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KKR vs DC IPL 2026 Match Preview: Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI & Pitch Report

Published on May 23, 2026

KKR vs DC IPL 2026 Match Preview: Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI & Pitch Report

The Indian Premier League brings us a high stakes encounter as Kolkata Knight Riders take on Delhi Capitals. While DC has already been eliminated from the tournament, KKR enters this match knowing their playoff qualification heavily depends on other match results. Crafting the perfect Fantasy Winning Team requires a deep dive into the stats, conditions, and player form.

Here is our comprehensive Dream11 Prediction and match analysis to help you dominate your fantasy contests and climb the leaderboard.

Match Details

  • Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals
  • Date: 24 May 2026
  • Time: 19:30 IST
  • Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Catch all the live T20 action on JioHotstar(App + Website) for digital streaming. Television viewers can tune into the Star Sport Channels for live ball by-ball coverage.

Weather Report

The weather in Kolkata will be hot and extremely humid, with temperatures hovering around 30 to 32 degrees Celsius. The Rain impact is expected to be minimal, ensuring a full game. However, the Dew factor will play a massive role in the second innings, making bowling difficult under the lights.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

The pitch at Eden Gardens has been surprisingly tricky this season. The average score in the last five matches is just 151 runs. The surface has heavily favored fast bowlers, with pacers taking 39 wickets compared to just 21 wickets for spinners. Because of the heavy dew expected later in the evening, teams winning the toss will likely prefer chasing.

Fantasy Takeaway: Load your team with death over pacers and top order batters who can capitalize on the powerplay before the pitch slows down.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Kolkata Knight Riders

  • Last 5 matches: W, W, L, W, W
  • KKR is in brilliant form, winning four of their last five games. They need a massive win here while hoping other results go their way.
  • Head to-head record: 6 wins against their current opponents.

Delhi Capitals

  • Last 5 matches: W, W, L, L, W
  • DC has had a mixed season and is officially out of the playoff race. They will play for pride and look to spoil the party for the home side.
  • Head to-head record: 3 wins against the hosts.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

  • Mustafizur Rahman, Harshit Rana, and Ben Duckett are unavailable and considered Injured or out of the squad.
  • There are no major Doubtful players for this clash.
  • The core players for both franchises are Fully fit and ready for selection.

Probable Playing XI (Both Teams)

Kolkata Knight Riders

Ajinkya Rahane, Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Kartik Tyagi, Saurabh Dubey

Delhi Capitals

Abishek Porel, KL Rahul, Sahil Parakh, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Tripurana Vijay, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar

Key Players to Watch

  • KL Rahul: The wicketkeeper batter has been phenomenal, amassing 533 runs this season. His anchor role is crucial for his team.
  • Cameron Green: A massive fantasy asset who has scored 316 runs and picked up 7 wickets. His all round abilities make him a safe captaincy choice.
  • Sunil Narine: Despite the pitch favoring pace, he has taken 14 wickets this season and remains a massive threat in the middle overs.
  • Kartik Tyagi: With 18 wickets to his name, he is the premier death bowler for the home side and thrives in these conditions.
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Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

  • KL Rahul
  • Cameron Green
  • Axar Patel

Mega League Differential Picks

  • Finn Allen: He has smashed 323 runs at a high strike rate. If he survives the powerplay, he can single handedly win you Mega Leagues.
  • Mitchell Starc: Returning to his former home ground, his pace and swing can dismantle the top order early on.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Given the high stakes and home advantage, expect Kolkata Knight Riders to win this encounter. Their bowling attack is perfectly suited for the current Eden Gardens surface, and their motivation to stay alive in the IPL will push them over the line against an already eliminated side.

Disclaimer

Always check the Final Playing XI and Toss updates on official channels before locking your fantasy team. The Pitch Report and conditions can change at the last minute.

