DC vs KKR Highlights, IPL 2026: Finn Allen hammers ton to take KKR over the line with 6 overs to spare; 4th win in a row
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders LIVE Score IPL 2026: Finn Allen hammers 100*(47) with 10 sixes to his name as KKR complete the chase in 14.2 overs, completely demolishing Delhi Capitals. KKR up another spot, and keeping themselves alive.
DC vs KKR LIVE Score, IPL 2026: On its surface, this match is a midtable contest which won't have much of an outcome on the playoff race. It would require something spectacular from either team – four out of four wins for Delhi the rest of the way, or five out of five for Kolkata – to even be in the conversation for playoffs, and even then, it will likely come down to other results and their net run-rates, which aren't in great health as is....Read More
But every special story needs to start somewhere. Even if it isn't the case for 2026, a strong end to this season makes things more clear-cut heading into 2027, and that might well be worth something to fight for, for these two teams sitting in 7th and 8th in the table.
For how strong and deep Delhi Capitals' roster looks and how good a start they had, the season has derailed since that infamous David Miller incident against GT a few weeks ago. That was Delhi's second home match of the season after winning their home opener: that loss has cursed their luck at home, leaving them with just the solitary opening win from five games thus far at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. They have picked up a few results on the road to keep them within touching distance, but the season was blown up in a home loss to RCB, and then all but read its last rites against CSK earlier this week.
One point behind them, it is the opposite story for Kolkata Knight Riders. Winless in their first six games, looking out of sorts and short on ideas, their season was almost immediately a write-off. But sparked by Rinku Singh finding form and the spin twins being back amongst the wickets, they have suddenly sparked three wins from three matches. It still might not be enough, but they are a team in form running into a team short on confidence: KKR, for the first time all season, might be entering a match as the favourites.
Delhi Capitals have tinkered a little too much with their lineup and see captain Axar Patel and coach Hemang Badani under immense pressure as performances simply don't line up. Things need to change for a team which is far stronger than the results dictate in practice.
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- 8 May 2026, 10:33:27 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: HE'S DONE IT! Century for Finn Allen, and DC are shell-shocked
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: That's it! Everything he hits flies for a six. As easy as you like. Ends on 100*(47), and it's over in the blink of an eye with 34 balls to spare.
DC completely demolished, and KKR vault over them into 7th place. They are still alive!
- 8 May 2026, 10:30:39 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: KKR 3 runs away; Allen on 94*
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Game's all but over but KKR want a century. Can Finn Allen get there?
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- 8 May 2026, 10:25:33 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 6, 6, 6! Allen destroys it, KKR easing to it now
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Too easy thrice in a row! Flexing all his muscles now, he has really gotten the read on this pitch.
Only 18 needed now, off 42 balls. Early bedtime for everybody.
- 8 May 2026, 10:20:20 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Allen and Green trade sixes off Kuldeep
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Bang, bang! Too short twice from Kuldeep, and both batters can rock back and deposit it. That should be that for this match as a contest.
Kuldeep having a total off-season.
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- 8 May 2026, 10:13:41 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Fifty for Finn Allen
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Brilliant shot. Walks across his stumps and scoops Mitchell Starc with total ease, all the way for six.
61 needed off 58.
- 8 May 2026, 10:01:31 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 77 needed off 72
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Finn Allen goes big when Kuldeep overpitches too. Interested in settling this early. DC in trouble heading into the timeout.
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- 8 May 2026, 09:56:39 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 4, 6! Allen begins to tee off
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Set now and knows he can afford to go after the bowling. A little too short so he rocks back and cuts for four, then overpitched so gets under it and sends it for a towering six.
- 8 May 2026, 09:51:46 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Green sends Axar Patel out of the stadium!
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Bang! 94m six. Couple of really quiet overs but that's in Green's wheelhouse. Hammers it all the way over midwicket. One of those every couple of overs and they will be just fine.
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- 8 May 2026, 09:43:34 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: More luck for DC! Off Raghuvanshi's arm, into the stumps
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Really unfortunate again! Raghuvanshi goes for a sweep but it hits his arm and lobs up. He doesn't really know where the ball goes, and by the time he can react, it's too late – hammers into his own stumps!
DC get some lucky breaks.
- 8 May 2026, 09:40:12 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Horrible luck – Rahane run out on comebacker from Allen!
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Unfortunate! Allen drives it hard down the ground, Starc gets just a little bit on it, and rockets into the non-striker's stumps. Rahane can't even react!
Bad luck for the KKR skipper.
