Match 51 Highlights – KKR vs DC
Main Pointers – KKR vs DC, Match 51, TATA IPL 2026
- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 8 wickets at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
- KKR registered their fourth consecutive victory to keep playoff hopes alive.
- Finn Allen starred with a sensational unbeaten 100 off 47 balls, his maiden IPL century.
- KKR chased down the 143-run target in just 14.2 overs with 34 balls remaining.
- Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bowl first on a sluggish Delhi surface.
- KL Rahul scored 23 off 14 balls and created IPL history:
- First batter to score 1,000+ IPL runs for three franchises.
- Fastest player to reach 1,000 runs for DC (24 innings).
- Pathum Nissanka played an attacking knock of 50 off 29 balls.
- KKR spinners dominated after the Powerplay:
- Sunil Narine: 1/17
- Varun Chakaravarthy: Economical spell
- Anukul Roy: 2/31
- Anukul Roy changed the match with:
- Wickets of Nissanka and Tristan Stubbs in the same over.
- Stunning diving catch to dismiss Axar Patel.
- Axar Patel struggled for 11 runs off 22 balls.
- Ashutosh Sharma’s fighting 39 off 28 balls helped DC reach 142/8.
- Kartik Tyagi impressed with figures of 2/25.
- KKR lost Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi early in the chase.
- Finn Allen and Cameron Green stitched an unbeaten 116-run partnership off 64 balls.
- Cameron Green remained unbeaten on 33 off 27 balls.
- Finn Allen smashed:
- 5 fours
- 10 massive sixes
- Allen completed his century with a six on the final ball of the match.
- Finn Allen won the Player of the Match award for his match-winning century.
