KKR vs DC Match Prediction : 70th Match, IPL 2026

The Kolkata Knight Riders will look to keep their qualification hopes alive as they face the Delhi Capitals in the last group-stage match of the ongoing Indian Premier League. The two teams will face off on Sunday at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Head-to-Head Record

In the last ten matches played between these two teams, the Kolkata Knight Riders won six, while the Delhi Capitals won four.

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KKR vs DC Team Previews

Kolkata Knight Riders

After enduring a terrible first half, the Kolkata Knight Riders staged a remarkable turnaround and have won six of their last seven games. A win here will keep them in the hunt for a place in the playoffs. Albeit, they will have to rely on the outcome of a few other matches.

Kolkata’s batting has been good in the past couple of weeks. Angkrish Raghuvanshi is the team’s leading run-scorer with 422 runs and has scored 5 half-centuries. He remains an important part of the middle order.

Raghuvanshi was injured in the previous match, but he is hopefully available for this important fixture. He will be joined by Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, and Rinku Singh. Manish Pandey, who was batting for the first time this season on Wednesday, scored an impressive 45 runs to guide his team to an easy victory over the Mumbai Indians. He is likely to retain his place on the playing XI.

The Kolkata Knight Riders have a strong new-ball pair in Kartik Tyagi and Vaibhav Arora. They have picked up 29 wickets between them and will look to make early inroads in Delhi’s batting line-up. Sunil Narine has been very economical during the middle overs and will lead the spin department alongside Varun Chakravarthy.

Kolkata Knight Riders Expected Playing 11

Ajinkya Rahane (C), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora

Impact Player: Saurabh Dubey / Anukul Roy

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Delhi Capitals

With twelve points from thirteen matches, the Delhi Capitals only have a mathematical chance of qualifying for the playoffs, even if they go on to win this match. Nevertheless, the team will look to win here and finish their campaign on a high.

Barring KL Rahul, the batting from the Delhi Capitals has been rather ordinary. Rahul is the leading run-scorer for Delhi this season and has scored 533 runs at an average of 44. His opening partner, Abishek Porel, did score a half-century in the previous match, and together, they will look to give the Capitals a strong start.

The middle order has some big strikers of the ball, including David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, and Ashutosh Sharma. However, they haven’t been able to play to their full potential. Also, the Delhi Capitals seem to be a bit lacking when it comes to depth in their batting.

The inconsistencies continue with the bowling department as well. Mukesh Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, and Mitchell Starc have all been rather expensive and have failed to put pressure on the opposition batsmen. The usually dependable Kuldeep Yadav, top, has struggled. Axar Patel is the team’s best bowler with 10 wickets.

Delhi Capitals Expected Playing 11

KL Rahul (WK), Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (C), Madhav Tiwari, Ashutosh Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar

Impact Player: Tripurana Vijay / Pathum Nissanka

KKR vs DC Toss Prediction

In four of the six matches played here this season, the team winning the toss opted to field first. We expect that trend to continue.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

Most of the matches played in Kolkata this season have been high-scoring ones. However, the last match played here saw an aggregate of less than 300 runs being scored. There has been some rain over the past week, but the weather is expected to clear out by the weekend. The surface is likely to be dry, and there isn’t much grass.

The pitch is likely to be two-paced, and the spinners could play an important role here. Nevertheless, the team batting first will look to score at least 180-190 runs to give the bowlers something to work with. The weather is expected to be warm and humid with temperatures around 30 degrees.

KKR vs DC : Who Will Win?

We are backing the Kolkata Knight Riders to win this match. Despite a slow start, the team has shown great resilience, and with a spot in the playoffs on the line, we expect them to give a 100% to win this match. DC is a flawed team and although it has a few fantastic match winners, overall, it is not a team that you can bank on.

Bet on Kolkata Knight Riders to win.