IPL 2026 KKR vs DC players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

PlayerBattingBowlingSeries PerformanceLineup selection
Name
T
R
S
M#BatInnNORunsHSAvgSR50+4/6BowlInnWkOvAvgEcoSR4wBestC/St
M
A. Pt
Pts
Run
Wk
DT
P
S%
C
VC
Ajinkya RahaneKKRBAT307RHB29028790510530.17126.5657997RM11155601/51321246.5558264050164.743.995.32
Abishek PorelDCWK60LHB58615688130.15152.3811229000-21354.716486066.7157.994.325.61
Tristan StubbsDCBAT179RHB1595036718033.67141.6814410OB24111.630.98.9420.702/61141341.6541275046.2549.181.92.62
Axar PatelDCALL322LHB2327236527022.82135.519425SLA3122803.427.167.1422.814/211391355.27181341076.9485.984.357.86
Lungi NgidiDCBOWL186RHB4326107136.2978.109RFM1812303.422.148.31675/39341142.747041054.51170.572.122.38
Mukesh KumarDCBOWL90RHB17142066.6658.8201RM90903.431.579.4220.124/22261029.429406201218.680.510.69
David MillerDCBAT567LHB5151731206812035.28138.76571413OB30110.330-3371041.7417183030634.182.042.69
Kartik TyagiKKRBOWL49RHB1042574.1696.1503RF48473.432.79.2821.103/22101263.1757111866.71074.682.13.05
Sunil NarineKKRALL595LHB38067478310915.28148.7218752OB5856273.922.186.1721.5135/191331262.1745401483.3984.153.526
Manish PandeyKKRBAT316RHB28661714512931.75124.0842817RM10102.821.27.5716.824/27157523.811945020327.71.381.92
Rinku SinghKKRBAT198LHB1685938078334.92147.2720494OB1161.5259.371602/31221254.2651295041.7637.861.672.06
Mitchell StarcDCBOWL163LHB5832227298.7390.8018LF1602263.720.788.0115.565/35605743700960971.144.695.71
Varun ChakravarthyKKRBOWL160RHB351810224677.86013LBG1572073.821.817.6517.155/17301044.4444010401337.121.161.55
Anukul RoyKKRBOWL83LHB612110039525.07152.432125SLA7964327.77.4122.414/17481241.449743833.3820.690.650.73
Angkrish RaghuvanshiKKRWK50RHB45711568230.42138.67158SLA000-221272.4869415058.31270.517.979.93
KL RahulDCWK252RHB23936865815242.65138.43801105000-1281383.21081533061.5289.8227.4721.38
Ashutosh SharmaDCBAT61RHB52912598429.27176.339187542.128.7510.9515.702/2213749343153057.1711.220.40.61
Cameron GreenKKRALL83RHB7621177110032.2148.0711225RFM55372.433.729.3321.603/35471275.8910316775490.4222.0919.17
Rovman PowellKKRBAT338RHB30163610510725.65140.725781RMF56261.945.8410.9525.102/21169941369161044.4520.70.790.9
Finn AllenKKRBAT192RHB1899558815131.04178.534186610180-84977.9701323055.6286.3323.5314.03
Saurabh DubeyKKRBOWL6RHB00000LMF633.166.3310.5637.602/3403461380366.71122.90.611.03
Tripurana VijayDCBOWL11RHB6150231079.3605OB11143.7217.1717.514/891880001012.230.220.31
Sahil ParakhDCBAT5LHB5046189.2124.3207LB000-3318542200316.590.730.92
Madhav TiwariDCALL3RHB2121182117503RMF24416.758.371202/272292.5185184100838.041.031.46
Tejasvi DahiyaKKRWK7RHB521245341.33156.96115000-112323110077.310.510.51
Completed matches of Kolkata Knight Riders
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
29 Mar - 07:30 PMMumbaiKolkata Knight RidersKKRMumbai IndiansMI220/4 (20.0)224/4 (19.1) MI won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
02 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR226/8 (20.0)161/10 (16.0) SRH won by 65 runs
06 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRPunjab KingsPBKS25/2 (3.4) No result
09 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG181/4 (20.0)182/7 (20.0) LSG won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
14 Apr - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKKolkata Knight RidersKKR192/5 (20.0)160/7 (20.0) CSK won by 32 runs
17 Apr - 07:30 PMAhmedabadKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT180/10 (20.0)181/5 (19.4) GT won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 03:30 PMKolkataRajasthan RoyalsRRKolkata Knight RidersKKR155/9 (20.0)161/6 (19.4) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
