IPL 2026, Match 51 - DC vs KKR: Toss Update and Playing XI

The Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (DC vs KKR) match has been scheduled for the 51st game of the IPL 2026. Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is hosting this fixture on Friday night (May 8). This venue is hosting its sixth match of the season, while DC are playing their 11th game and KKR are playing their 10th match. It is their first meeting of the season.

The seventh-placed Delhi Capitals have eight points after 10 games, recording four wins and six losses. Although DC started this season with two consecutive wins, they have since lost their form and have been losing matches consistently. In their last five games, DC won only once and lost four times.

The three-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders have a very poor start, as they failed to win their first six games, one no result, and five losses. However, KKR have won their last three games, including a Super Over against Lucknow Super Giants, as they are in eighth place with seven points.

IPL 2026, Match 51 - DC vs KKR: Toss Update

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and chose to field first. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel is ready to take the first batting challenge.

IPL 2026, Match 51 - DC vs KKR: Playing XIs

DC playing XI

Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (Captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Vipraj Nigam, Lungi Ngidi

DC Impact sub(s): Kuldeep Yadav, Karun Nair, Abishek Porel, T Natarajan, David Miller

KKR playing XI

Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy

KKR Impact sub(s): Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Ramandeep Singh, Tim Seifert