled for rhythm but have attained some balance on the back of their quality spin attack, finding feet again. In Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Anukul Roy, Delhi have to confront a stern test on weary pitches at home.
On to the 14th and Mukesh Kumar to bowl. Green on strike and KKR need just 2 and Allen needs a 6 for his 100. AAAND HE SLAMS A SIX TO GET TO HIS CENTURY AND KOLKATA GOES TO THEIR 4TH STRAIGHT WIN!!! An 8-wicket victory.
18 from 42 needed now. Cakewalk for these two. Kuldeep returns and the strike is given to Allen by Green. And right on cue, he hits another six!! Who is going to stop him? 2 more runs now, followed by SIX MORE!!! Allen on 94. Needs 6 more to get his century.
KKR 140/2 after 14 overs
Vipraj Nigam on the attack now and Green with a single to start. AAND ALLEN WITH ANOTHER SIX!! He is in a hurry to finish things off here. Follows that up with 6 more!! That's sailed over deep midwicket!! What power!!! Would you know it!! He goes after him again and that's over long on for 6 more!! Hattrick of sixes.
KKR 125/2 after 13 overs
Spin is in again for Allen. And it just doesn't matter as Allen smashes it over the ropes for SIX!!! Follows that up with a single as Green gets back on strike. He gets in on the party as the big Australian smashes it over deep midwicket for SIX MORE!!! 100 up.
KKR 104/2 after 12 overs
Starc in the attack and he just ramps it over the ropes for a SIX!! First IPL half century for the Kiwi opener!! A single next and Green is on strike. Sneaks through the next ball with 2 more runs. 13 from this one.
KKR 88/2 after 11 overs
Axar will bowl out with this over and starts with back to back dots. Green finally gets a gap and mines in 2 runs. The boundaries have been kept at bay by DC but KKR won't mind. They can waltz to the target with singles and braces.
KKR 75/2 after 10 overs
Ngidi back in the attack now and Green with a single to start this one off. Allen with a single of his own now. The batters are now dealing in singles as the scoreboard is kept moving. Just 5 from this one.
KKR 71/2 after 9 overs
Kuldeep in the attack now and Allen tries to go after him but finds the fielder. Just a dot. Off the backfoot next and Allen cuts it for four!! Gets an edge though so not totally in control. No slip present goes in the batter's favour. AAAND DOWN THE GROUND AGAIN FOR A SIX!!! HUGE!! Almost a catch but it was dying on Stubbs. Couldn't keep hold of it. 10 from the over.
KKR 66/2 after 8 overs
Vipraj in the attack now and Allen and Green with singles to start this one off. Allen with a cut shot next and that has just evaded the fielder in the deep to get four!! Follows that up with a shot down the ground for SIX MORE!! Monster!!
KKR 56/2 after 7 overs
Last over inside the powerplay and Allen with a single to start. And Green slams the third delivery over the ropes for a SIX!!! Ultimately 9 runs from this one.
KKR 43/2 after 6 overs
Ngidi in the attack now. Green on strike and he takes a single to start. After a couple of dots, Allen with a single as well. just 2 from this one.
KKR 34/2 after 5 overs
Axar Patel will continue and after a couple off runs, strikes!!! Very, very unfortunate once again. Freak dismissal. Raghuvanshi couldn't keep thre ball from hitting the stumps. Went for a sweep, ball hit his gloves and went up and then he couldn't locate it as the ball rolls into the stumps.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi b Axar Patel 1(3)
Starc continues and Allen off the backfoot, punches him through the covers for a four!!! Takes a single next. Great stop from Axar to keep it at just a single. Rahane flicks the next ball over the ropes for SIX!! Beautiful shot. AAND GONE!!! Unfortunate for Rahane. Allen slams omne straight down the ground and Strac gets a hand to it and that has hit the non-striker's end's stumps. Rahane was out of his crease.
Ajinkya Rahane run out (Mitchell Starc) 13(9)
Axar brings himself on the attack and Allen with a four to start this one off!! A single next and Rahane is on strike. He gets in on the act with a smash through extra cover for four more!! 11 from this one.
