KKR vs DC Playing 11, IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Team News, Predicted Lineups

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) host the Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 70 of the IPL 2026 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. For KKR, the turnaround this season has been remarkable; currently sitting sixth on the points table with 13 points, they are in a must-win situation where anything less than a victory sends them home.

Meanwhile, Axar Patel’s Delhi Capitals arrive in seventh place with 12 points and an equally desperate need to win. However, even a victory may not be enough for DC to reach the playoffs given their miserable Net Run Rate of -0.871, asking a lot of their inconsistent batting lineup.

KKR vs DC Schedule

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2026
Date and Time: May 20, 2026 | 7:30 P.M. IST
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Captains: Ajinkya Rahane (KKR), Axar Patel (DC)

KKR vs DC Team News

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Captain Ajinkya Rahane will rely heavily on explosive top-order performances from Finn Allen and Ajinkya Rahane. Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who has posted five fifties this season, is out for the rest of the season. Defensively, KKR’s greatest weapon is their spin combination of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, though Chakravarthy is reportedly carrying a hairline fracture in his left leg that has raised availability concerns. The pace options of Kartik Tyagi, Saurabh Dubey, and Cameron Green will need to improve their death-overs bowling.

Delhi Capitals (DC): DC’s batting will heavily depend on their dangerous opening combination of KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka to provide a massive powerplay start. David Miller and Ashutosh Sharma will be tasked with providing destructive finishes in the death overs. On the bowling front, Mitchell Starc, who recently took 4/40, will set up the powerplay alongside Mukesh Kumar and Lungi Ngidi, while Kuldeep Yadav and captain Axar Patel aim to control the middle overs.

KKR vs DC Predicted Playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Ajinkya Rahane (c), Tejasvi Dahiya (wk), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey.

Impact Player Subs: Finn Allen, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh.

Delhi Capitals (DC): KL Rahul (wk), Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (c), Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar.

Impact Player Subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam, Pathum Nissanka.