Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Cricket Scorecard, Match 51 – IPL 2026

Result
IPL 2026 • Match 51 • Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
DC
DELHI CAPITALS 142/8 (20.0)
KKR
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS 147/2 (14.2)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining) CRR: 10.26
Player of the Match
Finn Allen
100* (47)
Batting: Kolkata Knight Riders
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Ajinkya Rahane (c)run out (Starc) 13 9 1 1 144.44
Finn Allennot out 100 47 5 10 212.77
Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk)b Axar Patel 1 3 0 0 33.33
Cameron Greennot out 33 27 0 2 122.22
Did Not Bat: Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Extras 0
Total 147/2 (14.2 Overs) • RR 10.26
Bowling: Delhi Capitals
Bowler O M R W ECON
Mitchell Starc 3.0 0 31 0 10.3
Axar Patel 4.0 0 27 1 6.8
Lungi Ngidi 2.0 0 7 0 3.5
Vipraj Nigam 2.0 0 34 0 17.0
Kuldeep Yadav 3.0 0 41 0 13.7
Mukesh Kumar 0.2 0 7 0 21.0
Batting: Delhi Capitals
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Pathum Nissankast Raghuvanshi b Anukul Roy 50 29 5 3 172.41
Lokesh Rahul (wk)c Green b Tyagi 23 14 4 0 164.29
Nitish Ranac Narine b Green 8 10 1 0 80.00
Sameer Rizvic Powell b Narine 3 7 0 0 42.86
Tristan Stubbsb Anukul Roy 2 4 0 0 50.00
Axar Patel (c)c Anukul b Arora 11 22 0 0 50.00
Ashutosh Sharmac Rahane b Tyagi 39 28 3 3 139.29
Vipraj Nigamnot out 3 3 0 0 100.00
Mitchell Starcrun out (Raghuvanshi) 0 2 0 0 0.00
Lungi Ngidinot out 1 1 0 0 100.00
Did Not Bat: Mukesh Kumar
Extras 2 (w 2)
Total 142/8 (20.0 Overs) • RR 7.10
Bowling: Kolkata Knight Riders
Bowler O M R W ECON
Anukul Roy 4.0 0 31 2 7.8
Vaibhav Arora 3.0 0 29 1 9.7
Sunil Narine 4.0 0 17 1 4.3
Kartik Tyagi 4.0 0 25 2 6.3
Varun Chakravarthy 4.0 0 28 0 7.0
Cameron Green 1.0 0 12 1 12.0
Match Information & Lineups
SeriesIPL 2026
DateMay 08 2026, Fri
Time07:30 PM IST
VenueArun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
TossKolkata Knight Riders (Bowl)
CountryIndia
CityDelhi
Kolkata Knight Riders XI
Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact Player: Finn Allen
Delhi Capitals XI
Lokesh Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Vipraj Nigam, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Player: Kuldeep Yadav
Head to Head Records
15
DC
VS
20
KKR
Delhi Capitals Metric Kolkata Knight Riders
15 Won 20
20 Lost 15
1 No Result 1
228 Highest Score 272
98 Lowest Score 97

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals – IPL Match 51 Highlight – 08 May, 2026

The IPL clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals on May 8 honestly felt like one of those matches where nobody could predict what would happen next. Every few overs the momentum changed again. Fans were celebrating one minute and stressing out the next. Proper IPL chaos.

Kolkata started aggressively with the bat and looked ready to completely dominate during the powerplay. Boundaries were coming regularly, especially square of the wicket, and Delhi’s bowlers seemed under pressure early on. But then the innings suddenly slowed. A couple of quick wickets changed the entire mood, dot balls started building up, and KKR probably finished with fewer runs than they expected halfway through.

Delhi Capitals looked shaky at the start of the chase too. Losing an early wicket made things tense inside the stadium, but one middle-order partnership slowly brought them back into the contest. For a while Delhi actually looked in control. Then came another twist. A risky shot found a fielder, pressure increased again, and suddenly every run felt difficult during the final overs.

The ending turned seriously dramatic. Bowlers screaming after dot balls, fielders diving everywhere, crowd reacting after every delivery. In the end, the side that stayed calmer under pressure managed to edge ahead.

Honestly, not flawless cricket at all dropped catches, nervous batting, messy overs but incredibly entertaining till the final ball.