KKR 17/0 after 2 overs
We are ready for the run chase. Rahane and Allen open. Starc has the new ball in hand. Starts with back to back dots before Rahane cuts to get off the mark with a single. Allen throws his bat at the next one but misses. Goes again and that's past the bowler for four!!
KKR 6/0 after 1 over
Last over. Ashutosh had clobbered Vaibhav for a six and a 4 in the last over. But he is off strike at the moment. Tyagi will bowl this one and Vipraj with a single to start. 5 balls for Ashutosh to play with now. AAAND HE'S GONE!!! Slaps it straight at Rahane!!! A dot next and Starc is run out now. DC collapsing again. Ngidi is the new man in and Vipraj with a single. Ngidi will play the last ball. Just a single as DC end at 142/8.
Arora to bowl the penultimate over of the innings. KKR have subbed out Varun and Allen is on. Axar to face the first ball and he takes a single. Ashutosh with a single as well. KKR won't mind this at all. AAAND A WICKET TO BOOT. Axar tries a pull and Anukul with an excellent catch in the deep!!!
Axar Patel c Anukul Roy b Vaibhav Arora 11(22)
Tyagi to bowl the 18th over. Ashutosh on strike. Varun is off the field for a bit. Starts with a dot as Ashutosh tries to come down the ground and misses a wild swing. Ramps the next one over the third man boundary for a SIX!! A single next. Axar will face the next ball. What can he do? He takes a single as well. Over ends with 2 singles.
DC 126/5 after 18 overs
Varun will bowl out with this over. He's injured though. Limping back to his mark. After a single, Ashutosh finally gives the crowd to cheer about with a SIX!! 38 balls after the last boundary. Follows that up with a four!! They are finally getting a move on. Bad fielding near the ropes. The next one is also slapped for four more as the floodgates have opened. 16 from this one.
DC 116/5 after 17 overs
Last 5 overs and Delhi still haven't crossed 100. Narine in the attack again and starts with back to back dots. The next two are also dots. Finally Ashutosh is off the mark with a single. DC need big hits instead of these singles. Just 2 from this over.
DC 100/5 after 16 overs
Pace is back in Tyagi will bowl this over. Ashutosh with a single to start. Axar tries to cut the next ball and gets beaten. Takes a single next. Ashutosh now faces Tyagi and swings and misses again. DC have lost all their momentum. It's been 29 deliveries without a boundary.
DC 98/5 after 15 overs
Varun in the attack now and he yields just a single off the first two deliveries. It's been 20 balls since the last boundary. Make it 21 as Axar looks very uncomfortable in the middle. They can't get any momentum in their innings here. Just 2 from this one.
DC 96/5 after 14 overs
Anukul to bowl the next one and Axar with a single. Ashutosh on strike and there's a huge shout for caught behind. the umpire gives it as a wide. KKR send it upstairs. Looked close. No spike on UltraEdge. Review lost but it has hit the pad so not a wide either. A single next and Axar back on strike. Just 2 from the last 2 balls.
DC 94/5 after 13 overs
Narine will continue as the choke by spin is well and truly on. It's been KKR's specialty and DC are finding out why. 4 dots as Axar can't find a way to go off strike. He finally gets a single to send Ashutosh on strike. Nothing off the last ball as well. Just 1 from this over.
DC 90/5 after 12 overs
Uffff!!! BEAUTY!!! Stubbs completely misreads the delivery and Anukul has taken the bails off with a corker of a delivery. DC really struggling now.
Tristan Stubbs b Anukul Roy 2(4)
Anukul Roy in the attack now and Nissanka starts this one with a four to bring up his half century. AAAND GONE!!! He came out hunting for the ball and it deceives him. Raghuvanshi with the easiest of stumpings. The umpires will have a look to but it looks as clear as day. GONE.
Pathum Nissanka st Angkrish Raghuvanshi b Anukul Roy 50(29)
Narine back in the attack and Nissanka and Rizvi are currently dealing in singles and braces with the boundarioes drying up. With the pressure building, Rizvi tries a big hit and Powell near the ropes gobbles it up.
Sameer Rizvi c Rovman Powell b Sunil Narine 3(7)
Varun continues and Nissanka starts with a single. Rizvi on strike and but he struggles to get off the mark. Gets hit on the pad and bat next and goes off strike finally. Off the mark goes Rizvi. Just 3 from this one.
