DC vs KKR LIVE score IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals seek home redemption as Kolkata Knight Riders test playoff hopes

DC vs KKR LIVE score: The 51st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 pits two sides fighting for survival against each other on Friday (May 8), at 7:30 PM IST at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Delhi Capitals (DC) have been inconsistent this season and have lost four of their last five games, including a recent home defeat to Chennai Super Kings. Their batting has relied heavily on the sensational form of KL Rahul, supported by the likes of Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, and Pathum Nissanka at the top. The bowling unit, featuring Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar’s spin, has moments of brilliance but lacks consistency. Home advantage at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, traditionally a high-scoring venue that favours batters early before spinners come into play, could be key, though recent games have shown some grip and variable bounce.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), under Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy, have turned their season around with three straight wins. Their spin twins, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, along with all-rounder Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, and Rovman Powell, give them explosive firepower. But this Delhi pitch may test their top order against DC’s pace attack.

Expect a high-scoring thriller on a batting-friendly surface where dew could favor the chasing side later in the evening. KKR’s spinners may prove decisive in the middle overs, while DC will bank on their batting firepower and home crowd energy. A big win for either team could dramatically shift the playoff equation heading into the final stretch of the league stage.

Full squads

Delhi Capitals: 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: 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