| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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.