DC 77/2 after 9 overs
Cam Green into the attack now and Rana with a single to start. Into the slot next and Nissanka just flicks for a SIX!! Takes a single to put Rana on strike now. He comes down the ground, slashes and that ball has gone to deep backward point for a 4. Not what he wanted but the outcome is desirable. Tries a pull and he's gone!!! Straight into the hands of Narine.
Nitish Rana c Sunil Narine b Cameron Green 8(10)
Varun brought into the attack now and Nitish takes a single to start. Nissanka with a single as well with Varun keeping things tight. Nissanka finally finds a gap as the over finishes with a boundary.
DC 62/1 after 7 overs
Arora to bowl the last over of the powerplay and Nissanka flicks his wrists and that's just over Varun to race to the ropes. Pulls the next one but a fielder is there so just a single. Former KKR captain Nitish Rana is on the strike now. He can't get away as the next couple of balls yield back to back dots.
DC 55/1 after 6 overs
Tyagi to bowl the penultimate over of the powerplay and Rahul cuts the first ball for a four!! Anukul tries to save but can't keep it in. It has been that sort of night for the Knights. Close but no dice. Nissanka cuts another one but this time, the KKR fielder stops the ball in its tracks. Still a single though. Rahul on strike and he blasts the next ball, past the bowler for a four!! Tries to go hammer and tongs and he has hit it high into the night sky!!! Cam Green under it and his big mitts completes the catch!!
Rahul c Cameron Green b Kartik Tyagi 23(14)
Rahane forced to bring in Narine early now. Rahul on strike and he starts off with a single before Nissanka droves through the covers for a boundary!! Should have done better on the field though. Rahul with a 4 now as Cam green can't even keep the ball in with a dive.
DC 39/0 after 4 overs
Anukul continues and Rahul tries to go after him but finds the fielder. Dot to begin. Goes again and gets it over the in-field for 4 this time. A single to put Nissanka on strike. Back to back dots next as Nissanka struggles to find a gap. He latches on to the last ball of the over and smashes it over the deep midwicket ropes for SIX!!
DC 28/0 after 3 overs
Vaibhav steams in to bowl the second over and Nissanka almost plays in onto the stumps. Survives and takes a single. Rahul with a single of his own as the scoreboard is kept busy. Nissanka on strike and he launches the next delivery over the ropes for a SIX!! 10 from this one.
DC 17/0 after 2 overs
Rahul and Nissanka are ready to open. Anukul Roy with the new ball in hand. Starts with a dot, before the dragged down second delivery is swatted to the boundary!! Takes a single and Rahul is on strike. He returns the favour with a single of his own and Nissanka ends the over with 1 more to retain strike the next over.
DC 7/0 after 1 over
DC: Karun Nair, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Abishek Porel, David Miller
KKR: Ramandeep Singh, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert
Kolkata will play with the same team while Delhi made two changes with Vipraj Nigam and Mukesh Kumar coming in for Natarajan and most likely Kuldeep Yadav.
Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar
Axar: It doesn't matter we bowl or bat first. It always better to put runs on the board. Two changes for us for today. In the Delhi wicket, the spinners get very little help and pacers will get a bit if they bowl slower deliveries. That is the reason we are going with 3 spinners and pacers.
Rahane: We will bowl first. In the last three games, It's important to see the wicket and play accordingly. It's difficult to read the wicket, we have to play good cricket. When we had a break, the mood was great and the players are doing well.
We are finally here for toss time. The two captains, Axar Patel (DC) and Ajinkya Rahane (KKR) ae in the middle. The coin goes up and KKR win the toss and opted to bowl first
The last time these two sides met was in IPL 2025 with Kolkata coming out on top. Batting first, KKR posted 204/9 with Angkrish Raghuvanshi top scoring with 44 runs. Former KKR player Mitchell Starc starred with 3 wickets. Chasing, DC were skittled out for 190 with Sunil Narine taking 3 wickets with Faf du Plessis' 62 going in vain.
Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Donovan Ferreira (Trade), Sediqullah Atal, Manvanth Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande.
