Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals, 70th Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Delhi Capitals won by 40 runs (Kolkata Knight Riders 163, Delhi Capitals 203/5).
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 163 (18.4 ov)
- Delhi Capitals: 203/5 (20 ov)
Match report
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 70th Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Play began on Sunday, 24 May 2026 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Kannur Swaroopanand and Saiyed Khalid, with Iqbal Siddiqui as match referee.
Delhi Capitals made 203/5 in 20 overs, with Lokesh Rahul top-scoring on 60 from 30 balls. Saurabh Dubey was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 28. Kolkata Knight Riders made 163 in 18.4 overs, with Ajinkya Rahane top-scoring on 63 from 39 balls. Lungi Ngidi was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 27.
Result: Delhi Capitals won by 40 runs. Kuldeep Yadav was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Delhi Capitals · 1st innings: 203/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abishek Porel | c Tejasvi Dahiya b Saurabh Dubey | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Lokesh Rahul | c Rovman Powell b Anukul Roy | 60 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 200 |
| Sahil Parakh | c Ajinkya Rahane b Sunil Narine | 24 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 141.18 |
| Axar Patel | c Rinku Singh b Varun Chakaravarthy | 39 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 156 |
| David Miller | c Finn Allen b Saurabh Dubey | 28 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 147.37 |
| Ashutosh Sharma | not out | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 163.64 |
| Tristan Stubbs | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 12 · Did not bat: Madhav Tiwari, Auqib Nabi, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anukul Roy | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Saurabh Dubey | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 |
| Cameron Green | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Kartik Tyagi | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 13.75 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
Kolkata Knight Riders · 1st innings: 163 (18.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajinkya Rahane | c David Miller b Kuldeep Yadav | 63 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 161.54 |
| Finn Allen | b Lungi Ngidi | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 153.85 |
| Manish Pandey | c Mitchell Starc b Lungi Ngidi | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 156.25 |
| Cameron Green | c David Miller b Kuldeep Yadav | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rovman Powell | run out | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 138.1 |
| Rinku Singh | c Tristan Stubbs b Kuldeep Yadav | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tejasvi Dahiya | b Axar Patel | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Anukul Roy | c & b Mitchell Starc | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Kartik Tyagi | c Axar Patel b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | c Axar Patel b Lungi Ngidi | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Saurabh Dubey | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Sunil Narine
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8.67 |
| Auqib Nabi | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 3.4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 7.36 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Madhav Tiwari | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (KKR, Lungi Ngidi): 4 runs, 163/10 – W • • 4
- Over 18 (KKR, Mitchell Starc): 6 runs, 159/9 – 4 • W 1 W W
- Over 17 (KKR, Lungi Ngidi): 11 runs, 153/6 – 4 1 • 4 1 1
- Over 16 (KKR, Kuldeep Yadav): 9 runs, 142/6 – 4 • 1wd 1 • • 2
- Over 15 (KKR, Axar Patel): 4 runs, 133/6 – 1 • 1 1 1 W
- Over 14 (KKR, Kuldeep Yadav): 3 runs, 129/5 – • 1 • W W 2