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- 8 May 2026, 09:39:24 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: First six! Rahane tonks Starc over square
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Bang! DC can't afford many of these. Too far onto Rahane's pads, and he loves it there – flicked away for a huge six over square.
- 8 May 2026, 09:34:53 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 17/0 after 2
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Couple of boundaries as Axar Patel brings himself on.
KKR eating into it already.
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- 8 May 2026, 09:29:56 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Back for the chase – DC seeking early wickets
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Welcome back for the chase. Finn Allen looking to settle a subpar total early. Mitchell Starc looking for an early influence on this innings.
- 8 May 2026, 09:13:19 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: DC finish on 142/8
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Simply not enough – 3 off the last over. DC's innings fell apart in some fashion – they scored 62 in the last 10 overs.
Simple chase for KKR – can DC do anything to complicate it?
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- 8 May 2026, 09:08:38 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Sliced to cover! Ashutosh out
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Huge wicket even in the last over – it's the right shot option with extra cover in, but Ashutosh can't get the elevation. Excellent sharp catch from Rahane, saves four and probably more for his team.
- 8 May 2026, 09:06:28 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 6, 4! Ashutosh in good touch
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Ashutosh Sharma breathing some life into this DC innings which has massively struggled tonight. A phenomenal reverse-scoop for six, then clobbers it down the ground for four more.
139/6.
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- 8 May 2026, 09:02:54 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Axar caught out! Great work from Anukul in the deep
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Axar tries to swing away but doesn't get enough power on it – Anukul Roy shuttles across and puts in a good sprint to get there and take the catch.
11 off 22 for Axar – got very stuck.
- 8 May 2026, 08:53:40 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 16 off the over – can Ashutosh get DC to 150? 116/5 after 17
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Couple of key boundaries from Ashutosh to get the movement into the innings.
3 overs to play – 150 is minimum even on this tricky pitch.
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- 8 May 2026, 08:50:09 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: First boundary in 38 balls! Ashutosh goes bg=ig
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: DC were not even limping, they have been absolutely static. Some kind of movement needed at the death, even if it means going for broke.
Hammers it straight for six, then through covers for four. Much needed.
- 8 May 2026, 08:37:22 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 96/5 after 14 overs
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Run-scoring has slowed to a crawl. 22 runs in the last 6 overs. DC going nowhere. Strategic timeout.
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- 8 May 2026, 08:23:54 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Two in one over for Anukul! Stubbs next to go
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Tristan Stubbs falls too, DC in deep trouble! Tries to knock it into the off-side but misses it, his off-stump knocked back.
89/5 now – DC have collapsed!
- 8 May 2026, 08:19:55 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Fifty and out! Nissanka falls
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Anukul Roy strikes on return! Pathum Nissanka hits four to get fifty but tries to step out again, and is read this time – Anukul tosses it up wide of off, and Raghuvanshi completes the stumping.
Huge moment – Nissanka was batting well! 85/4 now.
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- 8 May 2026, 08:16:37 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Rizvi picks out midwicket! Trouble for DC
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Sameer Rizvi tries to go for the big slog sweep and gets a good piece but not enough towards the longer side of the boundary! Rovman Powell gets around and takes the catch.
80/3 after 9.5 now – DC stumbling yet again!
- 8 May 2026, 08:12:25 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 77/2 after 9
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Varun Chakravarthy finding plenty of purchase in the pitch, and tough to read at the moment too. A couple of phenomenal overs, DC are going at under 9rpo. They know they need to find the right bowlers to go big against.
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- 8 May 2026, 08:06:51 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Short and gone! Nitish Rana falls to Green
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Dug in short from around the wicket, cramps Nitish Rana, hits his glove hard, and loops over to fine leg!
Good bowling from Cameron Green. KKR expose the middle order at a good time. 74/2 after 8.
- 8 May 2026, 07:58:21 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: DC end powerplay 55/1
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: DC would have wanted a little more from the last over of the powerplay, but Nitish Rana chews up three dot balls. Not what the home team wanted.
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- 8 May 2026, 07:53:12 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: KL RAHUL FALLS! Key moment, gone on 23
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: KL Rahul can't motor on today! Got something of a start with a couple of boundaries to get moving, and you expect him to capitalise from there. But tries to go a little too hard at Kartik Tyagi and skies it – the big hands of Cameron Green were never going to mess that up.
49/1 after 5, big moment in the game!
- 8 May 2026, 07:43:51 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 28/0 after 3 – six more for Nissanka
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Nissanka picks up another six, but not the most dynamic start for DC. They know the 8 overs of Varun and Narine would be tricky, so wanted a faster start than this.