Luvnith Sisodia, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Spencer Johnson, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya & Mayank Markande (Traded out).
Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana (trade), Abhishek Porel, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, T Natarajan
Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik
David Miller (Rs 2 crore), Ben Duckett (Rs 2 crore), Auqib Dar (Rs 8.40 crore), Pathum Nissanka (Rs 4 crore), Lungi Ngidi (Rs 2 crore), Sahil Parakh (Rs 30 lakhs), Prithvi Shaw (Rs 75 lakh), Kyle Jamieson (Rs 2 crore)
Cameron Green (Rs 25.20 crore), Finn Allen (Rs 2 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 18 crore), Tejasvi Singh (Rs 3 crore), Kartik Tyagi (Rs 30 lakhs), Prashant Solanki (Rs 30 lakh), Rahul Tripathi (Rs 75 lakhs), Tim Seifert (Rs1.50 crore), Mustafizur Rahman (Rs 9.20 crore), Sarthak Ranjan (Rs 30 lakhs), Daksh Kamra (Rs 30 lakhs), Rachin Ravindra (Rs 2 crore), Akash Deep (Rs 1 crore)
Rahul said that the DC team management told him clearly that they want to maximise the runs they can get in the powerplay, for which he will be given the freedom to go on the attack all the way through. “For me, personally, it’s something I’ve had to adapt to for the team. This season, the messaging from the team management was very clear. They spoke to me before the IPL and wanted me to bat at the top of the order and play with freedom. Teams are aiming for upwards of 60 in that phase. Having that clarity gave me time to think about how to achieve it within my skill set. I’ve tried to go out each game with that intent. You won’t always succeed, but the idea is right. My focus is on maximising the Powerplay, because that’s the demand of the team and of T20 cricket right now,” he said.
May 11: Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals (Dharamshala): 7:30 PM
May17: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals (Delhi): 7.30 PM
May 24: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals (Kolkata): 7.30 PM
Eden Gardens, Kolkata to host games on
Kolkata Knight Riders’ away games
Qualifier 1 – May 26 – HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
Eliminator – May 27 – New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
Qualifier 2 – May 29 – New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
Final – May 31 – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Whenever Kuldeep has faced a problem or crisis in his career, he has turned to his longtime coach Kapil Pandey for guidance. The coach from Kanpur had orchestrated his comeback after injuries and surgeries and helped him bounce back when his effectiveness was questioned due to his slow pace, which often allowed batters time to adjust even after being beaten in the air.
Pandey, who was watching Tuesday’s game, took it upon himself to call his protégé and offer words of advice and encouragement.
“I saw that he was a bit disturbed and called him after the game to tell him not to worry too much,” Pandey told The Indian Express. “He bowled well in his first two overs in which he conceded just 16 runs. It was only in the third that he lost the plot a bit and gave away 18 runs.” (READ MORE)
Kolkata Knight Riders
March 29: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: MI won by 6 wickets
April 2: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH won by 65 runs
April 6: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings: No result
April 9: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: LSG won by 3 wickets
April 14: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders: CSK won by 32 runs
April 17: Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders: GT won by 5 wickets
April 19: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: KKR won by 4 wickets
April 26: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR won via Super Over
May 3: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR won by 7 wickets
Delhi Capitals
April 1: Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 6 wickets
April 4: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians: DC won by 6 wickets
April 8: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 1 run
April 11: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals: CSK won by 23 runs
April 18: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 6 wickets
April 21: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals: SRH won by 47 runs
April 25: Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 6 wickets
April 27: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB won by 9 wickets
May 1: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 7 wickets
May 5: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings: CSK won by 8 wickets
“It’s almost like odd and even games, where sometimes he goes after the bowling straightaway, which is the KL Rahul you want. But then he feels like he has earned the right, and he feels responsible for the rest of the batters to come, and then plays an innings like that. Once you get out after getting to 12 off 12, you’ve signed the death warrant for your team. Once they had those insipid first six overs, DC were done for the game.”
“KL Rahul, after playing a brilliant innings the match prior, got 12 off 12 balls in the first six overs. That’s two overs going at a strike rate of 100. When you have openers going at 200, you can’t be having an opener getting 12 off 12 in the hope that he’ll explode later,” Manjrekar elaborated.
