Today there is an important match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in terms of playoffs. This match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. It is a do or die match for both the teams, if DC loses then they will have a chance to reach maximum 14 points. If KKR loses, they too will not be able to reach 16 points again. The net run rate of both is also in minus. Know which team can win today.

Delhi Capitals has won only 1 out of the last 5 matches. Delhi could not defend even 264 runs, after which they were bundled out for 75 runs on their own home ground. DC is at seventh position in the points table with 8 points and a net run rate of -0.949. Kolkata Knight Riders are coming with 3 consecutive wins, although currently KKR is behind Delhi. Kolkata has won only 3 out of 9 matches, they got one point due to the cancellation of the match. Kolkata is at eighth place with 7 points and net run rate of -0.539.

DC vs KKR Head to Head

Delhi and Kolkata have faced each other 35 times. DC has won 15 times and KKR 19 times. Kolkata’s highest score against Delhi is 272 runs, which was made in 2024. Delhi’s highest score against Kolkata is 228 runs.

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Who has the upper hand today?

Kolkata Knight Riders could not taste victory in its first 6 matches, but the team registered a spectacular victory in the last 3 matches. KKR is coming after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in its last match, due to this the morale of this team is quite high.

It has been seen that Delhi Capitals is relying too much on KL Rahul, questions are also being raised on the captaincy of Axar Patel who himself is coming ahead of other batsmen to bat. Patel is not able to do anything special in batting. Lungi Ngidi has returned, Mitchell Starc is also there, so if Delhi wants to win, these two key bowlers will have to do well today.

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If seen, today Kolkata Knight Riders will have the upper hand, which is coming after winning 3 consecutive matches. Rinku Singh has also returned to form, who has scored 158 runs (53*, 83*, 22*) in the last 3 innings and no bowler has been able to get him out. Spinners will play an important role on the Delhi pitch. Sunil Narayan is there in Kolkata, and now Varun Chakraborty has also returned to his form.

Will the losing team be out of the playoff race?

No, but it will be very difficult for the losing team to reach the playoffs. Delhi has won 4 out of 10 matches and lost 6. If Delhi loses today, it will score only 14 points even after winning the other 3 matches. According to the equation being created now, a team with 14 points can also reach the playoffs. However, this may change depending on the upcoming matches. If Kolkata loses, it will be able to reach 15 points by winning its remaining 4 matches.

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.