KKR vs DC, IPL 2026 Live Score: Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals face each other in the last game of the league stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. While the Capitals have been eliminated, the hosts, KKR, could qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs even though it is a long shot. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side would need the Rajasthan Royals to lose the afternoon game against the Mumbai Indians. If RR win, then KKR will be knocked out before they take the field in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Stay tuned for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 live score, key moments, and real-time coverage from this blockbuster RCB vs PBKS IPL encounter here on NewsX.
Kolkata Knight Riders got off to the worst start possible in IPL 2026. The Knight Riders were winless in the first six games. However, the Ajinkya Rahane-led side has had a great turnaround, winning six of their next seven games and finds themselves in the race to the playoffs even though they need a huge win and, more importantly, the Rajasthan Royals to lose the ongoing match against the Mumbai Indians.
It is yet another trademark Delhi Capitals season. The Axar Patel-led side started off with a couple of wins and then lost a couple of games, including a one-run defeat to GT. DC failed in their next few games and won only two of their nine games. Coming into this game against the Knight Riders, DC have been eliminated from the IPL 2026 playoffs race despite winning two games on the bounce.
Ajinkya Rahane (C), Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya (wk), Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Navdeep Saini, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Blessing Muzarabani, Matheesha Pathirana, Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra
Axar Patel (C), Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam, Prithvi Shaw, Karun Nair, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Nitish Rana, Kyle Jamieson, T Natarajan, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Pathum Nissanka, Auqib Nabi Dar, Rehan Ahmed
Kolkata Knight Riders’ playoffs scenario remains in focus ahead of their clash against the Delhi Capitals. While the Ajinkya Rahane-led side could be knocked out if RR wins the afternoon game against the Mumbai Indians, they can make it to the playoffs if the result goes in their favour. The hosts would then have to register a thumping victory by around 70 or more runs to get their net run rate past Punjab Kings.
It is seven minutes before the first ball is bowled at Eden Gardens. However, the Knight Riders could very well be knocked out before the first power play is up. Jofra Archer in the afternoon game has had a blinder of a performance and he is making sure not only does the Rajasthan Royals win but KKR and PBKS get eliminated as well.
The match at Wankhede Stadium is going down to the wire, Mumbai Indians need 59 runs from the final five overs. RR has brought Jofra Archer for his final over. It could very well be a final throw of dice from Riyan Parag.
Ajinkya Rahane (C), Manish Pandey, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya (wk), Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Saurabh Dubey, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kartik Tyagi
Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (C), Ashutosh Sharma, Madhav Tiwari, Auqib Nabi Dar, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to bowl first at Eden Gardens against the Delhi Capitals.
Kolkata Knight Riders will be keeping a close tab on the Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals match at Wankhede Stadium. Currently, it is Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav at the crease with the hosts needing 90 runs in 48 balls. If MI defeats RR, then the Knight Riders could qualify for the playoffs if they register a huge win over Delhi Capitals.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this final league stage match of IPL 2026 featuring Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, all the way from the beautiful Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
