
Delhi Capitals will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 51st match of the Indian Premier League 2026. This match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Kolkata Knight Riders have three wins and five losses in nine matches and won their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

On the other hand, Axar Patel will lead the side for Delhi Capitals. They have four wins and six losses in ten matches and will be keen to bounce back. This should be a closely fought game between these two sides. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Details
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Series |
Indian Premier League |
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Match |
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
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Venue |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
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Match Timings |
7:30 PM IST, 8th May |
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Live Streaming |
JioHotstar |
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Stats
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Player |
Team |
IPL Performance |
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KL Rahul |
Delhi Capitals |
5667 runs |
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Finn Allen |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
110 runs |
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Sunil Narine |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
201 wickets |
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Probable Playing XI
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul(w), Pathum Nissanka, Karun Nair, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Dream11 Captaincy Picks
KL Rahul has scored 5667 runs in his IPL career. He will be a DC vs KKR Dream11 captaincy pick. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.
Sunil Narine has a good record in this format and will give points with his batting and bowling. He will be a top pick in this DC vs KKR Dream11 match.

Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match winner
Kolkata Knight Riders have been doing well in the recent games. Going by squad and conditions, KKR are expected to win this match.



