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The 51st match of IPL 2026 will be played today between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. This is a do or die match for both the teams, because whichever team loses will not be able to reach 16 points even after winning all the remaining matches. Today’s match will be played on the pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium, where 2 afternoon matches were held this season. Know how the pitch will behave today. What playing 11 can both the teams play with? IPL record and live streaming details of this ground.
IPL record of Arun Jaitley Stadium
A total of 102 IPL matches have been played in the Arun Jaitley Stadium, out of which the team batting first has won 48 times and the team bowling first has won 53 times. The biggest total on this ground is 278, which was made by Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata last year. The highest individual score here is 152 not out, which was made by KL Rahul against Punjab Kings in the same season.
The average score here in the first innings is 170. A total of 5 matches have been played here in IPL 2026, out of which 4 have been won by the team chasing the target. A score of more than 200 was made here in 4 innings. Delhi had scored 264 on this ground, which Punjab had also achieved. On this ground, Delhi was all out for 75 runs.
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DC vs KKR match pitch report
Today, on the pitch (pitch number-6) where the match will be held between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders, there have been 2 afternoon matches this season. Today the first evening match will be held on this pitch. This is the same pitch where Delhi, batting first, had scored 264 runs and Punjab Kings had also achieved the target. Earlier, there was a match against Mumbai Indians here, which Delhi won. Today the weather of Delhi is favorable for the match, the possibility of rain is negligible. Even today a high scoring match can be seen. Spinners may get more help today than fast bowlers. The captain who wins the toss will want to bowl first.
Probable playing XI of Delhi Capitals
Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan.
Impact Player: David Miller.
Probable playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Karthik Tyagi, Varun Chakraborty.
Impact Player: Vaibhav Arora.
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Where to watch live Delhi vs Kolkata match?
The Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channels. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.