IPL 2026 Today's Match: KKR vs DC playing 11, batters vs bowlers matchups

Three-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to confirm their playoff spot when they host Delhi Capitals (DC) in the final league-stage fixture of IPL 2026 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata today. KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and invited Axar Patel-led DC to bat first.

IPL 2026 KKR vs DC playing 11:  KKR playing 11: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Tejasvi Dahiya, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy, Saurabh Dubey, Kartik Tyagi  Impact players: Finn Allen, Chetan Ranjan, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh, Rahmanullah Tripathi  DC playing 11: Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (wk), Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Madhav Tiwari, Auqib Nabi, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi  Impact players: Vijay, Sameer Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam, Rana, Kuldeep Yadav

 

However, KKR’s qualification fate is not entirely in their hands, as they need Rajasthan Royals to lose against Mumbai Indians earlier in the day to stay in contention.

 

If RR manage a win, this clash will turn into a dead rubber. Despite that, KKR will still aim to finish their season strongly at home. The major setback for them is the absence of Angkrish Raghuvanshi, their standout batter this season, who has been ruled out due to a finger injury. Finn Allen and Rinku Singh remain crucial with the bat, while Sunil Narine and Kartik Tyagi have impressed with the ball.

 

 

Delhi Capitals, meanwhile, are eyeing a strong finish. KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka and Axar Patel have rediscovered form, but their bowling unit must improve for DC to end on a winning note.

 

Now, before the two sides finally take the field, let’s take a look at the captaincy record of both skippers, their expected playing 11 combinations, and key player match-ups for the game. 

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Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy record in IPL (KKR)

• Matches: 51
• Wins: 19
• Losses: 30
• N/R: 3
• Win percentage: 39.58%

Axar Patel's captaincy record in IPL (DC)

• Matches: 27
• Wins: 14
• Losses: 12
• N/R: 1
• Win percentage: 53.84%

 

KKR squad for IPL 2026:

 

Ajinkya Rahane (C), Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (WK), Rinku Singh, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakravarthy, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra, Blessing Muzarabani, Matheesha Pathirana, Rahul Tripathi, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Saurabh Dubey, Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra

 

DC squad for IPL 2026:

 

Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, Karun Nair, Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Vipraj Nigam, Abhishek Porel, Auqib Nabi Dar, David Miller, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Rehan Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prithvi Shaw, Tripurana Vijay, Sahil Parakh, Madhav Tiwari

 

IPL 2026: KKR vs DC key player battles

 

KKR batters vs DC bowlers

Batter (KKR)	Bowler (DC)	Inns	Runs	Outs	SR
Finn Allen	Lungi Ngidi	4	61	0	218
Finn Allen	Mitchell Starc	6	66	2	161
Finn Allen	Axar Patel	3	30	2	136
Tim Seifert	Lungi Ngidi	4	39	1	126
Ajinkya Rahane	Kuldeep Yadav	5	19	2	70
Ajinkya Rahane	Mitchell Starc	7	52	1	133
Ajinkya Rahane	Axar Patel	12	89	2	125
Cameron Green	Axar Patel	5	46	1	153
Manish Pandey	Axar Patel	12	43	2	64
Rovman Powell	Kuldeep Yadav	6	17	2	74
Rinku Singh	T Natarajan	4	39	3	163
Sunil Narine	Lungi Ngidi	3	15	2	150
Sunil Narine	Kuldeep Yadav	2	4	2	133
Sunil Narine	Axar Patel	5	32	1	200

DC batters vs KKR bowlers

Batter (DC)	Bowler (KKR)	Inns	Runs	Outs	SR
KL Rahul	Matheesha Pathirana	2	23	2	115
KL Rahul	Varun Chakravarthy	6	50	1	102
KL Rahul	Sunil Narine	13	154	2	152
David Miller	Matheesha Pathirana	5	10	0	67
David Miller	Varun Chakravarthy	7	74	4	168
David Miller	Sunil Narine	18	112	2	140
Tristan Stubbs	Matheesha Pathirana	5	25	2	93
Tristan Stubbs	Varun Chakravarthy	6	57	2	136
Tristan Stubbs	Sunil Narine	6	25	1	114
Axar Patel	Varun Chakravarthy	6	16	2	48
Axar Patel	Sunil Narine	14	52	4	104