26 Apr - 07:30 PMLucknowKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG155/7 (20.0)155/8 (20.0) Match tied (KKR won the one-over eliminator)
03 May - 03:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR165/10 (19.0)169/3 (18.2) KKR won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
08 May - 07:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCKolkata Knight RidersKKR142/8 (20.0)147/2 (14.2) KKR won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
13 May - 08:45 PMRaipurKolkata Knight RidersKKRRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB192/4 (20.0)194/4 (19.1) RCB won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
16 May - 07:30 PMKolkataKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT247/2 (20.0)218/4 (20.0) KKR won by 29 runs
20 May - 07:30 PMKolkataMumbai IndiansMIKolkata Knight RidersKKR147/8 (20.0)148/6 (18.5) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Completed matches of Delhi Capitals
Teams
Date
Venue
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
01 Apr - 07:30 PMLucknowLucknow Super GiantsLSGDelhi CapitalsDC141/10 (18.4)145/4 (17.1) DC won by 6 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
04 Apr - 03:30 PMDelhiMumbai IndiansMIDelhi CapitalsDC162/6 (20.0)164/4 (18.1) DC won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
08 Apr - 07:30 PMDelhiGujarat TitansGTDelhi CapitalsDC210/4 (20.0)209/8 (20.0) GT won by 1 run
11 Apr - 07:30 PMChennaiChennai Super KingsCSKDelhi CapitalsDC212/2 (20.0)189/10 (20.0) CSK won by 23 runs
18 Apr - 03:30 PMBengaluruRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCBDelhi CapitalsDC175/8 (20.0)179/4 (19.5) DC won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
21 Apr - 07:30 PMHyderabadSunrisers HyderabadSRHDelhi CapitalsDC242/2 (20.0)195/9 (20.0) SRH won by 47 runs
25 Apr - 03:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCPunjab KingsPBKS264/2 (20.0)265/4 (18.5) PBKS won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
27 Apr - 07:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCRoyal Challengers BengaluruRCB75/10 (16.3)77/1 (6.3) RCB won by 9 wickets (with 81 balls remaining)
01 May - 07:30 PMJaipurRajasthan RoyalsRRDelhi CapitalsDC225/6 (20.0)226/3 (19.1) DC won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
05 May - 07:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCChennai Super KingsCSK155/7 (20.0)159/2 (17.3) CSK won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
08 May - 07:30 PMDelhiDelhi CapitalsDCKolkata Knight RidersKKR142/8 (20.0)147/2 (14.2) KKR won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
11 May - 07:30 PMDharamsalaPunjab KingsPBKSDelhi CapitalsDC210/5 (20.0)216/7 (19.0) DC won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
17 May - 07:30 PMDelhiRajasthan RoyalsRRDelhi CapitalsDC193/8 (20.0)197/5 (19.2) DC won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Completed matches at Eden Gardens
Teams
Date
Bat First
Bat Second
Inning 1
Inning 2
Winner
02 Apr - 07:30 PMSunrisers HyderabadSRHKolkata Knight RidersKKR226/8 (20.0)161/10 (16.0) SRH won by 65 runs
06 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkata Knight RidersKKRPunjab KingsPBKS25/2 (3.4) No result
09 Apr - 07:30 PMKolkata Knight RidersKKRLucknow Super GiantsLSG181/4 (20.0)182/7 (20.0) LSG won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
19 Apr - 03:30 PMRajasthan RoyalsRRKolkata Knight RidersKKR155/9 (20.0)161/6 (19.4) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
16 May - 07:30 PMKolkata Knight RidersKKRGujarat TitansGT247/2 (20.0)218/4 (20.0) KKR won by 29 runs
20 May - 07:30 PMMumbai IndiansMIKolkata Knight RidersKKR147/8 (20.0)148/6 (18.5) KKR won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
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