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There has rarely been a more desperate Friday night in Delhi. The Capitals have had a season that has promised much but delivered little and they now find themselves staring down the barrel with just four games left to salvage something meaningful.
Kolkata, meanwhile, have had their own struggles, but three wins on the bounce have breathed life back into a side that had looked destined for an early exit from the playoffs race.
Both teams' chances are hanging by a thread in the playoffs race. For Delhi, the equation is very simple. Capitals need to win all four of their remaining games to give themselves a realistic chance of reaching the playoffs. Even then, they will need results elsewhere to fall in their favour. Should they slip up even once, their only hope would be to win three of the four remaining games and pray that a host of other results go their way. Either way, there is very little margin for error left in their campaign.
For Kolkata, the mathematics have been even more unforgiving, with the side needing all five of their remaining fixtures to fall their way
Delhi Capitals will likely serve up a flat pitch, especially after seeing what transpired against Chennai Super Kings. And they have added intent of neutralising the threat posed by Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine.
On a batting belter, Delhi's bowling arsenal looks the stronger of the two sides, and with both teams having had similarly inconsistent batting units, that could prove decisive.
Delhi Capitals have the edge here, though KKR will have plenty to say about that. Either way, this one has all the making of a cracking contest.
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For most of the season, Arun Jaitley Stadium has been a belter and that has been a ground where batters have thrived and big scores have flowed freely. But the DC vs CSK game changed the narrative somewhat, with the surface playing uncharacteristically slow. Now, the pitch itself could be the defining factor on the night.
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Recent form only reinforces what the overall head-to-head record has been saying all along. KKR have won three of their last five meetings with DC, and the last time these two sides met, it was Kolkata who came out on top once again
Here is our favourite betting angle for the DC vs. KKR match.
Delhi Capitals have had the better of KKR both at the top of the order and with the new ball and on a flat track .
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Here is how both teams could line up for this match!
KL Rahul (wk), Prithvi Shaw, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan
Impact Player: Sameer Rizvi
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora
Impact Player: Finn Allen
*All odds via Dafabet.
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Kolkata, meanwhile, have had their own struggles, but three wins on the bounce have breathed life back into a side that had looked destined for an early exit from the playoffs race.
Both teams' chances are hanging by a thread in the playoffs race. For Delhi, the equation is very simple. Capitals need to win all four of their remaining games to give themselves a realistic chance of reaching the playoffs. Even then, they will need results elsewhere to fall in their favour. Should they slip up even once, their only hope would be to win three of the four remaining games and pray that a host of other results go their way. Either way, there is very little margin for error left in their campaign.
For Kolkata, the mathematics have been even more unforgiving, with the side needing all five of their remaining fixtures to fall their way
DC vs. KKR prediction: Who Will Win
Delhi Capitals will likely serve up a flat pitch, especially after seeing what transpired against Chennai Super Kings. And they have added intent of neutralising the threat posed by Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine.
On a batting belter, Delhi's bowling arsenal looks the stronger of the two sides, and with both teams having had similarly inconsistent batting units, that could prove decisive.
Delhi Capitals have the edge here, though KKR will have plenty to say about that. Either way, this one has all the making of a cracking contest.
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DC vs. KKR Pitch Report: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
For most of the season, Arun Jaitley Stadium has been a belter and that has been a ground where batters have thrived and big scores have flowed freely. But the DC vs CSK game changed the narrative somewhat, with the surface playing uncharacteristically slow. Now, the pitch itself could be the defining factor on the night.
Category | Details |
City | Delhi, India |
First Match | 19 April 2008 |
Last T20 Match | 05 May 2026 |
Matches Played | 102 |
Won Batting First | 48 (47.06%) |
Won Batting Second | 53 (51.96%) |
Won Winning Toss | 51 (50.00%) |
Won Losing Toss | 50 (49.02%) |
No Results | 1 (0.98%) |
Highest Individual Innings | 152* — KL Rahul (Delhi Capitals) vs Punjab Kings, 25 Apr 2026 |
Best Bowling | 5/13 — SL Malinga (Mumbai Indians) vs Delhi Capitals, 10 Apr 2011 |
Highest Team Innings | 278/3 — Sunrisers Hyderabad vs KKR, 25 May 2025 |
Lowest Team Innings | 66 — Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, 06 May 2017 |
Highest Chase Achieved | 265/4 — Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, 25 Apr 2026 |
Avg Runs per Wicket | 28.15 |
Avg Runs per Over | 8.66 |
Avg Score Batting First | 170.17 |
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Head-to-Head: DC vs. KKR
Recent form only reinforces what the overall head-to-head record has been saying all along. KKR have won three of their last five meetings with DC, and the last time these two sides met, it was Kolkata who came out on top once again
DC | KKR | |
Matches Played | 35 | 35 |
Won | 15 | 19 |
Lost | 19 | 15 |
No Result | 1 | 1 |
Highest Score | 228 | 272 |
Lowest Score | 98 | 97 |
DC vs. KKR Betting Tips
Here is our favourite betting angle for the DC vs. KKR match.
BETTING TIP | ODDS |
Highest score after 6 overs (Delhi Capitals) | 1.85 (via Dafabet) |
Delhi Capitals have had the better of KKR both at the top of the order and with the new ball and on a flat track .
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DC vs. KKR Lineups, Team News
Here is how both teams could line up for this match!
DC predicted lineup to play KKR
KL Rahul (wk), Prithvi Shaw, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan
Impact Player: Sameer Rizvi
KKR predicted lineup to play DC
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora
Impact Player: Finn Allen
DC vs. KKR Odds: Who is the favourite for IPL 2026 clash?
- DC to win: 1.88
- KKR to win: 1.93
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How to watch DC vs. KKR 2026 match: Live Stream, TV Channel
Here is all the key information for how to watch DC vs. KKR:
- Date: Friday, 08 May
- Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
- Time: 7:30 PM (IST)
- TV/Stream: JioHotstar, Star Sports Network
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