KKR beat DC by 8 wickets in Delhi in match 51 of IPL 2026
This is KKR's fourth successive win in a row
Finn Allen was adjudged 'Player of the Match' for his blistering 49-ball century
Finn Allen slammed his maiden Indian Premier League hundred in just 49 balls against Delhi Capitals (DC) to take Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) over the line with 8 wickets in hand and 34 balls to spare.
This was KKR's fourth victory on the trot after remaining winless in the first six matches, and after this, they have moved to the seventh spot in the points table with 9 points in 10 matches.
While chasing a small yet tricky target of 143, KKR were left reeling at 35/2 after five overs as skipper Ajinkya Rahane (13) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (1) were dismissed freakishly.
After that, Finn Allen (100*) and Cameron Green (33*) took matter in their own hands and forged an unbeaten 116-run stand for the 3rd wicket to take KKR home with more than five overs left.
Both the batters adopted a relatively cautious approach till the 10th over as KKR were 75/2 by that time, needing 68 runs more in 60 balls. Once Allen reached the 50-run mark, he brought his six-hitting abilities to the fore and smashed DC spinners - Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Singh for sixes at will to all parts of the ground.
Allen covered the 50 to 100 mark in just 19 balls and got his team home in style.
KKR Spinners Script DC's Middle-Order Collapse
Delhi Capitals got off to a 55/1 start in the power play and were going fine at 80/2 in 10 overs. However, when Pathum Nissanka (50) got out just after scoring his half-century, KKR spinners came to life and strangulated DC batters to restrict them to a sub-par total of 142/8 in 20 overs.
Only Ashutosh Sharma could show fight in the middle-order, who scored 39 runs off 28 balls to give some impetus to DC's innings towards the end to take them to a respectable total.
Anukul Roy and Kartik Tyagi picked up two wickets each and played an important role along with Sunil Narine in containing DC to a lowly total.
DC Vs KKR, IPL 2026: Toss Update
Kolkata Knight Riders have won the toss and elected to field first.
DC Vs KKR, IPL 2026: Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Delhi Capitals: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar
DC Vs KKR, IPL 2026: Start Time, Streaming
The match 51 of IPL 2026 between DC and KKR will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network. It will also be streamed live on the Jio Hotstar app in India. The live action will begin at 7:00 PM IST.
Who won the match between DC and KKR?
KKR thrashed DC by 8 wickets with 34 balls to spare.
Where was the 'Player of the Match in KKR vs DC match?
Finn Allen was adjudged 'Player of the Match' for his blistering 49-ball century.