March 28: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: RCB won by 6 wickets
March 29: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders: MI won by 6 wickets
March 30: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings: RR won by 8 wickets
March 31: Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans: PBKS won by 3 wickets
April 1: Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 6 wickets
April 2: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH won by 65 runs
April 3: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 5 wickets
April 4: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians: DC won by 6 wickets
April 4: Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals: RR won by 6 runs
April 5: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants: LSG won by 5 wickets
April 5: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings: RCB won by 43 runs
April 6: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings: No result
April 7: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians: RR won by 27 runs
April 8: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 1 run
April 9: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants: LSG won by 3 wickets
April 10: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RR won by 6 wickets
April 11: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: PBKS won by 6 wickets
April 11: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals: CSK won by 23 runs
April 12: Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 7 wickets
April 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB won by 18 runs
April 13: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals: SRH won by 57 runs
April 14: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders: CSK won by 32 runs
April 15: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants: RCB won by 5 wickets
April 16: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 7 wickets
April 17: Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders: GT won by 5 wickets
April 18: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 6 wickets
April 18: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings: SRH won by 10 runs
April 19: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals: KKR won by 4 wickets
April 19: Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants: PBKS won by 54 runs
April 20: Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians : MI won by 99 runs
April 21: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals: SRH won by 47 runs
April 22: Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals: RR won by 40 runs
April 23: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings: CSK won by 103 runs
April 24: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans: RCB won by 5 wickets
April 25: Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings: PBKS won by 6 wickets
April 25: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH won by 5 wickets
April 26: Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans: GT won by 8 wickets
April 26: Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR won via Super Over
April 27: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB won by 9 wickets
April 28: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals: RR won by 6 wickets
April 29: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH won by 6 wickets
April 30: Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: GT won by 4 wickets
May 1: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals: DC won by 7 wickets
May 2: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians: CSK won by 8 wickets
May 3: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders: KKR won by 7 wickets
May 3: Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings: GT won by 4 wickets
May 4: Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants: MI won by 6 wickets
May 5: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings: CSK won by 8 wickets
May 6: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings: SRH won by 33 runs
May 7: Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: LSG won by 9 runs
The BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has flagged the presence of unauthorised persons in team dug-outs during the IPL and more transgressions that aren’t in the public domain. Based on this information, the Indian board has sent an advisory to all teams and a meeting of the CEOs of all franchises has been called this weekend to remind them of the protocol in place even as it decides on the apt action against teams and individuals who have not followed the rulebook. (READ MORE)
Matches: 35
DC wins: 15
KKR wins: 19
No Result: 1
The Delhi square has produced extremes this past month. But when the Capitals batted first across the last fortnight, the captain was conspicuous by his absence.
The streak of losses has stretched to four successive home matches, with the confusion around Axar’s role running through all of them. Tactical lapses and a batting order in constant flux have made a difficult season harder.
When Delhi vaulted to a record 264 for two against Punjab Kings last month, Axar hadn’t turned out to bat. When they nailed a record 226-run chase against the Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur last week, he aptly stayed out of the top five. When the top order was humbled by a Royal Challengers Bengaluru seam masterclass, Delhi turned to their crisis man for rearguard action. Axar tottered back with a two-ball duck as DC crashed to 75 all out, a nine-year low at home. (READ MORE)
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel/Vipraj Nigam, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel (C), Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Delhi Capitals Squad: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Rana, Karun Nair, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Vipraj Nigam, Abishek Porel, Auqib Nabi Dar, David Miller, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Rehan Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Tripurana Vijay, Sahil Parakh, Madhav Tiwari.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra, Blessing Muzarabani, Matheesha Pathirana, Rahul Tripathi, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Saurabh Dubey, Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra.
Hello and welcome to The Indian Express' live coverage of the Indian Premier League 2026 Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders match taking place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Friday.
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Axar Patel's batting against pace has been on a freefall and the woes have magnified this IPL. Not only has it made the floater in him redudant, it has also hurt the DC's campaign this season. READ MORE
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