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- 8 May 2026, 07:38:58 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: First six! Nissanka picks it up and deposits it
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Can't bowl there to him! He loves it in that region, where he can simply swivel and use a horizontal bat path to send it flying over square leg. Big hit to get some momentum going.
17/0 after 2.
- 8 May 2026, 07:34:43 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 7 off the first over
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: One four for Nissanka in that over as he pulls away a shorter one for a boundary – but as expected, tight start. DC know the need for a big powerplay after their struggles vs CSK.
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- 8 May 2026, 07:30:30 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Spin to start for KKR, ready to go!
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: KKR go to Anukul Roy – AKeal Hosein put both these batters in a bind, even took KL Rahul's wicket. Seems like the right call from KKR to keep them quiet early and create that pressure. Rahul and Nissanka will want a good start. On we go!
- 8 May 2026, 07:19:16 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: KKR playing XI
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: KKR sticking with what has been working. No changes.
KKR XI: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Impact: Ramandeep Singh, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert
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- 8 May 2026, 07:12:21 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: DC playing XI
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Couple of changes – Mukesh and Vipraj in for Natarajan and Karun Nair.
DC XI: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar
Impact: Kuldeep Yadav, Karun Nair, Abhishek Porel, T Natarajan, David Miller
- 8 May 2026, 07:02:22 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Ajinkya Rahane wins toss for KKR, opts to BOWL first
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: No shcoker as the choice is to bowl first for Kolkata Knight Riders – cites how understanding the surface early is crucial.
Team news next.
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- 8 May 2026, 06:30:50 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 30 mins to toss
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Half an hour until the toss. The Arun Jaitley Stadium has clearly become a venue to chase at – 4 out of 5 matches won by the team batting second, and even the fifth should have gone that way, a 1-run loss. Expect that to be the call in a must-win game for both team
- 8 May 2026, 06:15:33 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: KL Rahul in the Orange Cap race; DC's saving grace
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: DC have struggled with their batting all year, not quite finding the early explosion or consistency through the middle. KL Rahul has been in top form and kept DC afloat with a sequence of strong performances – and always seems not too far from a big performance. What he needs is some big support from the likes of Stubbs, Nissanka around him.
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- 8 May 2026, 05:55:03 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Narine-Varun vs Kuldeep-Axar heart of the battle
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: After DC's loss to CSK, Axar Patel spoke about how he ‘missed’ Kuldeep Yadav – seemingly implying that he and the team expected more from their premium spinner after a season in which he has been the most expensive for any regular spin option. It has been a poor season for him and for Axar himself – also with bat, but particularly with ball, with DC struggling to be threatening through middle overs.
It is something that KKR themselves struggled with, Narine not quite having the bite and Varun Chakravarthy continuing to be expensive. But they have clicked into groove, taking regular wickets and doing what they do best. DC's spinners need to take note.
- 8 May 2026, 05:35:24 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: KKR rack up 3 consecutive wins
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: After an extremely subpar start to their season, KKR have come roaring back with 3 wins in their last 3 games. These have included victories over high-flying SRH and RR, as well as holding their nerve in a Super Over victory against Lucknow Super Giants. It was just a matter of clicking into form – the spinners in particular being back amongst the wickets, adding the X-factor.
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- 8 May 2026, 05:10:58 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: Four home losses in a row for DC
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: The last-ball heartbreaker where David Miller turned down a single vs GT. Failing to defend 264, a record chase given up to PBKS. Blown apart for 75 all-out against RCB. The latest loss to CSK was the one which was most ‘regulation’ of DC's failures at home, but they have seen the Qila Kotla breached again and again this season. Simply not at terms with what the Arun Jaitley Stadium has to offer this side.
- 8 May 2026, 04:50:27 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: 7th plays 8th, one point separating them
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: These are two teams who are struggling in the lower half of the table – Delhi, despite a strong start, find themselves only one point ahead of a KKR team which could only manage a solitary point in their first six games. KKR have come roaring back with three wins to stay within the conversation, but the climb up the table remains a treacherous one.
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- 8 May 2026, 04:30:06 PM IST
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: HELLO AND WELCOME!
DC vs KKR LIVE Score: We head to the Arun Jaitley Stadium, where the home team have seen their fortress breached again and again. A Delhi Capitals team which has been struggling for wins against Kolkata Knight Riders bouncing after three wins in a row – two teams with not much to fight for than hope, but that can often be the most powerful motivator. Stick around for all the updates!