DC vs KKR Match Preview Today: Pitch Report, Playing XI, Key Players & Prediction

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Published - 06 May 2026, 07:30 PM

📍 Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 🕒 07:30 PM IST Star Sports / JioCinema

DC vs KKR Match Preview: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Full Analysis

IPL — Delhi Capitals take on Kolkata Knight Riders at Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi) on Friday, May 8, 2026.

DC vs KKR Match Details: Friday, May 08, 2026, 07:30 PM IST, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi — Live Streaming

Match: DC vs KKR, Match 51
Series: IPL
Date: Friday, May 08, 2026
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Live streaming: Jio Hotstar
TV: Star Sports Network

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Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Fixture Snapshot

Date	Match	Result
08 May 2026	DC vs KKR	Upcoming

Why DC vs KKR Match Matters in IPL 2026 Points Table

League positions and stats for both teams in this match. Numbers match the full IPL points table.

IPL 2026

N/R

PTS

Net RR

Last 5 Matches

Delhi Capitals

-1.06

Opponent	Description	Date
Lucknow Super Giants (DC won by 6 wickets)	Match 5	1 Apr 2026
Mumbai Indians (DC won by 6 wickets)	Match 8	4 Apr 2026
Gujarat Titans (GT won by 1 run)	Match 14	8 Apr 2026
Chennai Super Kings (CSK won by 23 runs)	Match 18	11 Apr 2026
Royal Challengers Bangalore (DC won by 6 wickets)	Match 26	18 Apr 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH won by 47 runs)	Match 31	21 Apr 2026
Punjab Kings (PBKS won by 6 wickets)	Match 35	25 Apr 2026
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 9 wickets)	Match 39	27 Apr 2026
Rajasthan Royals (DC need 171 runs in 15.3 remaining overs)	Match 43	1 May 2026
Chennai Super Kings	Match 48	5 May 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders	Match 51	8 May 2026
Punjab Kings	Match 55	11 May 2026
Rajasthan Royals	Match 62	17 May 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders	Match 70	24 May 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders

-0.751

Opponent	Description	Date
Mumbai Indians (MI won by 6 wickets)	Match 2	29 Mar 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH won by 65 runs)	Match 6	2 Apr 2026
Punjab Kings (No result (due to rain))	Match 12	6 Apr 2026
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG won by 3 wickets)	Match 15	9 Apr 2026
Chennai Super Kings (CSK won by 32 runs)	Match 22	14 Apr 2026
Gujarat Titans (GT won by 5 wickets)	Match 25	17 Apr 2026
Rajasthan Royals (KKR won by 4 wickets)	Match 28	19 Apr 2026
Lucknow Super Giants (KKR won by superover)	Match 38	26 Apr 2026
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Match 45	3 May 2026
Delhi Capitals	Match 51	8 May 2026
Royal Challengers Bangalore	Match 57	13 May 2026
Gujarat Titans	Match 60	16 May 2026
Mumbai Indians	Match 65	20 May 2026
Delhi Capitals	Match 70	24 May 2026

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DC vs KKR Head-to-Head Record: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Stats

DC WINS 15

Total matches: 35

KKR WINS 19

Team totals in IPL when these two have met:

DC totals

High 228

Low 98

KKR totals

High 272

Low 97

This fixture

8 May 2026, 7:30 PM

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Last meeting (29 Apr 2025)

DC 190 v KKR 204

KKR won

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DC vs KKR Team Form: Recent Performance of Delhi Capitals & Kolkata Knight Riders

DC — last 5 (completed)

Date	Match	Result
27 Apr 2026	DC vs RCB	Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 9 wickets
25 Apr 2026	DC vs PBKS	Punjab Kings won by 6 wickets
21 Apr 2026	SRH vs DC	Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 47 runs
18 Apr 2026	RCB vs DC	Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
11 Apr 2026	CSK vs DC	Chennai Super Kings won by 23 runs

KKR — last 5 (completed)

Date	Match	Result
26 Apr 2026	LSG vs KKR	Kolkata Knight Riders won by superover
19 Apr 2026	KKR vs RR	Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
17 Apr 2026	GT vs KKR	Gujarat Titans won by 5 wickets
14 Apr 2026	CSK vs KKR	Chennai Super Kings won by 32 runs
09 Apr 2026	KKR vs LSG	Lucknow Super Giants won by 3 wickets

DC vs KKR Player Stats: Top Performers and Key Numbers

Top Player Stats

(Based on recent match performances)

KL Rahul DC

372 Runs

Rinku Singh KKR

219 Runs

Sameer Rizvi DC

209 Runs

Angkrish Raghuvanshi KKR

209 Runs

Tristan Stubbs DC

201 Runs

Cameron Green KKR

196 Runs

Auqib Nabi DC

200.00 SR

KL Rahul DC

184.16 SR

Vipraj Nigam DC

171.43 SR

Finn Allen KKR

162.50 SR

Pathum Nissanka DC

161.21 SR

Nitish Rana DC

155.05 SR

Sunil Narine KKR

9 Wkts

Kartik Tyagi KKR

8 Wkts

Axar Patel DC

8 Wkts

Lungi Ngidi DC

7 Wkts

Vaibhav Arora KKR

7 Wkts

Kuldeep Yadav DC

7 Wkts

Sunil Narine KKR

6.63 Econ

Axar Patel DC

8.54 Econ

Lungi Ngidi DC

8.80 Econ

Varun Chakravarthy KKR

8.86 Econ

Dushmantha Chameera DC

9.00 Econ

Anukul Roy KKR

9.28 Econ

DC vs KKR Pitch Report: Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Analysis & Stats

Arun Jaitley Stadium Boundary Dimensions: Square and Straight Length

63 M square boundary and 67 M straight boundary.

63 M 67 M

Based on last 5 completed T20 matches at Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Arun Jaitley Stadium Average Score and Wickets in T20 Matches

Arun Jaitley Stadium · T20

Average score & wickets

5 matches

173

Avg score

Avg wickets

Arun Jaitley Stadium Score Distribution: Low, Medium and High Totals

Score distribution (1st innings)

1 2 2

< 140 140-180 > 180

Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Behaviour: Batting vs Bowling Analysis

Pitch Batting Friendly Par 161 - 185 Confidence Medium

Batting-friendly 2 Bowling-friendly 1 Neutral 2

Arun Jaitley Stadium Toss Analysis: Batting First vs Chasing Advantage

No major toss advantage observed from available data.

Arun Jaitley Stadium Records: Highest, Lowest and Defended Scores

Arun Jaitley Stadium · T20

Scoring records

265

Highest team score

Lowest team score

210

Lowest score defended

Arun Jaitley Stadium 1st vs 2nd Innings Stats: Batting and Chasing Analysis

Per innings: average team score, total fours/sixes in that innings (averaged across matches), and wickets. Based on the last 5 completed T20 matches at Arun Jaitley Stadium.

1st Innings 2nd Innings

173 Avg score 174

17 Total 4s (avg) 14

7 Total 6s (avg) 11

6 Wickets (avg) 4

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